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Israel ramps up deadly airstrikes on Gaza after ceasefire deal is reached
TEL AVIV — The Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will go into effect too late for Akram Abu Ahmed to see his children again. His family's sole…
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Israeli government formally approves Gaza ceasefire deal
Share ✓ Link copied to clipboard! The Israeli Cabinet has formally approved the ceasefire deal that will end the conflict with Hamas that…
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Gazans anxiously await ceasefire, fearing last-minute catastrophes
Civilians in Gaza were waiting anxiously on Friday for a pause after 15 relentless months of war, as Israel's cabinet met in Jerusalem to…
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Israel security council recommends approving Hamas hostage, ceasefire deal
Israel's security cabinet on Friday recommended approving the ceasefire and hostage deal with Hamas, leaving one more step until it could…
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Video shows journalist forcibly removed from Blinken's last news conference
A video shows a reporter physically removed after interrupting Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a briefing on Thursday. Newsweek…
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Report: 2 Gaza hostages to be freed in ceasefire deal held for years
Israeli media reported on Thursday that two of the hostages to be released in the first phase of a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas…
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What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza?
Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200…
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Netanyahu to comment on Gaza ceasefire once deal completed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will issue a statement on the Gaza ceasefire only once the final details have been finalized,…
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'Joy and worry' from hostage families as deal reached
"I need to invent a new word to describe it - when joy and worry meet," says Efrat Machikawa. Her uncle, Gadi Moses, was taken hostage by…
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Arab countries welcome Gaza ceasefire, call for humanitarian relief
Several Arab states have welcomed the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the announced release of hostages. "With this…
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'We have been waiting a long time' - Palestinians react to ceasefire deal
"We have been waiting for this for a long time," 17-year-old Sanabel says. "Finally, I will put my head on my pillow without worrying."…
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Von der Leyen: Gaza ceasefire 'brings hope to an entire region'
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed the agreement on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the…
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What we know about the Gaza ceasefire deal
Sources have told the BBC that Israel and Hamas have agreed a deal which could halt the war in Gaza and see the release of Israeli…
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Cease-fire deal reached between Israel and Hamas in Gaza
WASHINGTON — More than 15 months into Israel’s devastating war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the two sides have agreed to a cease-fire…
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Almost 100 strikes located in Gaza 'humanitarian zone', BBC Verify analysis suggests
The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to "for their safety" has been hit by 97 strikes since May, BBC Verify…
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Five Israeli soldiers killed, eight seriously wounded in Gaza
Five Israeli soldiers aged between 19 and 23 have been killed in fighting in the north of the Gaza Strip. Eight other soldiers were…
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Opinion: Why Israel can't just 'cut the head off' of Hamas or Hezbollah
Since the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks of Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has been at war in the Middle East. The conflict has stretched across…
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Palestinians say 20 dead in Israeli attacks in Gaza Strip
At least 20 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip over the past day, the Palestinian territory's civil defence agency…
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Israel says airstrike destroys Hamas post in former Gaza school
The Israeli military said on Saturday that it conducted an airstrike that destroyed a Hamas command post in a former school complex in…
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Israeli army recovers body of Gaza hostage, son feared dead too
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had recovered another body of a hostage in the Gaza Strip. An Arab Israeli, aged 53, was brought…
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World Food Programme says its convoy was hit in the Gaza Strip
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says an aid convoy was shot at by Israeli forces at a checkpoint in the Gaza Strip. In a statement…
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Israeli military says it struck over 100 'terror targets' in Gaza
The Israeli Air Force has attacked more than 100 "terror targets" in the Gaza Strip throughout the weekend, the military said on Telegram…
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More than 40 killed in latest Israeli attacks on Gaza, report says
At least 41 people have been killed in the latest attacks carried out by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news…
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Benjamin Netanyahu discharged from hospital after surgery
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was released from the hospital Thursday after having prostate surgery on Sunday. Doctors at…