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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 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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Men in bikinis, Netanyahu sunbathing: Trump shares AI vision of Gaza’s future
United States President Donald Trump on Tuesday, February 25, shared an AI-generated video outlining his vision for the future of the Gaza Strip. The 33-second video clip titled ‘Trump’s Gaza’, posted on…
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Israelis bid farewell to mother, two young sons killed in captivity in Gaza
Tel Aviv: Holding flags, orange balloons and signs that said “forgive us”, tens of thousands of Israelis lined highways as the bodies of a mother and her two young sons, killed in…
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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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Israeli drone strike kills two in Lebanon
Beirut: An Israeli drone strike killed two people and injured two others in the Shaara area of Janta, near Lebanon’s eastern mountain range. The Israeli forces also dropped illumination flares between the…
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Six infants die in Gaza as cold wave worsens humanitarian crisis
Gaza: The number of infant deaths due to the ongoing cold wave in the Gaza Strip has risen to six, Palestinian medical sources reported. Munir Al-Bursh, director-general of the Gaza-based health authorities,…
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Egypt urges for early reconstruction of Gaza without displacing its population
Cairo: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi stressed the necessity of starting the early recovery and reconstruction plan in the Gaza Strip without displacing its population. Sisi made the remarks during a meeting in…
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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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Medics say 6 babies died from cold in Gaza as displaced people shelter in tents, rubble
Deir al-Balah: At least six infants have died from hypothermia in the last two weeks in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of people are living in tent camps and war-damaged…
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Israeli forces to remain in some West Bank camps for ‘coming year’: Defence minister
Tel Aviv: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Sunday he has instructed the military to prepare to remain in some of the occupied West Bank’s urban refugee camps “for the coming year”.…
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Israel deploys tanks in northern West Bank for first time since 2002
The Israeli army deployed tanks in the northern occupied West Bank on Sunday, February 23, for the first time since Operation Defensive Shield in 2002. The move is reportedly aimed at “strengthening…
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Israel delays release of Palestinian prisoners, citing ‘humiliating’ handovers of hostages
Tel Aviv: Israel says the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is delayed “until the release of the next hostages has been assured, and without the humiliating ceremonies” at handovers of Israeli…
