Israel-Hamas battle information and Gaza updates: Hostage drugs deal reached; Middle East violence flares | EUROtoday

Israel and Hamas have reached an settlement to provide drugs to Israeli hostages in Gaza in change for getting extra help and drugs to Palestinians. The deal, introduced by Qatar, marks a long-awaited breakthrough at a time when tensions are flaring throughout the Middle East. The Biden administration on Wednesday is ready to place Yemen’s Houthi rebels again on a worldwide terrorism checklist, after the United States launched an assault in opposition to the group in retaliation for Houthi strikes on industrial ships within the Red Sea.