3 d. ago Bodies of two Israeli hostages recovered from Gaza by military as attacks intensify

The news came as Israel launched an offensive on the region. During the recovery of the bodies, Israeli troops retrieved the remains Ilan Weiss and those of an unnamed captive.

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4 d. ago Israel says bodies of 2 hostages returned as military begins Gaza City offensive

Israel says Gaza City is now considered a dangerous combat zone as it begins the initial stages of a planned offensive that has drawn international condemnation

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4 d. ago Israel says body of hostage returned as military begins Gaza City offensive

Of the 251 hostages taken by Hamas-led militants almost 22 months ago, roughly 50 remain in Gaza including 20 that Israel believes to be alive

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6 d. ago Trump chooses not to end the Gaza slaughter. That’s why I’ll boycott the state dinner when he meets King Charles | Ed Davey

To refuse an invitation like this goes against all my instincts, but I want to send as strong a message as I canEd Davey is leader of the Liberal DemocratsLib Dem leader to boycott king’s Trump banquet in protest over GazaA mother holding a baby boy so thin from starvation you can see his skeleton. The lifeless bodies of children killed while queueing for water. Emaciated hostages, still held captive by Hamas almost two years after those appalling terror attacks.These images and countless more have horrified us all in recent months. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza must stop. The famine must end. The hostages must be returned home.Ed Davey is leader of the Liberal Democrats Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Aerial footage shows scale of disruption as Israeli hostage families hold nationwide day of protest

Aerial footage from Tuesday (26 August) shows widespread disruption on the Ayalon Highway in Tel Aviv as demonstrators call on the government to agree to a ceasefire deal which would see all hostages returned home.

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7 d. ago UN warns Israel that its probe into IDF attack on Gaza hospital must yield actual results – Middle East crisis live

UN official says investigations have been announced before but ‘we haven’t seen results or accountability measures yet’The UN says that Israel must not only investigate alleged unlawful killings in Gaza like the hospital strike that killed 20 people, including journalists, the previous day, but also ensure those probes yield results.“There needs to be justice,” United Nations rights office spokesman Thameen Al-Kheetan told AFP in Geneva, adding that the large number of media workers killed in the Gaza war “raises many, many questions about the targeting of journalists”.The Israeli authorities have, in the past, announced investigations in such killings.It’s of course the responsibility of Israel, as the occupying power, to investigate - but these investigations need to yield results. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Protesters in Israel demand release of hostages as Gaza strikes kill 16, hospitals say

Protesters in Israel have torched tires and blocked highways to demand a ceasefire to free hostages in Gaza

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7 d. ago Israel faces global outrage after deadly Gaza hospital strike and domestic protests over hostages

The United States, Britain, Egypt, France, and Spain denounced the hospital attack, while Germany called for an investigation

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1 week ago Israeli minister warns the 'gates of hell will soon open up' on Hamas as Netanyahu moves to approve Gaza City invasion

In a post on X, Israel Katz said: 'Soon the gates of hell will open for the murderers and rapists of Hamas in Gaza, until they accept the conditions set by Israel for ending the war.'

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1 week ago Gaza war latest: Israel threatens to ‘open gates of hell’ on Gaza City with Netanyahu set to approve takeover

Netanyahu says that Israel would immediately resume negotiations for the release of all hostages held in Gaza and an end to the war

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1 week ago Gaza war latest: Israel to continue with Gaza City offensive as Netanyahu orders ‘immediate’ hostage negotiations

The UK condemns Israel's plans for illegal settlements in the West Bank

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1 week ago Gaza war latest: Netanyahu says he will approve capture of Gaza City as he orders ‘immediate’ hostage negotiations

The UK has, meanwhile, condemned Israel's plans for illegal settlement in the West Bank, summoning the country's ambassador to the Foreign Office

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1 week ago Gaza City offensive would be ‘death sentence’ for Israeli hostages, say relatives

UN warns of ‘massive death and destruction’ if Netanyahu proceeds with plan for expanded military operationMiddle East crisis – latest updatesAn Israeli operation to conquer Gaza City would be a “death sentence” for the remaining living Israeli hostages held in Gaza, relatives of the hostages have said, as the Red Cross and UN warned of a looming catastrophe.Opposition to a new operation – repeatedly “approved” by Israeli figures in recent days – is growing inside Israel and internationally. Calling for an immediate ceasefire, the UN secretary general, António Guterres, warned of the “massive death and destruction that a military operation against Gaza would inevitably cause”. Continue reading...

