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European leaders call for Gaza ceasefire on Hamas attack anniversary

The 7 October Hamas incursion into southern Israel left more than 1,000 people dead and sparked a year of war which has devastated much of the Gaza Strip.

Europe News

Protests across Europe as Gaza war anniversary nears

The war in Gaza, which started on 7 October last year, has seen more than 41,000 Palestinians killed and decimated the Strip. Almost 100 Israelis are still being held hostage by Hamas, with fewer than 70 believed to be alive.

Iran

Iran's supreme leader: Missile attack on Israel will repeat if needed

The announcement from Tehran came after Iran launched some 180 missiles at Israel on Tuesday, and follows a series of escalating attacks between the two countries, threatening to push the Middle East closer to a region-wide war.

World News

Israel claims it killed three Hamas commanders in airstrike months ago

The IDF reported that it killed Rawhi Mushtaha, the purported right-hand man of the Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.

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Lebanon

Josep Borrell warns Middle East headed for 'full-blown war'

Speaking to reporters in New York, the EU's foreign policy chief said that no power seemed able to 'stop' Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu.

Gaza

Borrell blasts Israel over ‘human-made tragedy’ in Gaza

Borrell’s comments came as part of a series of blistering remarks targeted at Israel during his visit to Egypt’s Rafah border crossing on Tuesday.

Hungary

'We want peace': Israeli football fans call for ceasefire

Israeli football fans attended a UEFA Nations League football match in Budapest on Monday eager to watch the men's national team play Italy — while also calling for an end to the Israel-Hamas war.

Israel

Tel Aviv protesters demand release of Israeli hostages in Gaza

Protesters say the Israeli government hasn't done enough to secure the release of their loved ones and accuse Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of potentially derailing talks with new demands.

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No Comment: demonstration in Tel Aviv for the release of Hamas hostages

Demonstrators, including families of hostages held by Hamas, gathered in Tel Aviv on Monday evening to call on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to press for a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the release of the hostages.

World News

Israel disrupted by strikes against failure to return hostages

A nationwide strike gripped Israel on Monday as part of a wider protest against the perceived failure of the government to return hostages taken by Hamas in the 7 October attacks.

Markets

Oil prices rise as Middle East tensions weigh on investor sentiment

Crude oil prices surged to a one-week high amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and a weakening US dollar on Monday.

Israel

Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages

Hamas is still believed to be holding around 110 hostages captured in the 7 October attack. Israeli authorities estimate that around a third of them are dead.

Israel

Israel has agreed to a 'bridging proposal', Blinken says

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that Israel has agreed to a "bridging proposal" in a peace deal he's proposed.

Israel

Protesters demand deal to release Israeli hostages held in Gaza

International efforts continue to try to secure a ceasefire agreement to end more than 10 months of war between Israel and Hamas. Officials from the United States, Egypt and Qatar ended two days of talks in Doha optimistic that a deal could be reached.

Israel

US sends submarine to Middle East as Europe calls for ceasefire

As the US deployed its guided-missile submarine USS Georgia to the Middle East, international leaders have joined forces to demand de-escalation and stability in the region that is on the precipice of all-out war.

Gaza

More deaths in Khan Younis following Israeli airstrikes

A wave of Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 Palestinians in the city of Khan Younis, authorities said on Friday. On the same day, an Israeli strike killed a Hamas official in southern Lebanon.

USA

Ceasefire negotiations reached a final stage, says Blinken

"We continue to work intensely to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East and to prevent the spread of conflict," US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.

World News

Expert says response to last week assassinations may worsen tensions

According to Dr. Matthew Levitt, from The Washington Institute on Near East Policy, retaliation is almost certain.

Gaza

Hamas names 7 October architect Yahya Sinwar as its new leader

Sinwar is top of Israel’s most-wanted list for masterminding the 7 October attacks, which left 1,200 people dead and about 250 taken hostage.

Israel

Calls for ceasefire grow as tensions rise in Middle East

US President Joe Biden says he’s “very concerned” that the violence in the Middle East could escalate, adding that the killing of a top Hamas leader in Iran has “not helped” efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.