Thousands of displaced Palestinians have been prevented from returning to their homes in the north of the Gaza Strip, after Israel blocked a main road, accusing Hamas of breaching the…
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Israel: Security chief says focus switching to West Bank
Days into the Gaza ceasefire, the head of Israel’s Shin Bet security service has signalled that the country’s focus is switching to Palestinian armed groups in the occupied West Bank.…
Israel: Military constructing buildings in buffer zone with Syria
Newly released satellite imagery shows Israel Defense Forces (IDF) construction taking place within the demilitarised buffer zone that separates the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights from Syria. The image, obtained exclusively by…
Palestine: Hamas to name next Israeli hostages set to be released
Hamas is expected to hand over to Israel the names of four hostages to be released on Saturday under the Gaza ceasefire deal. It is thought they will be soldiers…
Israel: Military chief resigns over 7 October 2023 failures
Israel’s military chief has resigned, saying he recognised his responsibility for its failure on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian armed group Hamas carried out a deadly attack on the…
Israel: Four injured in Tel Aviv stabbing attack
Four people were injured in a stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, Israel’s emergency services said. Ichilov Hospital said it was treating three of the victims, including one with…
West Bank: Nine Palestinians killed as Israeli forces launch major operation in Jenin
Nine Palestinians have been killed and 35 injured by Israeli forces during a major operation in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says. Palestinian media reported…
Palestine: Gaza doctors relieved but fear for the future after Israel-Hamas ceasefire
After a ceasefire agreed by Israel and Hamas halted more than 15 months of war in Gaza, Dr Jamal Salaha spoke of the relief he felt as dead and wounded…
Lebanon: President Aoun wants Israel out of his country by January 26 deadline
new president has demanded that Israel must withdraw from his country’s south by the January 26 deadline agreed in last year’s Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire as he met the United Nations chief…
Palestine: Israeli forces recover body of soldier held in Gaza since 2014
The Israeli military says special forces have recovered the body of a soldier killed in the 2014 Gaza war, which had been held hostage by Hamas since then. Staff Sgt…