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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.

USA

Trump administration threatens to cut Columbia University's funding

The US government says the Ivy League institution must cede control of one of its academic departments if it wants federal funding in the future.

World News

Hamas agrees to release one US-Israeli hostage and four bodies

The announcement comes as talks continue in Doha to try to broker the second stage of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, the first phase of which ended two weeks ago.

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.

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Syria

Israeli jets hit terrorist targets in Damascus, defence minister says

Media outlets in Israel, quoting Syrian sources, said Israeli aircraft struck the building on the edge of the Syrian capital.

USA

Pro-Palestinian activist's arrest will be 'first of many,' vows Trump

Mahmoud Khalil, a former graduate student at Columbia University, is challenging efforts to deport him over his role in student protests.

USA

US arrests and seeks to deport pro-Palestinian student protest leader

Mahmoud Khalil, an Algerian of Palestinian ancestry, served as a student negotiator during talks with university staff.

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Families of hostages urge Trump to pressure Netanyahu

Families of hostages in Gaza protested in Tel Aviv, urging US President Donald Trump to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a deal, as Israel halts aid to Gaza to force Hamas into a ceasefire agreement.

Israel

Hostages' families ask Trump not to collaborate with Netanyahu

Relatives of hostages in Gaza protested in Tel Aviv on Thursday, accusing the Israeli prime minister of being responsible for the deaths of the 37 captives.

Israel

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu takes stand in ongoing corruption trial

Netanyahu is being prosecuted on charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes in three separate cases.

Gaza

Israel aid blockade will exacerbate dire conditions, Palestinians say

Concerns are growing from Palestinians in the Gaza Strip that Israel’s decision to cut the entry of food and other supplies will accelerate a humanitarian crisis.

Europe News

At least one dead and four injured in Israel stabbing attack

A man in his 60s was killed and others were left injured by a knifeman in a bus station in the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Monday.

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.

World News

Israel announces it's stopping all goods, aid from entering Gaza

Israel said on Sunday it is stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip, but it was not immediately clear if the supply of aid has been completely halted.

Gaza

Israel releases prisoners as Hamas hands over bodies of four hostages

Israel had delayed the release of the prisoners until Hamas ended its 'humiliating ceremonies.'

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.

Israel

Israel denies entry to two visiting EU lawmakers

The expulsion follows a new Israeli law barring entry to individuals who support the prosecution of Israeli soldiers or deny Hamas’ 7 October attack.

Europe News

EU, Israel restart dialogue as calls to review trade deal are muted

Human rights organisations say the bloc's failure to reconsider its trade and political ties with Israel amounts to "complicity" in alleged war crimes and breaches of international law.

World News

Israel delays release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delays the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners abruptly putting the future of the truce into further doubt.

Gaza

Hamas releases six last hostages in first phase of ceasefire agreement

The six included three Israeli men seized from the Nova music festival and another taken while visiting family in southern Israel when Hamas-led militants stormed across the border in the 7 October, 2023, attack that triggered Israel’s 16-month bombing campaign in Gaza.

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