Hamas has freed three Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners, in the latest swap under the ceasefire agreed by Israel and the armed group last month.…
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Egypt: Cairo to present vision to rebuild Gaza without displacement
Egypt has said it is working on a comprehensive vision for the reconstruction of the war-torn Gaza Strip that guarantees Palestinians the right to stay on their land, unlike the…
Palestine: Confusion and mistrust hang over efforts to save Gaza ceasefire
The Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has looked shaky since it came into force on 19 January but now looks the closest yet to totally falling apart. A…
USA: Trump insists US will take Gaza as he meets Jordan’s King Abdullah
President Donald Trump has once again insisted the US will take control of the Gaza Strip, as he met Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday. It was…
Israel: Oscar-nominated West Bank feature director says films ‘can be part of change’
A Palestinian and an Israeli sit in a West Bank village at night. They wonder aloud whether Basel will ever be able to freely visit Yuval’s home in Israel, whether…
Palestine: Elderly hostage in Gaza was killed in 7 October attack- Israel
The Israeli military has said an elderly Israeli man was killed during Hamas’s 7 October 2023 attack on southern Israel and that his body is being held hostage in Gaza.…
USA: Trump faces showdown with Jordan over Gaza plan
Donald Trump is expected to face fierce resistance from Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House today, in their first meeting since the US president proposed moving Gaza’s population to…
USA: Trump says no right of return for Palestinians under Gaza plan
US President Donald Trump has said the two million Palestinians who would be resettled in neighbouring countries under his plan to take over and rebuild the Gaza Strip would have…
Palestine: Hamas says it will postpone hostage release, blaming Israel
A spokesman for the armed wing of Hamas says the group is postponing the next scheduled release of Israeli hostages, blaming what he says are Israeli violations of the ceasefire…
USA: Trump says US is ‘committed to buying and owning Gaza’
President Donald Trump has said he is “committed to buying and owning” the Gaza Strip and relocating the two million Palestinians living there, despite global condemnation of the plan he…