5 hours ago Slim Hamas parades show hollowness of either side’s claims to victory in Gaza

Proof of group’s survival demonstrates stalemate that gave rise to ceasefire and is likely to fuel more conflictMiddle East crisis – live updatesHours after the ceasefire was declared on Sunday, Hamas fighters were back on Gaza’s streets. Not many, it was true, and those who appeared were armed only with Kalashnikov rifles and some rudimentary body armour, but they were there.In Khan Younis, a handful of pickup trucks with gunmen onboard drove through cheering crowds of young men. Dozens of uniformed fighters with Hamas headbands were visible when the three Israeli hostages were handed over in Gaza City. Elsewhere, there were reports that Hamas policemen, dressed in blue police uniform, deployed in some areas after months in hiding to avoid Israeli strikes. Continue reading...

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34 minutes ago David Beckham urges World Economic Forum to fight for girls’ rights – business live

Former footballer collects Crystal Award for work on children’s rights, as World Economic Forum begins in DavosThe UK chancellor, Rachel Reeves, will travel to the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos this week in the hope of convincing some of the world’s largest companies to invest, with allies saying she will use spending cuts rather than further tax increases to meet her own fiscal rules.At the same time, the Treasury is considering a push to cut the benefits bill, in a move that is causing nervousness among Labour MPs. Continue reading...

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97 minutes ago Freed Brit Hamas hostage Emily Damari's defiant hand gesture becomes an instant meme with well

In an inspirational video posted to X/ Twitter , Jewish author Hen Mazzig showed a clip of a person getting tattooed, just a day after Damari was released from 470 days in captivity.

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5 hours ago Watch: Biden addresses nation as Hamas releases first hostages in Israel

Watch again as outgoing President Joe Biden addressed the nation on Sunday (19 January) as Hamas released the first hostages in the Israel ceasefire deal.

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22 hours ago First three hostages back in Israel after being released by Hamas as part of Gaza ceasefire deal

Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher released by Hamas and have crossed border into IsraelHamas releases first three hostages after ceasefire dealAnalysis: Will the ceasefire deal hold?How will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work?Israeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports.Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a brief televised address on Sunday that the political echelon had directed the military to delay implementation and that it retained freedom to continue attacks in the Gaza Strip as long as the ceasefire had not taken effect. Continue reading...

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1 hour ago Palestinians begin search for Gaza’s missing as they return to ruined homes

Ceasefire celebrations replaced by shock and sorrow as people begin to assess the scale of devastationMiddle East crisis – live updatesAfter the first night in Gaza for more than a year without the sound of drones or bombing overhead following the successful implementation of a ceasefire, people in the besieged Palestinian territory have begun returning to destroyed homes and searching for missing loved ones.The truce that took effect on Sunday with the release of the first three hostages held by Hamas in exchange for 90 Palestinians from Israeli jails was greeted with euphoria as a large influx of desperately needed aid supplies entered the strip. Continue reading...

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11 hours ago Ninety Palestinians released by Israel as Gaza ceasefire enters second day – live

Palestinian detainees greeted with joy in West Bank after earlier release of three Israeli hostages on Sunday Full report: Palestinians celebrate as prisoners freed‘I can’t believe I have survived’: the day the Gaza ceasefire finally arrivedIf you are just catching up on the latest on the Gaza ceasefire, here is what you need to know.Ninety Palestinian prisoners were released early on Monday as part of the ceasefire deal. Those freed from Israeli prisons included 69 women and 21 teenage boys from the West Bank and Jerusalem, according to Hamas. The prisoners, most of whom were freed from Ofer prison in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, were welcomed by thousands of people celebrating.It followed the release of three Israeli women held hostage by Hamas in tunnels beneath Gaza after being abducted by Hamas on 7 October 2023. Among those released was joint British national Emily Damari, 28, who was freed alongside Romi Gonen, 24 and Doron Steinbrecher, 31. The women have been reunite...

