13 h. ago Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after Gaza airstrikes

The Israeli military said it was responding to being fired upon, in what is the most serious test yet of this month’s US-brokered truce.

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23 h. ago Israel launches Gaza airstrikes and halts aid , blaming Hamas for ceasefire ‘violations’

The Israeli military said it was responding to being fired upon, in what is the most serious test yet of this month’s US-brokered truce.

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25 h. ago Israel halts aid to Gaza in clash with Hamas over breaking ceasefire

Israel launched airstrikes on Gaza on Monday and said it was suspending humanitarian aid to the territory after accusing Hamas of firing on its forces and violating the truce.

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37 h. ago As a Jew, I feel less safe than ever, but now we must share Gazans’ agony

For my child’s sake, my heartbreak over October 7 and the surging antisemitism in its wake cannot shield me from what lies buried in Gaza’s rubble.

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42 h. ago Two more hostage bodies released as US warns Hamas planning attack on Palestinians

It comes as Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu increases pressure on the militant group to speed up the retrieval of remains under their ceasefire.

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4 d. ago The deadly war raging on Australia’s doorstep that Trump won’t touch

Credit where it’s due, the US president has been making things happen in the Middle East. But there is another brutal conflict no one will touch, even as the UN pleads for help.

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4 d. ago US denies Hamas violating deal as it tries to keep fragile peace plan on track

The Trump administration is gently pushing back against Israeli concerns about the slow release of the remaining dead hostages.

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4 d. ago Hamas returns more hostages as Trump warns Israel could resume fighting

The president said he would allow Israel to “knock the crap” out of Hamas if the group refused to disarm.

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5 d. ago Ceasefire tested as Israel accused of shooting Palestinians returning home

Israel says it opened fire on suspects after they crossed the new “Yellow Line” in Gaza, as both sides test peace deal brokered by Donald Trump.

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5 d. ago Trump warns Hamas to disarm or be disarmed as fragile ceasefire is tested

Hamas has also accused Israel of killing Palestinians returning to their homes, as cracks appear in peace deal brokered by Donald Trump.

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5 d. ago Trump warns Hamas: Disarm or be disarmed ‘quickly and perhaps violently’

Israel also said it was expecting to receive four more coffins containing the remains of dead hostages, amid ongoing anger over Hamas’s failure to return all the bodies.

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6 d. ago ‘The job is not done’: Trump demands Hamas return hostage bodies to Israel

Hamas plans to return the remains of four more dead hostages, as cracks appear in ceasefire deal with Israel opening fire on “suspects” in Gaza and clamping down on the flow of aid.

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6 d. ago Israel opens fire on ‘suspects’ in Gaza, as cracks appear in ceasefire deal

At least six Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the Gaza Strip, local authorities say, less than 24 hours after the US president declared peace.

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6 d. ago Gaza hostage release as it happened: Hamas releases 20 living hostages taken during October 7 attacks; Trump calls for Netanyahu to be pardoned on corruption charges in Israeli parliament address

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war in Gaza. Follow our live coverage.

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6 d. ago Hostages and prisoners have been exchanged. What now for Gaza?

There was elation when the hostages were released, but difficult questions remain, including whether Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza – highlighting the fragility of an agreement.

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6 d. ago Trump says he ended ‘granddaddy’ of wars, as leaders sign 462

The US president declared peace in the Middle East as questions remained over the next stage of Trump’s peace plan.

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6 d. ago Cracks begin to appear in ceasefire deal, even as Trump declares success

The US president declared peace in the Middle East as questions remained over the next stage of Trump’s peace plan.

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6 d. ago Once hostages and prisoners are freed, what happens next in Gaza?

There was elation when the hostages were released, but difficult questions remain including whether Hamas will disarm and who will govern Gaza – highlighting the fragility of an agreement.

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6 d. ago Israeli hostages David and Ariel Cunio are reunited with loved ones

After two years as hostages in Gaza, brothers David and Ariel Cunio finally reunite with their family in Israel.

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6 d. ago Joy, tears and pain: Hostages reunite with families after two years of suffering

Emotional scenes unfolded in videos released showing the 20 living Israeli hostages reuniting with relatives and partners, many of whom had feared they would never see their loved ones again.

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