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Hamas set to release first hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal: Israel

The Palestinian group Hamas is expected to release the first hostages under a Gaza ceasefire deal on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus office said on Friday, after 15 months of war that demolished the enclave. If successful, the ceasefire would halt fighting that has razed much of...

Netanyahu announces deal to release hostages after last-minute snags in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed on Friday that a deal to release hostages held in Gaza had been reached, despite earlier delays and last-minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause the ongoing 15-month conflict. Netanyahu said the deal, which would see the return of...

Israel delays approval of Gaza ceasefire, but US confirms deal on track

Israel has postponed approving a ceasefire deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas, which includes the release of hostages, but the United States remains confident the agreement will proceed as planned. Despite the delay, the US expects the ceasefire to take effect by Sunday, citing no...

Israeli airstrikes continue in Gaza despite ceasefire agreement

Israeli air and artillery strikes persist in Gaza despite the announcement of a ceasefire deal between Israel and the Palestinian resistance group Hamas. The Palestinian Ministry of Health reports that, since Wednesday, 81 Palestinians have been killed and 188 others injured in ongoing Israeli...

Israel-Hamas Gaza ceasefire announcement: What's reaction of the World

Mediator of Israel-Hamas truce Qatar announced that Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to halt the war in Gaza and exchange Israeli captives for Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. Qatars Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani announced the agreement...

Biden says Gaza deal based on his framework while Trump claims credit

US President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump both claimed credit on Wednesday for a Gaza ceasefire-for-hostages deal that was months in the making but was helped across the line by a Trump envoy. In announcing the ceasefire, Biden noted the final deal largely mirrored the framework of...

Blinken optimistic about Gaza cease-fire amid past setbacks

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed optimism on Tuesday about securing a cease-fire in Gaza as negotiations reach a pivotal stage. Speaking at the Atlantic Council in Washington, Blinken confirmed progress in talks mediated by Qatar, Egypt, and the U.S., aimed at ending Israels...

Gaza ceasefire deal close after 'breakthrough' in Doha

Negotiators will meet in Doha on Tuesday seeking to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza after US President Joe Biden said a ceasefire and hostage release deal he has championed was on the brink of coming to fruition. Mediators gave Israel and Hamas a final draft of an agreement on...

Israeli strikes kill 15-day-old baby in Gaza

Israeli forces continue to pound Gaza, killing at least 19people in pre-dawn attacks late Tuesday, including two infants, one of whom was aged 15 days. The deaths came hours after Israel bombed the so-called safe-zone of al-Mawasi and killed at least five children. US President-elect Donald...

Hamas lists 34 hostages it may free under ceasefire

A senior Hamas official has shared with the BBC a list of 34 hostages that the Palestinian group says it is willing to release in the first stage of a potential ceasefire agreement with Israel. It is unclear how many hostages remain alive. Among those named are 10 women and 11 older male...

At least 30 killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes

At least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and into Friday morning, hospital staff said, as sirens also sounded across Israel and stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume. Staff at the Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital said more than a dozen women and...

Qatar PM meets Hamas delegation for Gaza ceasefire talks

Qatars Prime Minister met a Hamas delegation in Doha on Saturday to discuss a clear and comprehensive ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza, a statement said, reports AFP. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani held talks with a Hamas team led by senior official Khalil al-Hayya, the...

Israel arrests hospital director, staff in raid on last functioning facility in Gaza: Health officials

Israel arrested a hospital director in a raid that closed the last major functioning health facility in northern Gaza, with its forces also accused of ordering patients to strip in the streets. Kamal Adwan Hospital is now empty after the remaining patients some of them critically ill along...

Gaza’s last functioning hospital torched

One of northern Gazas last functioning hospitals, Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia, is suffering from a stifling siege, Gazas Health Ministry said Friday after Israeli forces stormed inside and forcibly removed health workers, patients and family members, as military vehicles surrounded the...

