32 h. ago Person 'raped in male toilets' of busy nightclub as boy, 17, arrested

Police want to speak to anyone who was at city centre nightclub Popworld in Nuneaton on Saturday who has information. One boy, 17, has been arrested and the investigation is ongoing

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42 h. ago Freed from Hamas captivity, former hostage tells his story through his paintings

Taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Andrei Kozlov is pouring his experience in captivity onto canvas in an exhibition of paintings

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50 h. ago Trump envoy Witkoff blasts Hamas response to Israel ceasefire as ‘completely unacceptable’

Steve Witkoff said that the militants had not accepted a ceasefire and hostage release deal put forward by the U.S. after Hamas claimed they did

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55 h. ago Hamas 'agrees to U.S. proposal for ceasefire' that would see 10 living hostages released and 70 days of truce with Israel in beleaguered Gaza Strip

The proposal by US special envoy Steve Witkoff would reportedly see the release of ten living hostages, 70 days of truce and a partial Israeli withdrawal from the strip.

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7 d. ago International opinion has rounded on Israel, but it's not enough to force Netanyahu's hand | Sanam Vakil

Condemnation alone won’t change Israel’s trajectory. For that, concrete action on sanctions and Palestinian statehood is requiredSanam Vakil is director of Chatham House’s Middle East and North Africa programmeNineteen months on from the 7 October Hamas attacks and the war in Gaza, Israel is under a new wave of international pressure and increasingly isolated from its partners and allies. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government recently announced its intention to reoccupy Gaza yet again, and called up Israeli reservists. In tandem, the illegal expansion of settlements and violence in the West Bank continues unabated. And as part of a tactic to bring pressure to bear on Hamas to release the remaining hostages held in Gaza, Israel halted the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza for two months, leading to widespread starvation and brutal conditions.In reaction, the UK, France and Canada issued a joint statement expressing a strong rebuke of Israel’s war effort. The UK’s foreign secretary, Da...

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9 d. ago Netanyahu vows Israel will ‘take control of all’ of Gaza but says famine must be avoided – Israel

Israeli PM says his forces will not give up in attempt to seize control of Gaza but warns Israel must not let people there reach point of famineIsraeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has posted a video message on Telegram. Here is some of what he said:Israeli forces will “take control of all” of the Gaza Strip. “The fighting is intense and we are making progress. We will take control of all the territory of the Strip,” he said. “We will not give up. But in order to succeed, we must act in a way that cannot be stopped.”Israel must not let the population (of Gaza) sink into famine, both for “practical and diplomatic reasons”.“In order to complete our victory, to defeat Hamas and free the hostages, we cannot reach a point of famine,” Netanyahu said, adding that images of famine in Gaza would have hindered his objectives.Everyone in Gaza is hungry. Without immediate action, nearly a quarter of the population could be pushed into famine. Food aid must be allowed into Gaza now to preve...

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1 week ago Israel launches ground operation in Gaza after strikes kill nearly 100

Netanyahu casts military offensive as ‘negotiations under fire’ tactic to pressure Hamas over hostages

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1 week ago Israeli strikes kill nearly 100 in Gaza on fifth day of offensive

Netanyahu casts military operations as ‘negotiations under fire’ tactic to pressure Hamas over hostages

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1 week ago Trump's latest approval rating revealed as he secures trillion

Trump began his trip celebrating the news that the last living American hostage Edan Alexander was released by Hamas.

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1 week ago Israel launches a new military operation in Gaza to pressure Hamas to release hostages

Israel says it has launched a new military operation in the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas to release the remaining hostages

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2 w. ago Watch live: Edan Alexander’s family watches release of Israeli

Watch live as Edan Alexander's family and friends gather to watch his release from Hamas captivity on Monday, 12 May.

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2 w. ago What the US deal with Hamas says about Trump’s spat with Netanyahu

The release of the last American held captive in Gaza, brokered directly between the US and Hamas, comes amid swirling rumours that relations between Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump are at an all-time low

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2 w. 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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2 w. ago Final American hostage Edan Alexander RELEASED by Hamas after 19 months

Israeli-American hostage, Edan Alexander, was released on Monday. The 21-year-old New Jersey native was serving in the Israeli military when he was taken from his base during the Hamas attack.

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2 w. ago Hamas says last American hostage in Gaza will be freed as part of ceasefire push

Hamas has announced it will release Edan Alexander — believed to be the last living American hostage held in Gaza — as part of a broader effort to secure a ceasefire and reopen key crossings into the war-torn territory.

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2 w. ago Hamas says it will release last living American hostage in Gaza

Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier kidnapped on 7 October, reportedly set to be released on TuesdayHamas announced on Sunday that it will release the last living American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander, an Israeli-American soldier who was kidnapped on 7 October 2023.The 21-year old’s release is set to take place on Tuesday, Reuters reports, citing a source familiar with the matter. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hamas announces it will release another hostage as it's revealed terror group are in direct talks with Trump administration amid cautious hope of progress towards Middle East peace plan

The terrorist group hopes the release of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander will pave the way to reopening crossings and allow humanitarian aid back into Gaza.

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2 w. ago Freed Hamas hostage Emily Damari says 'I am finally home' as she returns to watch Spurs play

EXCLUSIVE: Emily Damari, 28, was given a special welcome including a 'one of our own' chant by fans as she attended her first Tottenham Hotspur game since being kidnapped by Hamas on October 7

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3 w. ago 'Incredibly dangerous' man 'lured' woman to church and tried to rape her next to homeless person

Geoffrey Jones has been jailed for 12 years for this and a series of rapes carried out to another victim which were said to have left her with panic attacks and flashbacks

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3 w. ago Football fan held hostage by Hamas thrilled to watch Spurs in Premier League

Emily Damari, 28, who was snatched and later freed by Hamas, is flying to London to watch her beloved Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League this coming weekend

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