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Hamas has accepted a new ceasefire proposal for Gaza without requesting amendments, a source from the group told AFP Monday (August 18, 2025), after a fresh diplomatic push to end more than 22 months of war. Mediators Egypt and Qatar, backed by the United States, have struggled to secure a lasting truce in the conflict,…
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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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A militant stands next to the coffins containing the bodies of hostages, from right to left, Shiri Bibas, her two children, Ariel and Kfir and Oded Lifshitz, who was 83 when he was abducted, before they are handed over to the Red Cross in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on February 20, 2025. | Photo…
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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: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “open the gates of hell” in Gaza if Hamas does not return all hostages, pointing to a joint US-Israeli strategy to take on the Palestinian militants. “We have a common strategy, and we can’t always share the details of this strategy with the public, including…
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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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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and resume its fight against Hamas if the militant group does not go ahead with the next…
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Jerusalem: Israel threatened on Tuesday to resume “intense fighting” in Gaza if no hostages were released this weekend, echoing a warning from US President Donald Trump that has strained the fragile truce deal. Donald Trump, who has taken credit for securing the agreement that went into effect last month, said that “hell” would break out…
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Jerusalem: Israel is set to release 183 prisoners on Saturday in the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange under the Gaza ceasefire deal, a Palestinian advocacy group said, more than doubling the previous reported figure. “The updated number of prisoners to be released tomorrow is 183,” said Palestinian Prisoners’ Club spokeswoman Amani Sarahneh on Friday, after previously announcing…
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