Baby freezes to death in Gaza amid ceasefire delay blame

A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire effortsthat could wind down the 14-month war. The 3-week old baby was the third to die from the cold in Gazas tent camps in recent days, doctors said, deaths that underscore the...

Israel acknowledges killing ex-Hamas leader Haniyeh in Tehran

Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday acknowledged that Israel had killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year, as he warned the military would decapitate the leadership of Yemens Houthi rebels, reports AFP. We will strike hard at the Houthis... and decapitate their...

Gaza ceasefire talks in final stage, says Palestinian negotiator

Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal after a few months of deadlock. A senior Palestinian official involved in the indirect negotiations told that talks were in a decisive and final phase, reports BBC. Israels defence minister, Israel Katz, has...

Israeli airstrikes kill 18 in Gaza, targeting Hamas and aid sites

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 18 Palestinians on Saturday, according to medics. The Israeli military stated it targeted gunmen operating from shelters and aid storages. Medics reported that at least 10 people were killed in an airstrike near the municipality building in Deir...

Antony Blinken notes ‘Encouraging Signs’ for Gaza ceasefire agreement

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed optimism about progress toward a Gaza ceasefire during his visit to Ankara on Friday. Speaking after a meeting with Turkiyes Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Blinken said, We discussed Gaza, and we discussed I think the opportunity... to get a ceasefire...

Hamas official confirms ceasefire talks in Gaza resume after long hiatus

Efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza have been reactivated, according to a Hamas official, following a weeks-long stall in discussions mediated by international parties. Basem Naim, a member of Hamass political bureau, told the Associated Press in Turkiye that talks aimed at ending the 14-month...

Hezbollah leader announces $77 million allocated for Lebanon's war displaced

Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem announced Thursday that his group, along with its backer Iran, has allocated $77 million to assist Lebanese families displaced by the ongoing conflict with Israel. Qassem stated that the funds were part of a larger initiative, with a further $20 million earmarked for...

Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza as Hamas and Fatah hold talks in Egypt

Israeli forces have continued their heavy bombardment of Gaza, targeting areas such as Jabalia in the north and Abasan al-Kabira in the south. Meanwhile, Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah have convened in Cairo to discuss a proposal to reopen the Rafah border crossing, which has been closed due...

Hamas releases new video of Israeli hostage

Palestines resistance movement Hamass armed wing published a video Saturday of an American-Israeli hostage held in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. In the video, whose date cannot be verified, Edan Alexander addresses US President-elect Donald Trump in English and Israeli Prime...

Israel kills 100, including 4 aid workers in Gaza

Israeli attacks on sieged Gaza have killed at least 100 people, including four aid workers during the last 24 hours starting from Saturday dawn, reports Al Jazeera. Of those deceased, at least 40 were killed in a single air raid in Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. Earlier, Israeli air...

Israeli strikes claim nearly 100 lives in Gaza amid worsening hunger crisis

Nearly 100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza within the past 24 hours, with 75 casualties reported from airstrikes targeting two homes in the northern town of Beit Lahiya. The Government Media Office in Gaza has described the hunger and suffering among Palestinians in...

Israel kills 42 in Gaza amid accusations of truce violations in Lebanon

The Lebanese military has accused Israeli forces of breaching a ceasefire agreement that has established a fragile truce with Hezbollah, now entering its third day. Medical sources in Gaza have reported that intensified Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 42 people, as...

Lebanon truce holds as Israeli attacks on Gaza described as 'Absolutely Terrifying'

As a ceasefire holds between Israel and Hezbollah, people are returning to their damaged homes in parts of Lebanon. The Lebanese armed group has declared a victory over Israeli forces, stating that its fighters remain prepared for further action. A senior UNRWA official described the heavy...

Israel strikes kill 11 in Gaza and 2 in Syria, amid hopes for Hezbollah truce

Israels military continues its strikes on Lebanon, killing at least 31 people in the past 24 hours, amid reports that the Israeli cabinet is preparing to approve a 60-day truce with Hezbollah. In the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces killed 11 Palestinians in three separate attacks on the northern part...