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Villagers begin to return to southern Lebanon as Israeli army withdraws under ceasefire deal

By Bassem Mroue, Associated Press

Israeli forces have withdrawn from border villages in southern Lebanon under a deadline spelled out in a U.S.-brokered ceasefire agreement that ended the latest Israel-Hezbollah war.

Egypt developing Gaza rebuilding plan, a counter to Trump's call for depopulating the territory

By Samy Magdy, Associated Press

Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip in a counter to President Donald Trump’s proposal to depopulate the territory so the U.S. can take it over.

Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies, accelerating Gaza releases

By Samy Magdy, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press

The six are the last living hostages set to be freed under the ceasefire's first phase.

Israeli forces will remain in 5 locations in Lebanon after Tuesday's pullout deadline, official says

By Melanie Lidman, Sally Abou AlJoud, Associated Press

Lebanon’s government has opposed any further delay in the Israeli pullout under the ceasefire agreement that ended fighting with the Hezbollah militant group.

On the ground with U.N. forces in Lebanon as Israeli withdrawal deadline looms

By Simona Foltyn

After Israel missed a previous deadline at the end of January, this Tuesday is the new deadline for Israeli troops to withdraw from southern Lebanon. Israel has indicated that its troops will remain in some strategic areas along the border,…

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Israel's Netanyahu signals he's moving ahead with Trump's plan to move Palestinians from Gaza

By Matthew Lee, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press

Netanyahu discussed the plan with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who kicked off a Middle East visit by endorsing Israel's war aims in Gaza, saying Hamas “must be eradicated.” That created further doubt around the shaky ceasefire as talks on its…

Israel and Hamas complete their latest exchange with 2 weeks left in ceasefire's first phase

By Mohammad Jahjouh, Melanie Lidman, Jalal Bwaitel, Associated Press

Israel and Hamas completed the sixth exchange of hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners on Saturday with just over two weeks remaining in the initial phase of their fragile Gaza ceasefire.

Hamas names 3 Israeli hostages to be released Saturday to uphold shaky Gaza ceasefire

By Julia Frankel, Associated Press

Hamas militants have named the next three Israeli male hostages to be released as part of a fragile ceasefire deal that had teetered in recent days amid a major dispute that raised the specter of fighting resuming in the devastated…

Hamas says it will free 3 hostages as planned, paving the way to settle ceasefire dispute

By Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press

Hamas says it will release the next group of three Israeli hostages as planned. That would pave the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.