4 d. ago Israeli army begins ‘extensive’ new ground operations in Gaza

Netanyahu signals openness to deal with Hamas and says Israel will allow some aid into GazaThe Israeli army has announced the start of a large-scale offensive in Gaza, describing “extensive ground operations” to seize “operational control” of swaths of the devastated Palestinian territory as a second day of indirect ceasefire talks in Qatar ended without any breakthrough.Israeli military officials said its forces had “eliminated dozens of terrorists, dismantled terrorist infrastructure sites and [were] currently being deployed in key positions”. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Gaza ceasefire talks continue as Israel carries out fresh wave of strikes

Netanyahu signals openness to deal but lays out conditions while territory’s hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ with casualties• Middle East crisis – latest updatesCeasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have been continuing in Qatar for a second day as Israeli warplanes and artillery launched a fresh wave of strikes across Gaza, killing at least 103 people, according to health officials in the Palestinian territory.The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, signalled on Sunday that Israel was open to a deal with Hamas that would include “ending the fighting” in Gaza, but laid out conditions that have been repeatedly refused by the militant Islamist organisation. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Israeli air strikes overnight kill 100 Palestinians across the Gaza strip as ceasefire talks appear to stall

Israel has expanded its strikes on the enclave, killing hundreds of people since Thursday, in preparation for a new ground offensive to achieve 'operational control' in parts of Gaza.

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5 d. ago Palestinians could be ‘forced into three controlled zones in Gaza’ under Israeli plan, report claims

The emergence of the leaked map comes after Israel launched a major new ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on Saturday despite ceasefire talks resuming in Qatar

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6 d. ago Israel launches major new offensive in Gaza after airstrikes kill more than 100

Hundreds killed in initial stages of Israel’s new operation in Gaza hours after Trump leaves Middle East with no talks of ceasefire

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7 d. ago Israeli airstrikes kill at least 80 as Trump talks of turning Gaza into ‘freedom zone’

Violence over last 48 hours diminishes hope that US president’s visit to Middle East would pause hostilitiesAt least 80 people have been killed by Israeli airstrikes and artillery shelling on targets across Gaza as faltering talks on a new ceasefire continued and Donald Trump said he wanted the US to “make” the devastated territory “into a freedom zone”.Trump’s statement recalled the plan he put forward in February for the US to take control of Gaza to reconstruct it as a luxury leisure and business hub. The scheme implied the possible permanent displacement of much or all of the territory’s 2.3 million people and triggered global outrage. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hamas releases final living American hostage to Red Cross as crowds celebrate in Tel Aviv

Hamas has released the last living American hostage held in Gaza after talks with the US on a ceasefire and allowing humanitarian aid to enter the besieged territory as Tony Blair joins aid effort

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1 week ago Israel vows NO ceasefire or Palestinian prisoner release in return for US hostage being freed as Netanyahu warns fighting will be 'intensified' in Gaza

The militant group said it would release Edan Alexander, a US-Israeli soldier held in Gaza, later today as it engages in direct ceasefire talks with Washington.

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last month Russian drone strike kills nine as Putin's forces launch fresh wave of attacks on Ukraine ahead of peace talks in London

Ukraine could be forced to swallow a bitter pill under ceasefire terms reportedly being ironed out between the US and Russia

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