Gaza, Middle East and Israel

Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire holds as Israel cracks down in the West Bank
The ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas stretched into a fifth day on Thursday. Humanitarian aid groups are working to surge food and supplies to the war-ravaged territory as Palestinians scour through mountains of rubble.
Middle East latest: Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 17, medics say, as Hamas accepts a ceasefire draft
Israeli airstrikes on homes in the Gaza Strip killed at least 17 Palestinians, health officials said Tuesday. Earlier strikes in Gaza killed at least 18 people, including two women and four children, according to local health officials, who said one woman was pregnant and the baby died as well.
How the Gaza war has remade the Middle East
What began as a battle between Israel and Hamas morphed into a much wider regional conflict that has reshaped much of the Middle East.
Middle East latest: Israel says it will keep control of Gaza-Egypt crossing
Israel said 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 truce, now in its fourth day, is supposed to bring calm to war-battered Gaza for at least six weeks and see 33 Hamas-held hostages released in return for hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Middle East Latest: Israel Says It Killed a Militant in Gaza as Fragile Ceasefire Holds
The Israeli military says its soldiers killed an alleged militant in Gaza whom it said posed a threat to its forces
Israel Retains Control of Rafah Border Crossing Between Gaza and Egypt
Israel has confirmed that it will maintain control over the Rafah border crossing, the key passage between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
Middle East latest: Israel launches a major West Bank operation, days after Gaza ceasefire
Palestinian health workers say an Israeli strike on a built-up refugee camp in the occupied West Bank has killed two people as a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip entered a third day.
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Qatar, US discuss Gaza ceasefire deal’s implementation, developments in Syria
Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani receives phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, according to Qatari ...
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Prime Minister discusses developments in Gaza, Syria with Egyptian counterpart
Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, met today with HE Dr.
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PM discusses Gaza ceasefire deal, Syria developments in Davos meetings
HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani held on Wednesday a number of meetings on the sidelines of World ...
Middle East latest: Netanyahu says deal to return hostages from Gaza reached after last snags
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached ...
Fighting halts in Gaza as ceasefire takes effect after brief delay
The 42-day first phase of the ceasefire should see a total of 33 hostages returned from Gaza and hundreds of Palestinian ...
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Middle East latest: Palestinian prime minister says Palestinian Authority should run Gaza in future
The Palestinian prime minister says it's unacceptable for any entity other than the Palestinian Authority to run the Gaza ...
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Syria orders freeze of bank accounts linked to former regime
Syria's central bank has ordered commercial banks to freeze all accounts tied to people and companies linked to the ousted regime of former President Bashar ...
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Jenin residents leave homes as West Bank raids continue; Hezbollah ceasefire terms require more work, says Israel
Hundreds of Jenin residents left their homes on Thursday, prompted by messages from drones fitted with loudspeakers, witnesses said, as the military demolished a number of houses on the third day of a ...