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Biden officials spent $50 million on condoms for the Gaza, says the White House
The White House claims the previous administration had earmarked $50 million for a condom distribution program in the Gaza Strip, but does not offer evidence to back up the claim, which a former senior Biden official dismisses as a “feverish dream.”
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Israel reports that 8 of the 26 hostages listed by Hamas for release in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead
Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 26 hostages still to be freed in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire-hostage deal are dead.
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Israel confirms Hamas will release six hostages, allowing Palestinians to return to Northern Gaza
Hamas will release a further six hostages this week and Israel will allow Palestinians to return to their homes in Northern Gaza on Monday.
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Israeli soldiers reunited with families after being freed from Hamas captivity
IDF releases pictures of Liri Albag, Daniella Gilboa, Naama Levy and Karina Ariev being reunited with their families
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Hamas gives Israeli hostages ’gift bags’ with certificates and photos
Emily Damari, 28, Doron Steinbrecher, 31, and Romi Gonen, 24, were released with sick ’memorabilia’ commemorating the nearly 500 days they spent in Hamas internment.
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Last British hostage released after 470 days as part of Gaza ceasefire agreement
A British-Israeli woman is among the first three hostages to have been handed over to Israeli forces by as part of a ceasefire deal in Gaza.
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Gaza ceasefire starts after a three-hour delay and Israeli strikes
Truce in effect as Hamas names hostages to be freed: Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Steinbrecher, 31.
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Thousands participate in pro-Palestinian rally in London
Several thousand Pro-Palestinian supporters have taken part in a demonstration in central London.
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British hostage expected to be among 33 captives released in Gaza deal, with ceasefire starting Sunday
The last remaining British hostage is set to be among the 33 captives freed in the first stage of the ceasefire deal, which is set to come in force on Sunday morning at 8.30am local time.
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Israeli cabinet to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal after Netanyahu announces agreement with Hamas
A ceasefire deal has been agreed and officially signed by representatives for Israel and Hamas in Doha, Benjamin Netanyahu has said, a day after he accused Hamas of backtracking on some of the agreed terms.
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How many hostages remain in Gaza following the Hamas-Israel ceasefire?
Families of dozens of hostages trapped under Israel’s bombardments in Gaza are clinging to hope for their return amid a deal meant to end the war.
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Netanyahu accuses Hamas of reneging on Gaza ceasefire deal, causing ’last-minute crisis’
Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Hamas is reneging on the Gaza ceasefire deal and causing a ‘last-minute crisis.’
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Israel and Hamas reach ceasefire deal after 15 months of conflict
Israel has agreed on a ceasefire in Gaza 466 days after launching a full-scale war against Hamas.
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Progress in Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal after Trump warned of chaos if hostages weren’t freed
Significant progress has been made on a peace deal between Israel and Hamas which would include the release of all October 7 hostages.
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Hamas releases video claiming to show Israeli hostage held in Gaza since 2023 attack
Family of now 19-year-old conscript Liri Albag appeals to PM to ‘take decisions as if it were your own children there’.
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IDF discloses bold operation by 120 commandos at Iranian missile facility in Syria
Elite Air Force unit breached underground facility 200 kilometers from Israel, laid explosives and escaped unscathed after 2.5 hours, in one of the most complex operations to date.
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Hamas conducted surveillance on Israel for seven years, utilizing security cameras and even a kindergarten, before the October 7 attack, according to seized documents
Despicable Hamas terrorists spent seven years spying on Israel through hacked security cameras before October 7, claim seized docs.
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Israel raids and burns one of Gaza’s last hospitals, forcing patients and staff to strip
Israeli troops have stormed one of the last hospitals operating in the northernmost part of Gaza, setting fires and forcing staff and patients to remove their clothes in the courtyard.
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Head of WHO claims to have been in Yemen airport during Israeli air strikes on Houthi targets
The head of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu, says he was at a Yemeni airport when it was hit by Israeli air strikes.
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Israel confirms it killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran during a July operation
Defence minister Israel Katz threatens Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying the military will ‘decapitate their leadership – just as we did with Haniyeh’
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Israeli airstrikes on Tartus mark the heaviest attack on Syria’s coast since 2012
Explosions rocked the sky above Syria as Israeli strikes are said to have targeted military sites in the country’s coastal region - with one blast detected on earthquake sensors
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Israel plans to establish a ’sterile defensive zone’ in Syria while dismissing claims of IDF tanks nearing Damascus as ’fake news’
Israel will set up a “sterile defensive zone” in Southern Syria, the country’s Defence Minister reportedly said on Tuesday.
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Syrian rebels enter Aleppo for the first time since 2016
Syrian rebels have breached Aleppo for the first time since 2016 following a shock offensive earlier this week, according to war monitors and fighters.
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Israel conducts first airstrike on Lebanon since ceasefire
It said Hezbollah were violating the ceasefire agreement, without providing details.
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Hezbollah continues to count its dead and faces a long road to recovery from the war
With the bodies of its fighters still strewn on the battlefield, Hezbollah must bury its dead and provide succour to its supporters who bore the brunt of Israel’s offensive, as the first steps on a long and costly road to recovery, four senior officials said.
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