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Israel reopens Rafah border crossing with Egypt for limited traffic

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Gaza air strike by Israel kills Hamas commander and four others

An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed five, including a commander of Hamas' Al Qassam Brigades. Hamas called it an assassination, accusing Israel of escalating tensions.

Gaza

Gaza is entering second phase of Trump's ceasefire plan, Witkoff says

Under the first phase of the three-phase deal, Hamas released all but one hostage it was holding in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians who were held in Israeli prisons.

Gaza

Hamas to dissolve Gaza government after Palestinian body takes over

The government and other elements of the truce that went into effect on 10 October, such as disarming Hamas and sending an international security force, are to be supervised by US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace".

Gaza

Bulgarian diplomat Nickolay Mladenov to head Gaza peace board

Mladenov is a former Bulgarian defence and foreign minister who served as the UN envoy to Iraq before being appointed as the UN Middle East peace envoy from 2015-2020.

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Israel

Israel says it 'will enforce' ban on 37 NGOs in Gaza

Israel will enforce a ban on 37 international NGOs in the Gaza Strip, citing failure to meet security and transparency standards.

Italy

Italian police arrest nine and seize €8m in Hamas financing probe

Investigators said the money also supported families of people involved in suicide attacks or imprisoned for terrorism offences, which prosecutors argued strengthened Hamas' operational capacity.

Gaza

Gaza doctor allegedly killed hostage by injecting air into her veins

Nineteen-year-old Noa Marciano was one of 251 people taken as hostages back to Gaza in the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel.

Gaza

Amnesty: Hamas attacks and hostage treatment crimes against humanity

Amnesty International says Palestinian armed groups committed crimes against humanity in the 7 October 2023 attacks on Israel, with Hamas bearing primary responsibility for war crimes including murder and torture.

Lebanon

Israeli airstrike on Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon kills 13

The attack marks the deadliest strike on Lebanon since a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came into effect last year.

World News

Israel and Hamas exchange remains as Gaza death toll continues to rise

Israel on Saturday returned the remains of 15 Palestinians to Gaza, a day after Hamas militants returned the remains of one hostage to Israel.

Austria

Austria's intelligence uncovers weapons cache linked to Hamas

The weapons cache, which is thought to be part of unspecified foreign operations linked to Hamas, was discovered in a suitcase in a rented storage room in Vienna and contained five handguns and 10 magazines.

Israel

Remains of three hostages returned by Hamas identified, Israel says

Since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October, Hamas had released the remains of 17 hostages, with 11 remaining in Gaza before Sunday's handover.

Gaza

Hamas returns remains of three more people to Israel, Red Cross says

Hamas has returned the remains of three more people, which were transferred to Israel via the Red Cross late on Friday. The bodies are still being forensically examined to determine their identities and confirm if they were hostages.

Israel

Israel receives remains of two more hostages returned by Hamas

Israel confirms the identities of two hostages returned by Hamas, Sahar Baruch and Amiram Cooper, whose remains were handed over in the recent ceasefire agreement.

Azerbaijan

Baku waits for UN resolution to join international troops in Gaza

Under the peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, Washington and its partners aim to form a temporary multinational mission. Multiple countries are in talks to contribute troops.

Gaza

Israeli PM orders military to carry out 'powerful strikes' on Gaza

Netanyahu made the announcement shortly after Israel said that Hamas had opened fire on IDF forces in southern Gaza.