World Oct 18 Israel says Rafah crossing will stay closed 'until further notice' as it pushes Hamas for hostages' remains Israel said Hamas handed over “two coffins of deceased hostages ” from Gaza late Saturday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu increased pressure on the militant group to share the rest more quickly under their ceasefire.
World Oct 15 Israel frees some Gaza workers detained during hospital raids, but prominent chief remains imprisoned Israel freed dozens of doctors, nurses and other medical workers as part of this week's release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees under the Gaza ceasefire deal.
World Oct 15 Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage The confusion added to tensions over the fragile truce that has paused the two-year war.
World Oct 13 Living hostages and Palestinian prisoners released as part of Gaza ceasefire All 20 remaining living hostages held in Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of…
World Oct 12 Israel says it expects hostages, Palestinian detainees to be released on Monday While both Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza welcomed the initial halt to the fighting and plans to release the hostages and prisoners, the longer-term fate of the ceasefire remains murky. Key questions about governance of Gaza and the post-war fate…
World Oct 11 Sudanese paramilitary attack kills at least 53 people in North Darfur, aid group says A shelling and drone attack by the Sudanese paramilitary forces hit a shelter in a besieged city in the Darfur region, killing at least 53 people, a doctors’ group said Saturday. The onslaught was the latest in Sudan's more than two-year…
World Oct 09 Israeli Cabinet approves 'outline' of deal to release all remaining hostages held by Hamas A brief statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the Cabinet approved the “outline” of a deal to release the hostages, without mentioning other aspects of the plan that are more controversial.
World Oct 09 What we know about the deal to pause war in Gaza and what's next Left unanswered is a long list of questions over what happens next.
World Oct 08 Israel and Hamas have agreed to 'first phase' of Gaza peace plan, Trump announces Hamas plans to release all 20 living hostages this weekend, people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press, while the Israeli military will begin a withdrawal from the majority of Gaza.
World Oct 08 Top officials join Israel-Hamas talks, signaling toughest issues in U.S. plan are on the table It's a sign negotiators aim to tackle on Wednesday the toughest issues of an American plan to end the war in Gaza. Hamas says it's seeking solid guarantees from U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel won't resume its military campaign…