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Hamas said it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The militant group had threatened to delay the next release of captives after accusing Israel of failing to meet its obligations to allow in tents...

Hamas said it will delay the further release of hostages in the Gaza Strip after accusing Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under heavy pressure to secure the release of remaining hostages after three Israelis came home emaciated after 16 months in...

Israel says it has begun preparations for the departure of Palestinians from Gaza despite international rejection of President Donald Trump’s plan to empty the territory of its population. Egypt has launched a diplomatic blitz behind the scenes against the proposal, warning it would put its peace...

Weeks into the ceasefire in Gaza, thousands of Palestinians who left for neighboring Egypt are grappling with the question of when they might go home, though they reject the prospect of a mass displacement proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump. A proposal by Trump that much of the population of...

Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, aid is flooding into the Gaza Strip, bringing relief to a territory suffering from hunger, mass displacement, and devastation following 15 months of war. But Palestinians and aid workers say it is still an uphill battle to ensure...

After a delay from the Israeli government, the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners has begun. This follows the confirmation by the Israeli military of the release of three Israelis, one male and two female, and five Thai nationals from captivity in the Gaza Strip. Hamas has confirmed the killing of...

Against the backdrop of the temporary ceasefire in Gaza, UN Secretary General António Guterres addressed the UN Security Council’s first quarterly debate on the Middle East for the year. The council debate also focused on the end of hostilities in Lebanon sparked by the war and the fall of the Assad...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is bracing itself for President Donald Trump to launch aggressive economic sanctions against it this week after his inauguration. This possible move has incited fear which could paralyze its work and pose a major threat. ICC officials are preparing for Trump’s...

UN Secretary-General welcomed the announcement of a deal to secure a ceasefire and hostage release in Gaza following 15 months of war. Mr. Guterres noted that, from the outset of the violence, he has called for an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. The...

Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal with Israel after more than 460 days of a war that has devastated Gaza. Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani said that the ceasefire deal would come into effect on Sunday January 12 but added...