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Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday (Jan 19) and Palestinian medics said eight people were killed shortly after Israel and Hamas missed a deadline for a ceasefire that could pave the way for halting the Middle East’s most devastating conflict in years. The delay in implementing the ceasefire and the latest violence came…
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8.30am has come and gone. The ceasefire that so many millions in Gaza and Israel had been desperately hoping for, has not happened. Seconds later, black smoke started rising above northern Gaza in what must have been a message from the IDF to Hamas: this is what is at stake; abide by terms of the deal, release…
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A long-awaited ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was delayed Sunday (Jan 19) after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at the last minute that it would not take effect until the Palestinian militant group provided a list of the hostages to be released. Hamas, while “affirming its commitment” to the terms of the ceasefire, said: “The delay in providing the…
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More than 100 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza following the announcement of a ceasefire and hostage release deal on Wednesday, according to a tally of data from the Gaza Civil Defense. The death toll includes at least 27 children. Local emergency crews have described scenes of relentless bombardment since Israel and Hamas reached a deal,…
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Iran’s foreign minister has called the Gaza ceasefire deal a “surrender” for Israel and reaffirmed Tehran’s continued support for Hamas, according to a statement from the country’s foreign ministry. In a phone call on Thursday evening with Khalil al-Hayya, head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and head of the movement’s negotiating delegation in ceasefire talks, Abbas…
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Mediators settled the final obstacles to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas on Friday, according to the Palestinian militant group. “Obstacles that arose due to the (Israeli) occupation’s failure to adhere to the terms of the ceasefire agreement have been resolved early this morning,” the head of Hamas’ Martyrs and Prisoners Office…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his security cabinet on Friday that he received “guarantees” from negotiators about American backing of Israel returning to war if future talks with Hamas break down, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. “There are guarantees from the Americans that if Hamas sabotages a certain stage of the deal, Israel…
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Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire deal that will pause fighting in Gaza for six weeks and lead to the release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners, President Joe Biden confirmed Wednesday afternoon. Hamas and its allied militant groups are expected to release 33 hostages seized from Israel during the attacks of October 7,…
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Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies. The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens of…
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President-elect Donald Trump said there would be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip were not released before his Jan. 20 inauguration. “Everybody is talking about the hostages who are being held so violently, inhumanely, and against the will of the entire World, in the Middle East –…
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The IDF said in a statement that it had taken steps to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including using precise munitions and aerial surveillance. Palestinian rescue workers say at least 14 people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli strike on a UN-run school that was being used as a…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday (Nov 5) citing a “crisis of trust” and replaced him with Israel Katz, previously the foreign minister. Earlier on Tuesday, Israeli forces issued new evacuation orders in the north of the Gaza Strip and carried out military strikes which Palestinian medics and media…
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Israel’s defence minister has warned Hezbollah that the clock is ticking for Naim Kassem after his appointment as the group’s new leader. Writing on X alongside an image of Mr Kassem, Yoav Gallant said: “The appointment is temporary. The countdown has begun.” Mr Kassem was today named as Hezbollah’s successor to former chief Hassan Nasrallah,…
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Hamas has hailed Naim Kassem’s appointment as Hezbollah’s new leader as proof of the group’s recovery. In reality, though, it’s a reflection of their lack of options. Kassem is pretty much the only senior figure left. Having helped establish Hezbollah in the early 1980s, the 71-year-old rose to the role of deputy chief in 1991,…
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The UN’s special coordinator for Middle East peace has warned the region is at its “most dangerous juncture”. Tor Wennesland is speaking at today’s UN Security Council meeting. “We have now entered the second year of this horrific conflict, and the region is on the verge of yet another serious escalation,” he said. “The violence…
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UN aid agency UNRWA has been “exposed” over links with Hamas to the point where the organisation is not a “few bad apples” but a “whole rotten orchard”, an Israeli government spokesman has claimed. The aid agency, which is responsible for more than five million Palestinian refugees, has come under repeated attack by Benjamin Netanyahu,…
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