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26 hours ago First three hostages back in Israel, IDF says, after being released by Hamas as part of Gaza ceasefire deal

Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher released by Hamas and have crossed border into IsraelHamas releases first three hostages after ceasefire dealAnalysis: Will the ceasefire deal hold?How will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work?Israeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports.Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a brief televised address on Sunday that the political echelon had directed the military to delay implementation and that it retained freedom to continue attacks in the Gaza Strip as long as the ceasefire had not taken effect. Continue reading...

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17 hours ago Meet Pat Rafter's model daughter! India, 19, launches a career of her own as she signs with top agency who represent Naomi Campbell

The former world number one tennis pro, 52, shares two children - India, 19, and Joshua, 12 - with his wife Lara Feltham, who he married back in 2004.

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31 hours ago British hostage Emily Damari, 28, is set to be released today as Hamas releases names of three women being freed at 2pm in ceasefire deal

Emily Damari, 28, (pictured) was kidnapped during the October 7 attacks in Israel and has been a hostage for 470 days.

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4 hours ago Watch: Freed Israeli hostages arrive at Sheba Medical Centre after Hamas ceasefire release

Watch again as the first freed hostages arrived at the Sheba Medical Centre in Israel on Sunday (19 January) after being released as part of the Hamas ceasefire.

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19 hours ago The moment three Israeli hostages are reunited with their families – video

Video released from the Israeli prime ministers office shows the moments Romi Gonen, Emily Demari and Doron Steinbracher meet with their families, at the Shiva-Tel Hashomer medical centre. The three women were described as being in a 'stable condition'.Three hostages released by Hamas reunited with mothers after ceasefire deal Continue reading...

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31 hours ago The three female hostages Hamas says it will release first under the ceasefire deal

A British-Israeli citizen, a Nova festivalgoer and a veterinary nurse are the three women to be freedIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesA ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip has taken effect, pausing a 15-month war that has brought devastation and political change to the Middle East.As part of the deal, three Israeli hostages are due to be released later on Sunday, named by Hamas as Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. Continue reading...

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5 hours ago Watch: Israelis gather in Hostage Square as security cabinet approves ceasefire deal

Watch again as Israelis gathered in Hostage Square, Tel Aviv, on Friday, 17 January, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war-time security cabinet approved a long-awaited ceasefire deal with Hamas.

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24 hours ago British hostage Emily Damari arrives in Israel after being released by Hamas

Damari, one of three freed female hostages, reunited with family after 471 days in captivity in GazaIsrael-Gaza war – live updatesThe last remaining British hostage in Gaza has arrived in Israel to be reunited with her family after 471 days in captivity.Emily Damari, 28, who has joint British and Israeli citizenship, was one of three female hostages released by Hamas on Sunday. Doron Steinbrecher, 31, who was taken from her home in the same kibbutz, and Romi Gonen, 24, who was abducted from a music festival, were also released. Continue reading...

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6 hours ago Israeli hostages given 'gift bags' by Hamas terrorists with 'certificate and photos'

Emily Damari, 28, Doron Steinbrecher, 31, and Romi Gonen, 24, were released with sick 'memorabilia' commemorating the nearly 500 days they spent in Hamas internment

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24 hours ago Full list of hostages Hamas is freeing including British captive Emily Damari as Israel

On Sunday, Hamas confirmed the names of the first three hostages to be set free, including Damari, 28,  Doron Steinbrecher, 31, and Romi Gonen, 24.

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7 hours ago Released Palestinian prisoners speak out: 'Men and women are suffering from complete deprivation of basic rights’

Palestinian prisoners released by Israel after three hostages left Hamas captivity in an exchange described conditions in prison as “very difficult” and “chaotic”.

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25 hours ago The end of 417 days of anguish: Three mothers of the released Israeli hostages anxiously await the arrival of their daughters

Romi Gonen, 24, Doron Steinbrecher, 31, Emily Damari, 28, were the first hostages to be handed over to the Red Cross by Hamas in Gaza this afternoon.

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9 hours ago Freed British hostage Emily Damari says 'I have returned to my beloved life' in her first words since release from Hamas hell

The 28-year-old was shot in the hand and leg when she was snatched from her home in southern Israel during the October 7 attack by Hamas.

