31 h. ago Gaza ceasefire in effect, say Israel and Trump, following wave of Israeli air strikes

Hamas and Israel say they are committed to ceasefire as regional powers scramble to avoid collapse

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3 d. ago Trump says Middle East ceasefire gives administration ‘credibility’ in Russia

US president welcomes Zelenskiy to White House while saying Putin ‘really not ready’ to end conflict

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3 d. ago Israel to ramp up pressure on Hamas over return of dead hostages

Only 13 of the territory’s 36 hospitals are even partially functioning, according to WHO

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4 d. ago Infectious diseases in Gaza ‘spiralling out of control’, says WHO

Only 13 of the territory’s 36 hospitals are even partially functioning, according to WHO

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5 d. ago Hamas says all reachable hostage bodies recovered as Israel threatens to resume fighting

Gaza ceasefire: Israel says Rafah crossing into Egypt will open at ‘a later stage’ and not on Thursday as planned

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6 d. ago Israel to limit flow of aid into Gaza over slow return of hostage bodies

Violence reported as Hamas attempts to reimpose authority in Palestinian territory amid fragile ceasefire

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7 d. ago Hamas fighters tighten grip on Gaza following public executions

Israel identifies bodies of four hostages handed over, Israeli troops open fire on suspects

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7 d. ago Gaza ceasefire: Uncertainty surrounds next stages of Donald Trump’s peace plan

Israelis and Palestinians celebrate hostage and prisoner releases, Trump refuses to be drawn on two-state solution

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7 d. ago Live updates: Trump hails ‘historic dawn of a new Middle East’ in Knesset address

US president says war is over after Hamas releases remaining Israeli hostages

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7 d. ago Trump hails ‘historic dawn of a new Middle East’ in Knesset address

US president says war is over after Hamas releases remaining Israeli hostages

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8 d. ago Trump hails 'historic dawn of a new Middle East' during speech to Israel's parliament

The US president received a hero’s welcome in Tel Aviv after 20 living hostages were released by Hamas this morning.

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8 d. ago Hamas releases all 20 remaining hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal

US president Donald Trump is in the Middle East to celebrate the ceasefire and hostage accord between Israel and Hamas.

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8 d. ago Trump setting off for Middle East to mark Gaza ceasefire deal

Israeli troops on Friday finished withdrawing from parts of Gaza, triggering a 72-hour countdown for Hamas to release the Israeli hostages.

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9 d. ago Gaza ceasefire: Aid groups to scale up efforts as Palestinians’ homes ‘reduced to dust’

Unicef urges Israel to reopen more crossings and allow aid to flow into Gaza more freely

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1 week ago Gaza ceasefire: Palestinians return to destroyed north, Hamas ‘gathers remaining hostages’

‘For the most part, there is consensus’ on next stages of the ceasefire plan, says Trump

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1 week ago Release of Gaza hostages expected next week and Trump to attend signing ceremony in Egypt

The Israeli military has begun preparing to implement the agreement, it said on social media

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1 week ago Gaza peace deal brings joy and relief with hostage and prisoner exchange set for weekend

The Israeli military has begun preparing to implement the agreement, it said on social media

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1 week ago Gaza peace deal brings joy and relief with hostages and prisoners exchange set for weekend

The Israeli military has begun preparing to implement the agreement, it said on social media

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1 week ago Gaza ceasefire deal: Israeli cabinet to vote on first phase of plan agreed with Hamas overnight

The first phase of the deal would see Hamas release all hostages while Israel would pull its troops back to an agreed line.

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1 week ago Gaza peace deal: Trump says Israel and Hamas have signed off on first phase

All hostages in Gaza will be released very soon, Donald Trump says

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