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Israel said on Thursday (October 16, 2025) it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded blame with Hamas over violations of the U.S.-mediated ceasefire. A row over the return of bodies of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza…
With a fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal holding, President Donald Trump says he’s now turning his attention to bringing Russia’s war on Ukraine to an end and is weighing providing Kyiv long-range weaponry as he looks to prod Moscow to the negotiating table. Ending the wars in Ukraine and Gaza was central to Mr….
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Palestinians carry goods, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, on October 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military said it opened fire on Tuesday (October 14, 2025) to remove a threat posed by suspects who approached its forces in the northern Gaza Strip, and health authorities in the enclave said…
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Even with the ceasefire in force, much of Gaza remains in ruins. More than two million residents, almost all displaced by the conflict, face the daunting task of rebuilding their lives. Beyond humanitarian relief, deep political issues remain unresolved Source link
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City on Saturday (October 11, 2025), as Hamas warned the next stage in U.S. President Donald Trump’s peace plan would be more difficult than the first. Mr. Trump’s Middle East envoy promised Israeli hostage families their loved ones would be returned to them by Monday,…
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Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday (October 10, 2025) as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal that raised hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war. All the remaining hostages were set to be released within days. Questions remain over who will govern Gaza…
Palestinian pupils assemble in the yard of a school set up by the Mayasem Association for Culture with UNICEF support, before class at a displacement camp in the al-Qarara area of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on October 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP The U.N. children’s charity UNICEF called on Friday (October…
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U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands at the conclusion of a joint press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC on September 29, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump said on October 8, 2025 that Israel and Hamas had agreed on the first phase…
Ambassador Danny Danon, Permanent Representative of Israel to the U.N., speaks during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question at the United Nations headquarters on September 18, 2025 in New York City. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP The United States once again vetoed…
Jerusalem: Israel said Friday that one of the four bodies returned from Gaza is not hostage Shiri Bibas, as claimed by Hamas, accusing Palestinian “terrorists” of killing her two young boys. The Israeli military said it had identified the remains of Ariel and Kfir, Shiri’s two sons handed over by the militant group as part…
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