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25 hours ago Watch live: Biden addresses nation as Hamas releases first hostages in Israel

Watch live as outgoing President Joe Biden addresses the nation on Sunday (19 January) as Hamas released the first hostages in the Israel ceasefire deal.

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11 hours ago 'Emily is home': Joy as British hostage reunited with mother under Gaza ceasefire deal

The 28-year-old has been released alongside Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher

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29 hours ago Women’s Ashes: Knight backs England’s T20 strength to give them fighting chance

Captain confident tourists can succeed in T20 formatAustralia won three ODIs to leave tourists on brinkHeather Knight said that England’s strength in the T20 format will give them the best chance of rescuing their Ashes chances with their series hopes hanging by a thread after three straight ODI defeats.England need to win all three T20s, which begin on Monday in Sydney, to stand any chance of regaining the Ashes, but their captain is confident they England can pull off the feat. Continue reading...

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13 hours ago British family of Hamas hostage urge Israel to let them tell him tragic news

Hostage Eli Sharabi, 52, is likely unaware his British wife Lianne and their daughters were killed, a family member has said.

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16 hours ago Palestinian families celebrate after prisoners released by Israel as part of Gaza ceasefire deal

Prisoners speak of their joy as they are greeted by thousands of people in occupied West Bank despite Israeli attempts to prevent ‘public displays of joy’Gaza ceasefire - live updatesAbout 90 Palestinian prisoners have been released in exchange for three Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas to Israel, as part of the ceasefire deal aimed at ending 15 months of war.The prisoners, most of whom were freed in the early hours of Monday from Ofer prison in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, were welcomed by thousands of people celebrating, waving the flags of Palestine and Hamas. Continue reading...

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16 hours ago Heartwarming moment Briton Emily Damari and two other Hamas hostages finally get to hold their loved ones after 471 days in captivity

This is the heartwarming moment Emily Damari and two other Hamas hostages finally hugged their loved ones after 471 days in captivity.

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19 hours ago British hostage who lost two fingers in October 7 attacks freed by Hamas after 15 months in captivity

Emily Damari is one of three women released, the first of 33 hostages due to be let go under the terms of the ceasefire

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19 hours ago Ninety Palestinians released as part of Gaza ceasefire deal, Israeli prison service says

Three Israeli hostages, Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher, were released by Hamas earlier on SundayHamas releases first three hostages after ceasefire dealAnalysis: Will the ceasefire deal hold?How will the Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal work?Israeli tanks continued to shell areas in Gaza as the scheduled time of 8.30am (0630 GMT) for the ceasefire to take effect passed, Reuters reports.Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said in a brief televised address on Sunday that the political echelon had directed the military to delay implementation and that it retained freedom to continue attacks in the Gaza Strip as long as the ceasefire had not taken effect. Continue reading...

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21 hours ago Terrifying handover of Israeli hostages after 417 days in captivity: Moment Brit Emily Damari and two other women are surrounded by Hamas terrorists as they climb into Red Cross van

Chaotic footage captured the scenes of the first Israeli hostage release since the long-awaited ceasefire came into effect today.

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22 hours ago First pictures as Brit hostage Emily Damari is reunited with her mother under Gaza ceasefire deal

The 28-year-old has been released alongside Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher

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22 hours ago As Hamas hands over hostages including Brit Emily Damari we look at life as a Hamas Hostage

As the ceasefire starts in Gaza and the first hostages - including Brit Emily Damari - are freed, we take a look at a day in the life of a Hamas hostage

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23 hours ago British hostage in Gaza freed by Hamas after 15 months in captivity as Israel ceasefire begins

Emily Damari is one of three women freed by Hamas, the first of 33 hostages due to be freed under ther terms of the ceasefire - after 15 months of war that has levelled Gaza

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24 hours ago First picture as Brit hostage Emily Damari is reunited with her mother under Gaza ceasefire deal

The 28-year-old has been released alongside Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher

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25 hours ago Emily Damari's home but 'nightmare' is 'not over' as mum of freed British hostage faces new fight

Inside one British mum's battle to free her daughter from Hamas: as Emily Damari becomes the last British hostage to be freed after the October 7 attacks, it also marks the end of her mum Mandy's gruelling 15 months of torture

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