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Hamas announces names of next four hostages to be released on Saturday

The Palestinian militant group made public on Friday the names of the next four hostages that it plans to release as part of the ceasefire deal signed with Israel. Israel is expected to publish a list of its own, naming Palestinian prisoners it will release in return.

Culture news

Hamas attack survivor to represent Israel at Eurovision

Yuval Raphael, who survived the 7 October attack in 2023, has been chosen to represent Israel at this year's Eurovision Song Contest in Basel.

Israel

Israel's army chief resigns over failure to prevent 7 October attack

Lt Gen Herzi Halevi said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) would complete an investigation into the 2023 attack by Hamas before he steps down in March.

World News

Relatives of freed Israeli hostages express thanks in joint statement

The families of the released Israeli hostages delivered a joint statement expressing gratitude after being reunited with their loved ones.

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World News

Israelis relieved but uneasy after ceasefire takes hold

Tel Aviv residents expressed mixed emotions after a ceasefire was declared in the Israel-Hamas conflict. The release of hostages has brought hope, but some remain in captivity.

World News

Joy turns to dismay as Gazans return to ruins of their homes

15 months of the most intensive fighting ever seen between the IDF and Hamas have reduced vast swathes of Gaza to rubble and rebuilding is expected to take decades.

Israel

Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners on day two of Gaza ceasefire

According to a list provided by the Palestinian Authority's Commission for Prisoners' Affairs all of those released are women or minors.

Gaza

Israel-Hamas ceasefire begins, raising hope that war will now end

Celebrations erupted across the war-ravaged territory and some Palestinians began returning to their homes in Gaza, despite a bloody three hour delay.

Europe News

Rallies take place across Europe ahead of Gaza ceasefire

Many European protesters hope the ceasefire, which Israel maintains is temporary, will lead to a lasting peace in the Middle East.

World News

Israel-Hamas ceasefire to begin on Sunday morning

Under the deal, 33 Israeli hostages are set to be released over the next six weeks, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

Israel

Israeli hostages to be released Sunday if ceasefire deal approved

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has paved the way for a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas pending his cabinet's approval.

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Watch bereaved families of Israeli soldiers oppose ceasefire deal

On Thursday, families of soldiers killed during the war displayed coffins in Jerusalem to protest against a proposed ceasefire deal.

Israel

Ambassadors join Tel Aviv rally to demand Gaza hostage release deal

The protest comes on the same day that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire talks in Doha.

West Bank

Gunmen kill at least three Israelis in West Bank bus attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to respond with force while the IDF is still in search of the attackers.

Gaza

Biden administration plans $8 billion arms sale to Israel

The sale includes medium-range air-to-air missiles to help Israel defend against airborne threats, 155 mm projectile artillery shells for long-range targeting, Hellfire AGM-114 missiles, 500-pound bombs and other weaponry.

World News

Israel says it will send delegation to Qatar ceasefire talks

Benjamin Netanyahu's office said representatives of the Mossad intelligence agency and military would attend the talks but gave no further details. There has been no immediate comment from Hamas.

Israel

Israeli protesters demand hostage release deal with Hamas

During Hamas' surprise incursion into southern Israel in October last year, the militants killed at least 1,200 people and took around 250 others hostage and brought them to Gaza.

Gaza

Israeli air strike kills five Palestinian journalists in Gaza

An Israeli air strike has killed five Palestinian journalists in Gaza who worked for the local Quds News Network. The Israeli military claims it was targeting militants from the Hamas-allied group, Islamic Jihad.

Gaza

More than 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Nuseirat camp

The strike came just hours after US President Joe Biden’s national security adviser raised hopes about a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and that would end more than a year of war in the Strip.

Gaza

OHCHR calls for Gaza ceasefire as humanitarian catastrophe worsens

The Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Jeremy Laurence, has called for an immediate cessation of hostilities in Gaza following his latest visit to the Palestinian territories.