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1 week ago DAN HODGES: This is the appalling real reason Labour are evacuating 300 children from Gaza to be treated by the NHS. Do not fall for their cynical games

In a few weeks' time, sick children will be evacuated from Gaza and brought to the UK for NHS treatment, reportedly organised jointly by Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.

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2 w. ago Israel to respond by Friday over Gaza truce plan accepted by Hamas

Israel under pressure to accept ceasefire proposal that is said to be almost identical to earlier US-backed planMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael has said it will deliver its response to international mediators by Friday over a new Gaza ceasefire plan accepted by Hamas amid mounting pressure for a truce in a war that has claimed more than 62,000 Palestinian lives.After mass protests in Israel demanding a deal to secure the release of the remaining 20 living Israeli hostages held in Gaza, it appeared that Hamas had reduced its demands for a prisoners-for-hostages exchange as well as over the scope of an Israeli-demanded “security buffer zone”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hamas says it accepts proposal for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages

Deal would include 60-day halt to military operations and exchange of half of living Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisonersHamas officials say they have accepted a proposal for a Gaza ceasefire deal that would include the release of half of the approximately 20 remaining living Israeli hostages as part of a phased resolution to the war, as Gaza health officials said 62,000 Palestinians had died in the 22 months of war.The proposed deal follows negotiations between Hamas and Egyptian and Qatari officials that have been taking place in Cairo in recent days, and comes after the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was confronted on Sunday by Israel’s biggest protests of the war, which called for a deal to secure the release of the hostages. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Netanyahu criticises protests in Israel against his handling of Gaza war

Israeli PM suggests demonstrators are toughening Hamas’s stance and delaying the release of hostagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesBenjamin Netanyahu has criticised massive street protests against his handling of the Gaza war, and failure to secure the release of remaining Israeli hostages, suggesting demonstrators were giving comfort to Hamas’s position in negotiations.The Israeli prime minister made his comments against the backdrop of the largest protests in almost two years of war, with estimates that upwards of 400,000 people joined marches across Israel on Sunday. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tens of thousands of protesters gather in Tel Aviv to demand end to Gaza war

One of largest rallies in Israel since start of conflict follows general strike to press government to stop military actionTens of thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of hostages, one of the largest demonstrations in Israel since the start of the fighting in October 2023.The rally on Sunday evening was the culmination of a day of nationwide protests and a general strike to pressure the government to halt the military campaign. “Bring them all home! Stop the war!” shouted the vast crowd, which had converged on the so-called Hostage Square in Tel Aviv plaza – a focal point for protesters throughout the war. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hundreds of thousands of protesters gather in Tel Aviv to demand end to Gaza war

One of largest rallies in Israel since start of conflict follows general strike to press government to stop military actionHundreds of thousands of demonstrators have gathered in Tel Aviv to call for an end to the war in Gaza and the release of hostages, one of the largest demonstrations in Israel since the start of the fighting in October 2023.The rally on Sunday evening was the culmination of a day of nationwide protests and a general strike to pressure the government to halt the military campaign. “Bring them all home! Stop the war!” shouted the vast crowd, which had converged on the so-called Hostage Square in Tel Aviv plaza – a focal point for protesters throughout the war. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Israeli frustration over the war in Gaza erupts into fierce protests

Protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza turned out in huge numbers in Tel Aviv on Sunday

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