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Israel cuts off aid to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal with Hamas

Israel stops entry of all goods and supplies into Gaza in bid to pressure Hamas into accepting new ceasefire proposal.

Al Jazeera · Mar 2, 2025

Israel stops entry of aid into Gaza as it pressures Hamas to agree ceasefire extension

Hamas is yet to respond to US proposal for a truce throughout Ramadan

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2025

Israel halts all goods into Gaza as ceasefire extension talks stall

The Israeli prime minister's office warned of ‘additional consequences’ if Hamas did not accept what Israel describes as a US proposal for extending the truce

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2025

Hamas to turn over bodies of four Israeli hostages in exchange for release of hundreds of prisoners

Hamas says that it will return the bodies of four dead hostages on Thursday in exchange for Israel’s release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, two days before the first phase of the ceasefire between the warring parties is set to expire

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

The nightmare drags on for the families of hostages who remain in Gaza

The families of hostages still in Gaza are struggling to maintain hope they'll see their loved ones soon as uncertainty swirls over the future of the fragile ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas

The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025

Israel, Hamas agree on new exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact

Israeli and Hamas officials say they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

The Gaza ceasefire faces a crucial deadline. What happens next is unclear

The biggest challenge of the fragile ceasefire is yet to come

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2025

Hamas says Netanyahu ‘sabotaging’ peace deal as Israel steps up West Bank operation – as it happened

Hamas official Basem Naim says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘preparing atmosphere’ to return to war with Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2025

Israel Ready To Resume Gaza War, PM Warns After Truce Delay

The first phase of the truce, which has largely halted more than 15 months of devastating war in the Gaza Strip, is due to expire in early March, and details of a planned subsequent phase have not been agreed.

International Business Times · Feb 24, 2025

Trump administration briefing: Zelenskyy rejects US minerals demand; bomb threat sent to anti-Trump conference

From a fight over a $500bn minerals deal to Trump ‘surrendering to the Russians’ – here are the key US politics stories from Sunday at a glance

The Guardian - US · Feb 24, 2025