Hamas says it will only release American-Israeli hostage if ceasefire deal is implemented
CAIRO — Hamas said Saturday it will only release an American-Israeli and the bodies of four other hostages if Israel implements their ceasefire agreement, calling it an “exceptional deal” aimed at getting...
Lebanese president urges international action amid ongoing border tensions
On Saturday, an Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle in the village of Bourj El-Mlouk, killing one person
BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Saturday called...
Israel confirms release of five Lebanese detainees
Move followed deliberations by the committee overseeing the implementation of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah
Result of intensified Lebanese diplomatic pressure on the supervisory committee
90,000 Palestinians attend Friday prayers in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM: Some 90,000 Palestinians prayed at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City under tight security by Israeli forces in the first Friday prayers of Ramadan.Thousands made their way from the...
Israel security agency acknowledges failure in preventing October 7 attack
The acknowledgement comes days after an Israeli military investigations noted similar failings to protect Israelis during the attack, which left hundreds dead and sparked a devastating war in the Gaza...
Far-right Israel minister Smotrich heading to the US
His trip comes with US President Donald Trump expected to announce whether to back the annexation of all or part of the West Bank
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Israeli fire kills two Palestinians in Gaza amid impasse over ceasefire
Mediators make effort to salvage the ceasefire deal
Israel imposes blockade on all supplies to Gaza
Gaza stores emptied and price of sack of...
Uncertainty looms as first phase of Gaza truce due to expire
The first phase of the Israel-Hamas truce is drawing to a close on Saturday, but negotiations on the next stage, which should secure a permanent ceasefire, have so far been...
New demand by Israel risks shaky Gaza truce
CAIRO: The fragile truce in Gaza was hanging by a thread on Friday after Israel demanded a six-week extension to the first phase of the deal.
The 42-day first...
Displaced Palestinians fear Israel’s West Bank raids ‘won’t stop’
The sweeping military operation was launched around the time a ceasefire took hold in the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip,
JENIN : Watching her...