2 h. ago Israel dismisses Britain's claims to have played a 'key role' in Donald Trump's Gaza peace deal as Starmer heads to Middle East for 'signing ceremony'

Keir Starmer is set to pay 'particular tribute' to the US President at a summit to mark the agreement starting to be implemented.

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2 h. ago Israel reveals Gaza hostage release plan for 'day of reunification'

Under a ceasefire agreement, Hamas has by midday (10am BST) on Monday to release the remaining 20 living hostages

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3 h. ago Israel confirms when it expects hostages to be released by Hamas

Under a ceasefire agreement, Hamas has by midday (10am BST) on Monday to release the remaining 20 living hostages

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3 h. ago Israel confirms when hostages will be freed by Hamas and reveals details of handover with ‘no sick displays’

ISRAEL has said all the hostages will be released early Monday by Hamas as part of Donald Trump's peace deal in Gaza. Israeli government spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian confirmed that the country is ready to receive the hostages "any minute". In a media briefing today, she said all 20 living hostages will be "released together at...

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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 Gaza truce ‘massive step forward’ but ‘only start of process’, minister says

Bridget Phillipson warned there is no ‘cast-iron guarantee’ of enduring peace and international efforts must continue.

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4 h. ago Starmer and Macron to join Trump at Gaza ‘peace summit’ in Egypt

Monday meeting comes as Hamas is due to free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

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4 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 Nadine Dorries sings praises of Donald Trump over Gaza peace plan

Nadine Dorries praised Donald Trump, saying that the Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal was "absolutely all down to" the US president.

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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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6 h. ago Gaza truce is step forward but it must only be ‘start of process’, minister says

Bridget Phillipson warned there is no ‘cast-iron guarantee’ of enduring peace and international efforts must continue.

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7 h. ago Trump to join Starmer at Gaza ceasefire summit in Egypt as Israel waits for hostage release: Latest

Fragile truce allows Palestinians to return to their flattened homes after repeated displacements during nearly two years of Israeli war on the Strip

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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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8 h. ago Keir Starmer to hail Donald Trump's effort to end Gaza war at peace summit

The Prime Minister will pay ‘particular tribute’ to Donald Trump, who is set to attending the gathering on a wider visit to the Middle East

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8 h. ago Keir Starmer will heap praise on Trump over Gaza peace deal at signing ceremony in Egypt tomorrow... weeks after PM's 'virtue

Keir Starmer is set to pay 'particular tribute' to the US President at a summit to mark the agreement starting to be implemented.

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8 h. ago Gaza ceasefire LIVE: Starmer to meet Trump as landmark hostage return expected

Israeli families who have spent years waiting to see their loved ones again are anxiously awaiting the arrival of the first hostages - as fury grows against Benjamin Netanyahu

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12 h. ago Trump’s grand push for peace in Gaza will stand or fall on the detail

The thornier second stage of the US president’s plan includes Hamas’s disarmament and Israel’s withdrawal from the strip

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12 h. ago Trump’s Gaza plan hinges on security force yet to take shape

Thornier second stage of US president’s proposal includes Hamas’s disarmament and Israel’s withdrawal

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15 h. ago Ukraine war briefing: Latest refinery strike shows ‘no safe places in Russia’s deep rear’

Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa is 1,400km from Ukrainian border; Zelenskyy says Trump can repeat Middle East peace success in Ukraine. What we know on day 1,327Ukrainian drones have struck Russia’s Bashneft oil refinery in Ufa, 1,400km from Ukraine, causing explosions and a fire, a source in Ukraine’s SBU security service told Reuters on Saturday. “This is the third SBU deep strike in Bashkortostan in the last month Such strikes demonstrate that there are no safe places in the deep rear of the Russian Federation.”Volodymyr Zelenskyy urged Donald Trump to broker peace in Ukraine “[like in] the Middle East” during a phone call on Saturday. “If a war can be stopped in one region, then surely other wars can be stopped as well, including the Russian war,” Zelenskyy said, hailing Trump’s “outstanding” Gaza ceasefire plan and calling for the US president to pressure the Kremlin into negotiations.Russian attacks on Ukraine killed at least five people on Saturday and cut power to parts of Ukra...

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16 h. ago SARAH VINE: Why do so many voice dismay at Trump's peace deal in Gaza? It's because they prefer conflict

Say what you will about Donald Trump, writes SARAH VINE, but he has succeeded where many others, including his predecessor Joe Biden, have failed.

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