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Gaza ceasefire deal looks doomed as Israel blockades Strip
Dublin: When Israel signed a ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza on January 15, the agreement was structured in three phases. Phase one, a six-week period in which Hamas would release hostages…
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Israel faces backlash for blocking Gaza aid to push Hamas on ceasefire deal
Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended.…
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Hamas issues new hostage video, Israel says ‘will not be deterred’
Jerusalem: Hamas released a video of Israeli-Argentine hostage Eitan Horn, who was kidnapped on October 7, 2023, and has been held in the Gaza Strip ever since. The video, authorised by Horn’s…
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Israel mourns hostage as Gaza ceasefire talks intensify
Jerusalem: Mourners in Israel on Friday were burying the remains of one of the final hostages released in the first phase of the ceasefire between Hamas militants and Israel, as negotiators discussed…
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Israel army admits ‘complete failure’ in Hamas Oct 7 attack
Tel Aviv: An investigation by the Israeli military has determined that Hamas was able to carry out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on October 7, 2023, because the much more powerful…
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Israel, Hamas have begun negotiating next phase of Gaza ceasefire: Egypt
Khan Younis: Negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire began Thursday, Egypt said, averting a collapse ahead of Saturday’s expiration of the agreement’s first phase. Officials…
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Hamas calls for talks on next phase of ceasefire after hostage-prisoner exchange
Hamas on Thursday February, 27 said it was ready to negotiate the next phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, after a swap in which it handed over what it said…
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Bodies of 4 Israeli hostages identified after return from war-torn Gaza
An Israeli group representing families of hostages held by Palestine-based resistance group Hamas said the remains of all four hostages returned early Thursday, February, 27 have been identified. The Hostages and Missing…
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Hamas hands over to Red Cross 4 dead hostages from Gaza
Khan Younis: Hamas handed over four dead hostages to the Red Cross early Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, days before the first phase of the ceasefire…
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Israeli Ambassador slams media outlets, leaders backing radical Islamists
New Delhi: Israeli Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Wednesday questioned those leaders and political parties, including in India, who only want to bat for Palestinian rights without raising their voice against…
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Hamas to release four hostage bodies in exchange deal
Cairo: Hamas will return the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, the group said, just days before the first phase…
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Israel, Hamas agree on new exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact
Jerusalem: Israeli and Hamas officials said Tuesday they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, keeping their fragile ceasefire intact…
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Watch: Freed Israeli hostage kisses forehead of Hamas members
The Palestine-based resistance group Hamas released three Israeli hostages and handed them over to the Red Cross on Saturday evening February 22. Before handing them over to Red Cross officials, Hamas operatives…
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Hamas frees first 5 of 6 Israeli hostages to be released in the latest exchange
Gaza: Hamas freed the first five of six Israeli hostages due to be released Saturday even as heightened tension between the adversaries clouded the future of the fragile ceasefire deal. The five…
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Hamas hands over body of Shiri Bibas to ICRC, senior official says
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, handed over the body of Shiri Bibas, an Israeli hostage, to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), according to a senior Hamas…
