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Aid is surging into Gaza under the ceasefire. Is it helping?

Two weeks after the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel took effect, aid is flooding into the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK

Hamas to release 3 male hostages, Israel to release dozens of Palestinian prisoners under ceasefire

Hamas-led militants are set to release three male hostages from the Gaza Strip on Saturday, in return for the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners as part of a fragile ceasefire with Israel that has halted more than a year of intense fighting and has so far seen 15 hostages…

The Independent UK

Israeli doctors say five released Thai hostages in "fair" health after 15 months of captivity

Five Thai hostages have been released after 15 months of captivity in the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK

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Hostage Swap In Gaza Strip: 8 Released, 110 Palestinians Freed

Militants in Gaza released eight hostages, including Israelis and Thai workers, in a swap for Palestinian prisoners amid a tenuous ceasefire.

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Middle East latest: Hostages and prisoners set to be released as ceasefire holds

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month

The Independent UK

200,000 Palestinians return to northern Gaza after crossing opens

MORE than 200,000 Palestinians have returned home to the most heavily bombarded part of the Gaza Strip as Israel lifted its closure of the north ...

The National (Scotland)

Middle East latest: Israel allows Palestinians to return to Gaza for the first time in over a year

Israel has begun allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, in accordance with a fragile ceasefire

The Independent UK

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Displaced Palestinians start returning home to destroyed northern Gaza for first time in over a year

Around a million Palestinians fled south in late 2023 after Israel ordered mass wholesale evacuation of northern Gaza

The Independent UK

Trump Suggests 'Just Clean Out' Gaza and Relocate Refugees to Egypt and Jordan

President-elect Donald Trump proposed a controversial plan aboard Air Force One: to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Egypt and Jordan, suggesting it could bring stability to the region.

Latin Times

Gaza Development Put Back 60 Years By War: UNDP Chief

The Israel-Hamas war has put back development in Gaza by 60 years and mobilising the tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction will be an uphill task, the United Nations said.

International Business Times

Chief US Diplomat Vows 'Unwavering Support' For Israel

The United States' new top diplomat Marco Rubio reaffirmed the country's "unwavering support" for Israel, days into a fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank.

International Business Times

As Gaza ceasefire takes hold, Israeli forces turn to Jenin – a regular target seen as a center of Palestinian resistance

Just two days after a shaky ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip, Israel on Jan. 21, 2025, launched a large-scale incursion of the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank.

The Conversation

Middle East latest: Israel says it will maintain control of Gaza-Egypt crossing

Israel says it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of the ceasefire with Hamas

The Independent UK

Macron says 'Palestinian governance' needed in Gaza as ceasefire enacted

French President Emmanuel Macron has told his Palestinian counterpart Mahmud Abbas that a return to Palestinian governance was needed in Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Sunday. Displaced Palestinians have started returning to the Gaza Strip and three Israeli hostages released.

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‘Glimmer of hope in a cycle of death’: Families in Gaza pray ceasefire brings an end to devastation

Palestinians react to long-awaited ceasefire with mixture of joy and trepidation after 15 months of strikes on the Gaza Strip, write Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza

The Independent UK

Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire is delayed over dispute between Hamas and Israel

The Israeli military says it “continues to attack” inside the Gaza Strip as a dispute with Hamas delayed the start of a planned ceasefire

The Guardian - AU

Relief trucks start to deliver aid inside Gaza – as it happened

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What to know about the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to begin on Sunday, pausing the devastating 15-month war between Israel and the militant Hamas group in the Gaza Strip

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Palestinians in Gaza are eager to return home in a ceasefire but many will find nothing left

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire agreement halts the Israel-Hamas war

The Independent UK

Satellite photos show the Gaza Strip before and after the devastation of the Israel-Hamas war

The Israel-Hamas war has devastated the Gaza Strip

Evening Standard

Israeli cabinet vote on Gaza ceasefire deal postponed as Netanyahu accuses Hamas of seeking 'to extort last minute concessions'

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 48 people over the past day

The Independent UK

Israel continues deadly strikes on Gaza despite ceasefire announcement

A series of Israeli strikes have hit the Gaza Strip, following the agreement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

The Independent UK

Middle East latest: Netanyahu says Cabinet won't meet over ceasefire until Hamas drops new demands

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages until Hamas backs down from what it called a “last minute crisis.”

The Conversation

Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal: Why now and what next?

A much-anticipated Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is expected to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025 – subject to a delayed Israeli government vote on the package originally scheduled for the morning of Jan. 16.

Latin Times

Biden Confuses Hezbollah and Hamas in Speech on Israel-Gaza Ceasefire: 'Embarrassing'

President Joe Biden confused Lebanese political party Hezbollah with Palestinian militant group Hamas during his speech on the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

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