4 h. ago Gaza latest: Hamas thanks Trump for role in peace deal but says Tony Blair not welcome

Israeli troops withdrew to agreed lines earlier in the day as part of ‘phase one’ of Trump’s peace deal

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5 h. ago Some Palestinians pack up and move north toward their homes in Gaza after ceasefire goes into effect

Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza have started moving north toward their homes, or what remains of them, after a ceasefire agreement came into effect

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7 h. ago Gaza latest: Tens of thousands of Palestinians return home as Israel says ceasefire is in effect

Israeli troops withdrew to agreed lines earlier in the day as part of ‘phase one’ of Trump’s peace deal

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9 h. ago Palestinians displaced to southern Gaza begin journey home as ceasefire comes into effect

Thousands walk north along coastal road after Israel-Hamas agreement puts stop to fighting for first time in six monthsGaza ceasefire deal – live updatesThousands of displaced Palestinians have begun to return home from southern Gaza after a ceasefire came into effect and Israeli troops withdrew to an agreed-upon redeployment line – the first time that fighting has stopped in the devastated territory since March.The Israeli military said the ceasefire agreement, which was approved by the Israeli cabinet on Thursday night and begins the first phase of a US-drafted plan to end the war in Gaza, had been activated at noon local time (0900 GMT) on Friday. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Gaza latest: Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Gaza ‘until Hamas disarms’ despite ceasefire

Israeli shelling continued into Friday after the government ratified a ceasefire with Hamas, witnesses said

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10 h. ago 'All the reasons why Donald Trump will never win the Nobel Peace Prize he craves'

As Donald Trump wins a peace deal in Gaza, the Nobel committee denied him the peace prize he craves, says Fleet Street Fox. It comes as no surprise

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11 h. ago Explosions on Gaza skyline overnight as Israel’s cabinet approves ‘outline’ of peace deal

Explosions were seen on Gaza's skyline overnight into Friday (10 October) as Israel’s cabinet approved the “outline” of a peace deal.

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11 h. ago Netanyahu praises Trump over hostage release and ceasefire plan

Benjamin Netanyahu praised Donald Trump and the Israeli military after Israel’s cabinet met on Thursday (9 October) and confirmed it had approved a hostage release plan around 23:30pm BST.

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12 h. ago Trump fails in bid for Nobel Peace Prize as Venezuelan politician Maria Corina Machado wins 2025 award

The news will come as a bitter blow to the US President after he secured a ‘historic’ peace deal between Hamas and Israel

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12 h. ago Donald Trump snubbed for Nobel Peace Prize despite Gaza deal

The US President has openly campaigned to be given the prize - something which may have worked against him with the Norwegian Nobel Committee

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13 h. ago Gaza latest: Israeli troops begin withdrawal from Gaza ahead of Hamas ceasefire and hostage release

Israel says its cabinet has approved the 'outline' of a deal to release the hostages

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14 h. ago Gaza ceasefire plan live: Israel’s government approves deal for hostages’ release as US troops to ‘oversee’ truce

Ceasefire supposed to begin immediately after early Friday’s cabinet approval under deal, says Israeli officialIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner after a government meeting to approve the US-brokered deal to release all hostages and implement a ceasefire in Gaza.The Times of Israel reports that Gaza’s civil defence service has issued a warning to Palestinians not to approach the areas where the Israeli forces are present, particularly towards the border, until the IDF has officially announced their withdrawal and officials confirm this. Continue reading...

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14 h. ago Trump will learn if he has won Nobel Peace Prize for Gaza deal TODAY: Netanyahu posts AI image of President with medal as Donald complains Obama got it for 'doing nothing'

The image, posted on the Israeli prime minister's X account, shows Trump lifting his hands as he sports an oversized medal and is showered in confetti as a cheering crowd waves Israeli flags.

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16 h. ago How Trump's historic Gaza peace deal was brokered at 'command center' inside unlikely million

Jared Kushner was in his $32.2million home on Miami's Indian Creek, often referred to as 'Billionaire Bunker', when he learned Hamas was open to releasing their hostages.

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18 h. ago Gaza latest: Israeli cabinet approves Trump’s peace plan for ceasefire and hostage release

Israel says its cabinet has approved the 'outline' of a deal to release the hostages

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21 h. ago US to assign 200 troops to monitor ceasefire with Hamas after Israel approves Trump's peace deal

In the first details of how the truce will be enforced, sources revealed that the soldiers will form part of a team that includes allies, NGOs and private sector groups.

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22 h. ago JAN MOIR: No matter what your beliefs, what kind of unfeeling ogre vandalises other people's markers of grief?

After all the devastation of the past two years, a Gaza peace deal has been reached and Donald Trump says all that remains is 'getting the final word down in concrete'.

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22 h. ago 'I didn't think it was going to happen': Israelis gathered to sing, dance, and pray together as news broke of peace deal

Thousands of Israelis packed into Hostages Square to dare to dream that the war is over and all 48 remaining hostages are coming home, 20 of whom are believed to be alive.

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22 h. ago 'I didn't think it was going to happen': Israelis sing, dance, and pray together as news broke of peace deal

Thousands of Israelis packed into Hostages Square to dare to dream that the war is over and all 48 remaining hostages are coming home, 20 of whom are believed to be alive.

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22 h. ago Peace at last for Gaza: Israeli security cabinet approves Trump

Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced on Thursday that it had given its final approval to back the agreement after 734 days of war.

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