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Israel-Gaza live updates: Hamas to send a delegation to Cairo for negotiations

Hamas will send a delegation to Cairo for hostage and cease-fire negotiations.

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Last Updated: April 22, 2024, 2:58 PM EDT

As the Israel-Hamas war approaches the seven-month mark, renewed negotiations are underway to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization, as Israeli forces continue to prepare for an apparent invasion of the southern Gaza town of Rafah.

Meanwhile, President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke in a phone call over the weekend, discussing increasing the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza and plans for a possible military operation in Rafah, according to the White House.

Apr 22, 2024, 2:00 PM EDT

State Department considers Gaza a 'severe humanitarian crisis'

The State Department has released its annual assessment of human rights across the globe.

The U.S. assessed that Israelis have killed or injured nearly 80,000 Palestinians in Gaza -- accounting for 3% of the population.

Palestinians mourn over the bodies of relatives killed in Israeli bombardment, at the al-Najar hospital in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Apr. 21, 2024.
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The State Department stressed that Israel "must conduct military operations in accordance with international law and take every feasible precaution to protect civilians."

"We continue to urgently raise concerns surrounding the deaths of and injuries to tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians in Gaza, including women, children, persons with disabilities, and other vulnerable persons," the U.S. said. "We repeatedly have pressed concerns about Palestinian civilians’ access to humanitarian assistance, displacement of the majority of the population of Gaza, and the unprecedented number of journalists killed."

A tractor pulling a cart loaded with cisterns moves past destroyed buildings in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, Apr. 22, 2024.
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The U.S. continues to review allegations that Israel violated international laws of war in Gaza and the West Bank, and part of that review will look into whether U.S. weapons were involved, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said at a news conference Monday.

Blinken said the process will be fair, whether a country is "an adversary or competitor, a friend or an ally."

-ABC News’ Chris Boccia

Apr 22, 2024, 5:36 AM EDT

Israeli intelligence chief resigns over Oct. 7

Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the head of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate, has submitted his resignation in the wake of the Oct. 7 surprise terror attack, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday.

"The Chief of the General Staff thanked Major General Aharon Haliva for his 38 years of service in the IDF, during which he made significant contributions to the security of the State of Israel as both a combat soldier and commander," IDF officials said in a post on social media.

-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian and Kevin Shalvey

Apr 22, 2024, 5:19 AM EDT

US drops 50,000 meals over Northern Gaza

The U.S. military on Sunday dropped 50,688 ready-to-eat meals into northern Gaza, Central Command said.

The humanitarian aid, which was dropped from four Air Force aircraft, brings the total U.S. assistance supplied by air to about 1,001 tons, CENTCOM said.

A U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft is seen being loaded in a photo supplied on Sunday, April 21, 2024, by the U.S. Central Command.
U.S. Central Command

"The DoD humanitarian airdrops contribute to ongoing U.S. and partner-nation government efforts to alleviate human suffering," CENTCOM said on social media. "These airdrops are part of a sustained effort, and we continue to plan follow-on aerial deliveries."

-ABC News' Lauren Minore and Kevin Shalvey

Apr 22, 2024, 3:29 AM EDT

3 injured in 'ramming terror attack' in Jerusalem, police say

Three people were "lightly" injured after being struck by a vehicle in a "ramming terror attack," Israeli police said on Monday morning. The two suspects allegedly fled the scene.

Israeli police cordon off the site of a reported ramming attack in Jerusalem on April 22, 2024.
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The pedestrians were struck at about 8 a.m. on Mordechai Tekhelet Street, police said.

"Immediately afterward, two terrorists emerged from the vehicle armed with 'Carlo' type weapon, and attempted to open fire, unsuccessfully," police said.

Israeli forces pursue suspected attackers in a ramming attack that wounded three people on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover, in Jerusalem, Monday, April 22, 2024.
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Investigators recovered a weapon from the area following the incident, police said.

-ABC News' Jordana Miller, Guy Davies and Kevin Shalvey

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