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Israel this week introduced what it said was a new U.S. ceasefire plan— different from the one it agreed to in January—and is trying to force Hamas to accept it by imposing a siege on the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to it as the “Witkoff proposal,” saying it came from U.S...

Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire is not extended. Mediators Egypt and Qatar accused Israel of violating humanitarian law by using starvation as a weapon. The...

Israel will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for by the ceasefire, says an official. Israel’s refusal could spark a crisis with Hamas and key mediator Egypt at a sensitive moment for the fragile truce. Hours earlier, Hamas released the remains of four hostages in...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has demanded the complete demilitarization of much of southern Syria. It is an announcement that could make conflict between Israel and the new leadership in Syria, after the toppling of President Bashar al-Assad, more likely. In a speech to Israeli military...

Friedrich Merz, who is expected to be Germany’s next chancellor, says he would make sure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can visit Germany despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC). Speaking to reporters, a day after his conservative Christian...

Hamas has handed over the bodies of an Israeli woman, her two young children, and an elderly man who were taken captive during the October 2023 attack on southern Israel. Hamas staged a public handover ceremony in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, displaying four coffins on a stage in front of a poster...

The Israeli army has continued with its large-scale military raid in the northern occupied West Bank city of Jenin and its refugee camp, forcing thousands to flee their homes. Wednesday, February 19 marks 30 days since Israeli forces began their assault on Jenin which then spread to other parts of...

A top Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four others on Thursday, a surprise increase that apparently comes in return for Israel allowing mobile homes and construction equipment into the devastated Gaza Strip. The six are the...

Hamas said it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. The militant group had threatened to delay the next release of captives after accusing Israel of failing to meet its obligations to allow in tents...

Hamas said it will delay the further release of hostages in the Gaza Strip after accusing Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under heavy pressure to secure the release of remaining hostages after three Israelis came home emaciated after 16 months in...