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Live from NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The Israeli military says the ceasefire has

officially landed in Gaza with a new Israeli offensive Gaza health officials say has killed hundreds.

Senior Hamas officials as says international mediators have

not presented it with a new ceasefire proposal since Israel's newest offensive began. NPR's

Daniel Estrin has more from Tel Aviv. Israel's offensive is dubbed Operation Strength and Sword.

An internal Israeli government memo obtained by NPR says, quote, Israel is returning to

intensified fighting in Gaza. Israel says its offensive is to press Hamas to accept a proposal

by President Trump's envoy Steve Whitkoff for the release of more Israeli hostages. Hamas offered

a counterproposal last week, which the U.S. and Israel rejected. Senior Hamas official Basim, based in Qatar, told NPR that mediators have not presented

Hamas with a new framework for a ceasefire.

Naeem says the U.S. must, quote, intervene immediately to stop this aggression, and for

Israel to adhere to a January agreement to enter talks for a permanent

end of the war. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv. The federal judges ruled that Trump

administration likely violated the Constitution when it effectively shuttered the U.S.

Agency for International Development. U.S. District Court Judge Thedor Chuang also blocking

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