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A man walks past graffiti of Shiri and Yarden Bibas and their sons, Ariel, left, and Kfir, right, who were taken captive by Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel | Photo Credit: AP Israel braced on Thursday (February 20, 2025) for the return of the bodies of infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the…
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Jerusalem: Four men held hostage in Gaza since October 7, 2023, and two others held for around 10 years are expected to be freed Saturday under the Israel-Hamas truce, according to the Hostages and Missing Families Forum. Since the entry into force of the January 19 ceasefire, 19 Israeli and dual national hostages have been…
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Jerusalem: Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Monday that Hamas militants must surrender their arms and leave Gaza. He was speaking ahead of a cabinet meeting to discuss the next phase of the truce between Israel and Hamas Palestinian militants. Smotrich in a video statement said he “will demand a vote” by ministers…
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Jerusalem: Through tears and tight embraces, freed Israeli-American hostage Sagui Dekel-Chen on Saturday finally learnt the name of his youngest daughter, born two months after he was abducted by Hamas in October 2023. In footage published by the Israeli government, Dekel-Chen’s wife Avital, shedding tears of joy as the two embraced after 16 months apart,…
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Gaza City: Hamas on Wednesday called for worldwide “solidarity marches” over the weekend to protest a US plan endorsed by Israel to displace Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. “We… call on the masses of our people, our Arab and Islamic nation, and the free people of the world to go out in massive solidarity…
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Gaza: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has announced that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Thursday, Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the brigades, also confirmed that Marwan Issa, Al-Qassam’s deputy chief of staff, had been killed, Xinhua news agency reported….
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Ramallah: A Palestinian prisoners advocacy group said Israeli authorities would release 110 prisoners, including 30 minors, on Thursday as part of an exchange under a Gaza ceasefire deal agreed with Hamas. “Tomorrow, 110 Palestinian prisoners are to be released,” the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club said in a statement, referring to the third exchange of hostages and…
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Cairo, Egypt: Two Hamas officials on Wednesday accused Israel of delaying the delivery of vital humanitarian aid to Gaza, as agreed in the ceasefire deal, and warned that it could impact the release of hostages. “We warn that continued delays and failure to address these points (delivery of key aid) will affect the natural progression…
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Jerusalem: Masses of Palestinians, who were displaced by months of war, began moving towards the north of the Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. The breakthrough preserves a fragile truce deal aimed at ending the more than 15-month conflict, which…
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Almost all Gazans have been displaced by the war. Gaza City: Hamas said Monday that the return of Gazans to the north of the devastated territory after being forced to flee by more than 15 months of war was a victory against “plans” for the forced displacement of the Palestinians. “The return of the displaced…
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