42 h. ago Israel identifies body of hostage after Hamas hands over two bodies

Netanyahu threatens to keep Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt closed ‘until further notice’

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43 h. ago Israel receives bodies of two more hostages returned by Hamas

Relief agencies have called for the Rafah border crossing from Egypt to be reopened to speed the flow of food, fuel and medicines.

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4 d. ago Hamas says all reachable hostage bodies recovered as Israel threatens to resume fighting

Gaza ceasefire: Israel says Rafah crossing into Egypt will open at ‘a later stage’ and not on Thursday as planned

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7 d. ago US, Egypt, Qatar and Turkey sign declaration as guarantors of Gaza peace deal

While the Palestinian president is in attendance, Benhamin Netanyahu will not attend.

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7 d. ago EU to ‘restart’ mission to monitor Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt

Simon Harris meanwhile hae remarked that the ‘horrors, the genocide, the famine in Gaza’ cannot be ‘forgotten’ or ‘airbrushed’.

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7 d. ago Simon Harris says it's 'unlikely' Irish peacekeepers will be deployed to Gaza 'at this stage'

Simon Harris also remarked that the ‘horrors, the genocide, the famine in Gaza’ cannot be ‘forgotten’ or ‘airbrushed’.

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1 week ago Israel and Hamas agree to pause in Gaza war as Trump eyes Egypt visit for signing of agreement

The agreement follows a 20-point peace plan for Gaza announced last month by Donald Trump.

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2 w. ago Talks between Israel and Hamas begin in Egypt on Trump plan for Gaza ceasefire

Israel deports 170 activists, including 16 Irish citizens and Greta Thunberg, from aid flotilla intercepted en route to enclave

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2 w. ago Hamas and Israeli officials gather in Egypt for negotiations on US peace plan

This latest push for peace comes after Hamas accepted some elements of the US plan.

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2 w. ago Israel and Hamas are meeting in Egypt to negotiate a potential ceasefire in Gaza

This latest push for peace comes after Hamas accepted some elements of the US plan.

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2 w. ago Israeli delegation heads to Egypt to discuss plan to end war in Gaza

Binyamin Netanyahu says he hopes to announce release of all hostages in ‘coming days’

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