4 h. ago The Latest: Palestinians journey back home as aid convoys start to enter Gaza

A ceasefire in the war in Gaza is holding for the third day as aid agencies work to rush in more desperately needed aid into the besieged territory under the truce deal

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4 h. ago Israel and Gaza prepare for release of hostages and prisoners

Forty-eight Israeli hostages due to be released on Monday, with nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees to followCeasefire live: aid trucks enter Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel is ready for ‘immediate’ release of hostagesAuthorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for the swap stipulated in the ceasefire deal that could end the two-year war in Gaza.Hamas is meant to release all living hostages from Gaza within 72 hours of the signing of the deal – a deadline that ends at noon local time (10am UK time). The militant group holds 48 hostages, 20 of whom are believed to be alive. Continue reading...

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5 h. ago Ceasefire live: aid trucks enter Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel is ready for ‘immediate’ release of hostages

Israel’s military says it has completed first phase of withdrawal, ahead of Monday peace summit in EgyptIsraeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has said that Israel is ready for the “immediate” reception of all Gaza hostages.“Israel is prepared and ready to immediately receive all of our hostages,” he said in a statement after a meeting with the coordinator for the hostage coordinator Gal Hirsch. Continue reading...

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6 h. ago Ceasefire live: aid trucks enter Gaza as Hamas confirms it will begin releasing Israeli hostages on Monday morning

Israel’s military says it has completed first phase of withdrawal, ahead of Monday peace summit in EgyptA Hamas source close to the Palestinian militant group’s negotiating committee has told AFP that it will not participate in postwar Gaza governance.“For Hamas, the governance of the Gaza Strip is a closed issue. Hamas will not participate at all in the transitional phase, which means it has relinquished control of the Strip, but it remains a fundamental part of the Palestinian fabric,” the source told AFP.Israel’s great challenge after the phase of returning the hostages will be the destruction of all of Hamas’s terror tunnels in Gaza, directly by the IDF and through the international mechanism to be established under the leadership and supervision of the United States. This is the primary significance of implementing the agreed-upon principle of demilitarizing Gaza and neutralizing Hamas of its weapons. I have instructed the IDF to prepare for carrying out the mission. Continue r...

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7 h. ago Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2

Preparations are underway for aid to enter Gaza and for the release of hostages under a new ceasefire deal

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19 h. ago ‘Bring them home now’: Thousands in Israel demand ceasefire holds and last hostages returned

Donald Trump’s top envoy, son-in-law and daughter addressed ecstatic crowds in Tel Aviv

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34 h. ago Gaza latest: Palestinians return to rubble of Gaza homes after ceasefire brings fragile calm

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

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67 h. ago UN is ready to surge aid into Gaza and waiting for green light from Israel after deal

The United Nations says 170,000 metric tons of food, medicine and other humanitarian aid is ready to enter Gaza

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2 d. ago ‘Everyone is still afraid’: ceasefire deal brings relief to Gaza but fears remain over future

Two previous short-lived ceasefires have left many in Gaza doubtful about the staying power of the latest agreementOn Thursday morning, there was little joy in Gaza. The news of the imminent ceasefire had spread rapidly across the devastated territory during the night, with a few gunshots fired into the sky in celebration, but as morning came the mood was of tense anticipation.“Everyone is still afraid,” said a 26-year-old woman in al-Mawasi, the squalid, overcrowded coastal strip where much of the population has sought shelter in makeshift tents and plastic shacks. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Wife's plea as husband detained abroad and government intervenes

Welsh nurse Leigh Evans was detained by the Israeli authorities after a boat he was on attempting to deliver aid to Gaza was intercepted

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3 d. ago Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Donald Trump's Gaza peace deal as ceasefire set to begin tonight

Celebrations as ceasefire and release of remaining hostages set to go ahead along with the flow of aid into Gaza

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3 d. ago Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to first phase of Gaza peace deal

Celebrations as ceasefire and release of remaining hostages set to go ahead along with the entry of aid into Gaza

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3 d. ago Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among childrenAlmost 55,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been identified as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet, the respected international medical periodical, has revealed.The study, published on Wednesday, and led by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), offers a month-by-month breakdown through much of the two-year conflict, and shows for the first time a clear link between Israeli restrictions on supplies entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago South African activists on Gaza flotilla claim harsh treatment by Israel over genocide case

Six South African activists who were detained by Israel while attempting to reach Gaza as part of an aid flotilla claim that they were subjected to harsher treatment than others

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4 d. ago Israel prevents new aid flotilla from reaching Gaza and says activists will be deported

Israel intercepts all nine boats of Freedom Flotilla Coalition in international waters

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5 d. ago Scots gran detained on Gaza aid mission rushed to hospital day after returning home

Margaret Pacetta previously claimed her medication was confiscated while she was being held in an Israeli jail.

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5 d. ago Rangers learn Hearts’ stance on Derek McInnes as Ibrox chiefs prepare to ramp up new manager search

McInnes previously turned down Gers during his tenure at Aberdeen eight years ago

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer says 'time does not diminish evil' of October 7 attacks on sombre anniversary

In a statement to mark the two-year anniversary of October 7, PM Keir Starmer said he would not cease in his efforts to bring home the hostages and secure a ceasefire in Gaza

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5 d. ago Scots gran back home after ‘hellish’ Israeli jail ordeal on Gaza aid flotilla

Margaret Pacetta says she “went through hell” in an Israeli jail after being arrested on a Gaza aid mission — claiming guards slammed a door on her broken leg and took away her medicine.

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5 d. ago Greta Thunberg cheered by crowd in Athens after Israel expels Gaza flotilla activists

‘Let me be very clear, there is a genocide going on,’ says activist

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