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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...

The U.S. and Lebanon say the ceasefire deal with Israel, due to expire on January 26, has been extended until mid-February. Israel had kept troops deployed in Lebanon beyond the initial deadline, accusing the Lebanese government of not fully implementing its part of the deal, which required the...

A court in Istanbul, Turkey ordered the arrest of Umit Ozdag, president of the anti-migrant and far-right Victory Party (VP) for “public incitement to hatred and enmity”. The prosecutor’s office highlighted Ozdag’s alleged influence on anti-migrant unrest in Kayseri province in 2024. Ozdag’s...

A Libyan general wanted for alleged war crimes and violence against inmates at a prison near Tripoli has been arrested in the northern Italian city of Turin – and then released after an apparent mistake by prosecutors. Osama Najim, Libyan general also known as Almasri, was detained on an...

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...

Israel and Hamas agreed to a deal to halt fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official briefed on the deal told Reuters on Wednesday, opening the way to a possible end to a 15-month war that has upended the Middle East