Israel warns Hamas to surrender or face 'annihilation' | International

JERUSALEM, Sept 8, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Israel's defence minister told Hamas on Monday to lay down its arms or face annihilation, after US President Donald Trump said the militant group must accept a deal to release hostages in Gaza. In Israel-annexed East Jerusalem, gunmen opened fire at a bus stop and killed five people, according to Israel's emergency service, in one of the deadliest incidents of its kind since the war in Gaza began. In Gaza City, the civil defence agency said Israeli attacks killed 10 people overnight, after at least 48 others were killed across the territory on Sunday. AFP has contacted the Israeli military for comment. Hamas, whose unprecedented October 2023 attack on Israel sparked the war, said...