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Gaza

Israel expands ground operations in Gaza as ceasefire efforts continue

The IDF says it has expanded its ground offensive in the southern Gaza Strip, with troops advancing deeper into Rafah as they look to expand a buffer zone along the borders of the enclave.

Israel

Palestinians in Gaza stage rare public protest against Hamas

Rights groups accuse Hamas of violently suppressing dissent, quashing protests in the areas they control, while also jailing and torturing their critics.

Gaza

At least 50,000 killed in Israel-Hamas war, Gaza authorities claim

Israel's strikes in Gaza killed at least 26, including a senior Hamas leader, amid ongoing ground operations and evacuation orders in Rafah.

World News

At least 85 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, health authorities say

Israel resumed heavy strikes across Gaza on Tuesday, shattering a fragile truce that had been in place since 19 January.

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Gaza

More than 400 Palestinians killed in fresh Israeli airstrikes on Gaza

Israel said it carried out the strikes after Hamas refused to release hostages held in Gaza and rejected a truce deal proposed by US special envoy Steve Witkoff.

World News

Gaza truce in limbo as mediators seek to break Israel-Hamas deadlock

Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Qatar revolve around how to progress beyond the first stage of the three-phase ceasefire.

USA

Trump threatens 'hell to pay' if Hamas doesn't release all hostages

The White House confirmed the US president had dispatched an envoy for unprecedented direct talks with Hamas over the remaining hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

Israel

Israel criticised after it bars flow of aid and goods into Gaza

Trucks carrying aid were sent back to Egypt on Sunday after Israel decided to stop the entry of all goods and supplies into Gaza.

Israel

Israeli army inquiry reveals failures over 7 October attack by Hamas

The probe, which found Israel's military had misjudged Hamas' intentions, is likely to put further pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Israel

Israeli army won't withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border, says official

Israel's refusal to leave the Philadelphi Corridor threatens to collapse a fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Israel

Israel and Hamas strike hostage exchange deal, preserving ceasefire

The first phase of a three-part ceasefire began to look fragile when Israel accused Hamas of cruel treatment of hostages and the militant group returned a misidentified body.

Germany

Suspected Hamas members face terror trial in Germany over arms caches

Prosecutors say the suspects established arms depots in Bulgaria and Denmark, and were plotting attacks in Germany and beyond.

Gaza

Hamas and Israel complete swap of three Israelis and 369 Palestinians

Hamas has released 3 Israeli hostages, with 369 Palestinian prisoners freed in return. The successful swap is an indication that the fragile ceasefire is set to hold.

Israel

Hamas names three Israeli hostages due to be freed on Saturday

In the sixth swap since the Gaza ceasefire took hold on 19 January, 369 Palestinians held by Israel will also be released.

Gaza

Hamas to free three hostages on Saturday as ceasefire remains fragile

The Palestinian group recently said they could delay the release of hostages, after accusing Israel of breaching some of the terms of the ceasefire agreement.

EuroVerify

Does Donald Trump's Gaza takeover plan breach international law?

The likelihood US President Donald Trump will see his Gaza plan through is slim, but does it have any standing from an international legal perspective?

Israel

Hamas delays next hostage release, blames Israel for ceasefire breach

Five exchanges between the two sides have freed 21 hostages and 730 prisoners so far.

Thailand

Five Thai hostages held by Hamas in Gaza finally return home

About 30,000 Thais were working in Israel when the war started, according to the Thai Foreign Ministry, the vast majority in agriculture.

Israel

Israeli medic sounds alarm over wellbeing of remaining Hamas hostages

The three hostages released on Saturday by Hamas appeared to be in much poorer physical condition than any of the other 18 returnees, sparking widespread condemnation among Israeli civic society and human rights groups.

Gaza

Dozens of Palestinian prisoners and three Israeli hostages released

The three hostages are now back in Israel, whilst dozens of Palestinians who had been held in Israeli prisons have now returned to the West Bank.