If Saed is dead he would be most senior militant to be killed since October ceasefire, in attack on car that reportedly left four dead The senior Hamas commander Raed Saedhas been killed in a strike on a car in Gaza City, the Israeli military said on Saturday. The attack killed four people and wounded … Read more
Hamas says remains found in tunnel as other bodies yet to be recovered amid fragile ceasefire Israel has announced that the remains of three hostages have been handed over from Gaza and would be examined by forensic experts, as a fragile month-old ceasefire holds. A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were found on Sunday … Read more
Marco Rubio warns Israeli politicians not to disrupt Gaza ceasefire after Knesset vote to annex West Bank The parade of senior US officials travelling to the Middle East in recent weeks is a clear warning from the White House to Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli political factions to not disrupt the recent Gaza ceasefire – including … Read more
Red Cross passed coffin from Hamas to Israeli military, with the remains to go through a formal identification process The Red Cross had handed over the body of another hostage from Gaza to the IDF, Israel said early on Saturday, amid a dispute over delays in the return of remains under the ceasefire deal between … Read more
Destruction or ongoing control by Israeli forces means roads to areas worst hit by hunger are virtually impassable Even if the Rafah crossing from Egypt to Gaza opens on Thursday, NGOs face big challenges distributing supplies to Gaza City and its surroundings in the north, the areas worst hit by hunger, experts say. Key roads … Read more
Israel says one of four bodies handed over by Hamas on Tuesday night is not a missing hostage Gaza ceasefire – live updates Body handed over by Hamas is not hostage, says Israel, as Palestinian dead ‘arrive back in cuffs’ One of the four bodies handed over by Hamas is not a missing hostage, Israel … Read more
UN warns Gaza still needs ‘lifesaving aid’ as world leaders gather in Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss 20-point proposal There was a rare moment of joy among Israelis and Palestinians on Monday as Hamas released the remaining 20 living hostages in Gaza as part of a swap deal for nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees, on a day … Read more
Forty-eight Israeli hostages due to be released on Monday, with nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees to follow Ceasefire live: aid trucks enter Gaza as Netanyahu says Israel is ready for ‘immediate’ release of hostages Authorities in Israel and Gaza are preparing for the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners ahead of a Monday deadline for … Read more
Unicef says ‘humanitarian crisis continues’ and expects to scale up aid deliveries on Sunday Gaza ceasefire – live updates Aid agencies are preparing to bring large amounts of vital aid to starving people in Gaza this weekend, as a ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas appeared to be holding. “We have received … Read more
Director of Palestine Solidarity Campaign says ceasefire agreement says nothing about ‘system of apartheid’ in Palestine • Gaza ceasefire – live updates Thousands of people have gathered in central London to call for “lasting peace” in Gaza, a day after the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect. The demonstration, organised by the … Read more