Now playing Next No Comment 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. 03/09/2024
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Now playing Next Israel Netanyahu insists Israel will not withdraw from Philadelphi corridor Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his stance on keeping an Israeli presence along the Philadelphi corridor, while thousands protested against the government's failure to secure a hostage deal. 03/09/2024
Now playing Next 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. 02/09/2024
Now playing Next Israel Israeli protesters go on major strike demanding Gaza hostage deal The first organised strike, meant to be held nationwide, affected key transportation hubs and public services in parts of Israel on Monday. 01/09/2024
Now playing Next Health news Polio vaccination begins in Gaza after first case in 25 years The vaccination campaign targets children under 10 according to the WHO. Each child will receive two drops of oral polio vaccine in two rounds, the second to be administered four weeks after the first. 31/08/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Top UN official warns of risk of widening war in the Middle East With no Gaza ceasefire deal yet agreed, clashes between Israel and Hezbollah have raised the risk of all-out war in the Middle East. 30/08/2024
Now playing Next Europe News Borrell says EU should consider sanctions on Israeli ministers But the proposal is unlikely to find consensus among the EU's 27 member countries who are divided over their approach to the war in Gaza. It has already been criticised by Italy’s foreign minister as "unrealistic". 29/08/2024
Now playing Next West Bank Israeli forces expand military operations in the occupied West Bank The UN secretary-general has voiced concern about the possible long-term consequences. 29/08/2024
Now playing Next Israel Hamas reports at least 10 fighters killed in Israel's West Bank raid An Israeli government spokesperson says several suspected militants were also arrested in its 'counter-terrorism' operation. 28/08/2024
Now playing Next Lebanon Guterres calls for de-escalation of attacks between Israel and Lebanon The UN secretary-general made his call as cross-border attacks along the unofficial line of separation intensified. 27/08/2024
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Now playing Next Lebanon Strikes on Hezbollah 'not the end of the story,' Netanyahu says The heavy exchange of fire on Sunday threatened to trigger an all-out war that could draw in the US, Iran and militant groups across the region. 26/08/2024
Now playing Next Lebanon Israel strikes south Lebanon as Hezbollah launches barrage of rockets Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon early on Sunday whilst Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets and drones at it. 25/08/2024
Now playing Next Gaza Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza ahead of ceasefire talks Among the dead were 11 members of a family, including two children, after an airstrike hit their home in Khan Younis. 24/08/2024
Now playing Next No Comment WATCH: Residents dig through rubble after airstrike kills 10 An Israeli airstrike on the Mustafa Hafez school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed at least 10 people, including displaced civilians. 21/08/2024
Now playing Next 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. 20/08/2024
Now playing Next Israel Now could be 'last chance' for Gaza ceasefire deal, says Blinken Mediators are to meet again this week in Egypt to try to cement a ceasefire. 19/08/2024
Now playing Next Israel Blinken arrives in Israel in bid to seal Gaza ceasefire deal The US Secretary of States arrival comes after US and fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar said they were closing in on a deal after two days of talks in Doha, with American and Israeli officials expressing cautious optimism. 19/08/2024
Now playing Next 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. 18/08/2024