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August 17, 2025, 06:57 PM - 3 min read
Israel witnessed a nationwide strike on Sunday as protesters demanded a ceasefire and a deal to secure the release of hostages in Gaza, warning further fighting could endanger those still alive.
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July 21, 2025, 04:21 PM - 6 min read
The closure of schools has removed a key social outlet for young people as they grapple with war, hunger and displacement.
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July 4, 2025, 02:39 PM - 6 min read
The Iran-Israel war, in which the US controversially carried out strikes on Iran’s nuclear sites, also revived Trump’s interest in the Middle East.
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June 19, 2025, 04:04 PM - 3 min read
The third strike took place on the Maghazi camp in central Gaza, where 10 people, including a husband, wife and children from a single family, were killed in the strike.
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May 12, 2025, 03:27 PM - 4 min read
This comes at a time when the Trump administration has said it would pursue direct talks with Hamas over a ceasefire proposal and hostage deal after it successfully secured a peace deal with Houthi rebels in Yemen.
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February 28, 2025, 12:29 PM - 3 min read
The fragile first phase continues to hold after Israel released 46 Palestinian prisoners, including 24 children from Gaza, after a delay in the verification of the bodies of four captives handed over by Hamas.
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February 13, 2025, 02:36 PM - 3 min read
Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi says there are “positive signals” that three Israeli captives will be released as planned on Saturday, but says the group is yet to receive commitments from Israel that it would adhere to the truce deal.
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February 11, 2025, 03:02 PM - 3 min read
The captives will “remain under Hamas captivity until the occupying forces comply with past obligations and compensate retroactively,” Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s armed wing, said.
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January 30, 2025, 07:35 PM - 3 min read
The hostages released Thursday included a female Israeli soldier, a 29-year-old Israeli woman, an 80-year-old Israeli man, and five Thai labourers who had been working in southern Israel when they were captured.
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January 19, 2025, 03:46 PM - 2 min read
A truce has come into effect in Gaza after Hamas released the names of three Israeli hostages it plans to free. The ceasefire, which was delayed by over two hours, finally started at 11:15 local time (9:15 GMT) on Sunday.
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January 18, 2025, 03:28 PM - 2 min read
Qatar’s foreign ministry has announced that the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will take effect at 6:30 GMT on Sunday.
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January 8, 2025, 09:43 AM - 3 min read
US President-elect Donald Trump has warned Hamas to release hostages in Gaza by Inauguration Day, or “all hell will break out in the Middle East.” As negotiations continue in Doha, Trump’s envoy cites progress but cautions the clock is ticking before the 20 January deadline.
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