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Middle East Conflict

Israel and 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...

Israel sends tanks into West Bank for first time in decades, says fleeing Palestinians...

The Palestinian foreign ministry called the Israeli moves “a dangerous escalation of the situation in the West Bank,” and urged the international community to intervene in what it termed Israel's...

Netanyahu accuses Hamas of breaching Gaza agreement over body release forgery

The Israeli Prime Minister stressed that "Hamas will pay the full price for this cruel and despicable violation of the agreement" TEL AVIV, February 21 - The radicals from...

Yemeni minister calls for arrest of Houthi officials attending Hezbollah chief Nasrallah’s funeral

The Houthis did not officially announce a delegation was attending the funeral, but the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV reported a delegation from Yemen would participate CAIRO...

Hamas ready to release all Israeli hostages at once

The group has published a statement outlining its stance during the second phase of negotiations on a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip DUBAI - The Gaza-based Palestinian Hamas...

Israel’s ceasefires with Hezbollah and Hamas are both in doubt again

JERUSALEM — Israel’s military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday’s deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group, as...

Deadline for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon expires

Israeli troops had started withdrawing Monday from some border villages, but they seemed poised to stay in key areas Israel’s military said Monday it would remain temporarily...

Netanyahu signals he’s moving ahead with Trump’s idea to transfer Palestinians from Gaza

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday signaled that he was moving ahead with US President Donald Trump’s proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, calling it “the only...

Abbas thanks China over support for two-state solution, rejection of Gaza displacement

Palestinian Authority leader sends letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping He commends Beijing’s call for international community to reach just resolution to Palestinian issue

Israel to resume Gaza hostilities if Hamas fails to release hostages by February 15...

Benjamin Netanyahu did not specify the number of hostages Israel demands be released TEL AVIV - The Israeli army will resume hostilities in the Gaza Strip if the...