A Palestinian boy injured in an Israeli air strike, receives a treatment at Shifa Hospital. Heavy fighting near the Gaza Strip's main hospital has escalated fears about the fate of staff and patients as fast-depleting fuel supplies widen the humanitarian crisis among Palestinian civilians. Mohammad Abu Elsebah/dpa
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has expressed cautious hope for a deal to secure to release of more hostages held by the Islamist group Hamas, who have been held for more than a month after the brutal October attack. "There could be [an agreement], but I think the less I say about it, the more I increase the chances it materializes," Netanyahu said in an interview with US broadcaster NBC on Sunday. If a deal is reached, it will only be the result of military pressure, Netanyahu said. "That's the one thing that might create a deal." Netanyahu argued it was also only the Israeli milita...
