All news on the topic: Gaza

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Hamas’s youngest hostages, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, aged 2 and 5, along with their mother, confirmed dead
Hamas has confirmed the deaths of the youngest hostages, Kfir and Ariel Bibas, aged two and five, along with their mother. Their bodies are to be returned to Israel next week.
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Three Israelis and 369 Palestinians released following a week of ceasefire tensions
Hostages and prisoners reunited with loved ones as political concerns shift to the second phase of the truce.
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Gazan family permitted to settle in UK under Ukrainian scheme, as Home Office warns of ’floodgates opening’
A judge has ruled that a Gazan family can join a relative in the UK under a scheme meant for Ukrainian refugees - leading to fears the decision could pave the way for a new wave of asylum seekers.
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Trump issues ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the release of all Gaza hostages by this week or ’all hell will break out’
Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Hamas as he warned "all hell is going to break out" if they refuse to release the final hostages.
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Hamas halts release of Israeli hostages from Gaza, jeopardizing ceasefire agreement
Israel and Hamas have repeatedly accused each other of violating an initial six-week truce aimed at eventually ending the 15-month war in Gaza and seeing hostages held there released.
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Israel and Hamas conduct their fifth exchange of hostages and prisoners
Release of three Israeli hostages and 183 Palestinian prisoners comes as next phase of ceasefire set to begin.
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Armed Hamas fighters interview Israeli hostages on stage before their release
Three more Israeli hostages were escorted onto a stage by Hamas fighters before being released.
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Trump sanctions International Criminal Court, claiming it targets the US and ally Israel
Donald Trump has authorised economic and travel sanctions against people who work on International Criminal Court investigations "targeting" US citizens or "close allies" such as Israel.
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Donald Trump suggests Palestinians would prefer to leave Gaza and considers permanent resettlement
President Donald Trump said that Palestinians would ‘love’ to leave Gaza and suggested resettling them ‘permanently’.
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Palestinian prisoners reach the West Bank as Hamas releases three more Israeli hostages
Hamas has released three hostages in the southern Gaza Strip as part of its ceasefire deal with Israel.
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Hamas releases two Israeli hostages in Gaza to the Red Cross, with a third to be freed soon
Two hostages have arrived in Israel after Hamas handed them over to the Red Cross in southern Gaza.
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Hamas announces names of three more Israeli hostages to be released over the weekend
Hamas has released the names of the three Israeli hostages who are set be freed this weekend.
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UN chief calls for evacuation of 2,500 children from Gaza due to ’imminent risk’ of death, warn doctors
António Guterres issues call after saying he was ‘deeply moved’ by meeting with US doctors who worked in Gaza.
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Biden officials spent $50 million on condoms for the Gaza, says the White House
The White House claims the previous administration had earmarked $50 million for a condom distribution program in the Gaza Strip, but does not offer evidence to back up the claim, which a former senior Biden official dismisses as a “feverish dream.”
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Israel reports that 8 of the 26 hostages listed by Hamas for release in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead
Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 26 hostages still to be freed in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal are dead.
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Hamas names four more Israeli hostages set for release under Gaza ceasefire deal
Hamas has released the names of the latest hostages expected to be freed as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal.
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Trump plans major foreign aid cuts to safeguard US interests in first executive order
Donald Trump will sign an executive order Monday halting all new foreign aid unless it fits with U.S. strategic goals, according to two incoming senior White House officials.
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World braces for Trump, optimistic yet unprepared for potential challenges
His pick for secretary of state may have given measured assessment of world affairs, but ‘crazy’ Trump will call the shots.
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Last British hostage released after 470 days as part of Gaza ceasefire agreement
A British-Israeli woman is among the first three hostages to have been handed over to Israeli forces by as part of a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
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Gaza ceasefire starts after a three-hour delay and Israeli strikes
Truce in effect as Hamas names hostages to be freed: Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31.
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Thousands participate in pro-Palestinian rally in London
Several thousand Pro-Palestinian supporters have taken part in a demonstration in central London.
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British hostage expected to be among 33 captives released in Gaza deal, with ceasefire starting Sunday
The last remaining British hostage is set to be among the 33 captives freed in the first stage of the ceasefire deal, which is set to come in force on Sunday morning at 8.30am local time.
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Israeli cabinet to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal after Netanyahu announces agreement with Hamas
A ceasefire deal has been agreed and officially signed by representatives for Israel and Hamas in Doha, Benjamin Netanyahu has said, a day after he accused Hamas of backtracking on some of the agreed terms.
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How many hostages remain in Gaza following the Hamas-Israel ceasefire?
Families of dozens of hostages trapped under Israel’s bombardments in Gaza are clinging to hope for their return amid a deal meant to end the war.
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Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire deal after 15 months of conflict
Israel has agreed on a ceasefire in Gaza 466 days after launching a full-scale war against Hamas.