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Hamas says it does not have 40 hostages who fit criteria for deal with Israel
US-backed proposal involves women, children and elderly or sick hostages in Gaza being exchanged for 900...
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Middle East crisis live: Israel threatens to strike Iran directly if Iran launches attack from its territory
Israel’s foreign minister threatens Iran as tension between two countries flare after killings of Iranian generals...
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Netanyahu making a ‘mistake’ on Gaza, says Biden, as he urges Israel to push for ceasefire
US president gives some of his strongest criticism of Israeli PM yet, saying he needs to...
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UK will not suspend arms exports to Israel, David Cameron says
Foreign secretary says Britain’s position on export licences is ‘unchanged’ after reviewing latest legal adviceMiddle East...
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Middle East crisis live: France raises possibility of imposing sanctions on Israel to get more aid into Gaza
France’s foreign minister says they will continue to pressure Israel to obtain the opening for humanitarian...
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No progress made at Cairo ceasefire talks, says Hamas, as Israel pulls troops out of southern Gaza – Middle East crisis live
Israeli defence minister says withdrawal forms part of preparations for later attack on RafahAn Israeli strike...
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Israel withdraws troops from southern Gaza for ‘tactical reasons’
Drawdown after four months of fighting in Khan Younis coincides with new ceasefire talksIsrael has pulled...
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Middle East crisis: Israel to join Cairo talks on Gaza truce and hostage release, says official – as it happened
Israel was previously undecided on whether to attend talks but will now take part in the...
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Middle East crisis live: UN rights body adopts resolution for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes in Gaza
UN Human Rights Council is debating possible ban on arms sales to IsraelSee all our Israel-Gaza...
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Charities halt Gaza aid after drone attack that killed seven workers
Humanitarian groups say they cannot operate safely after Israeli targeting of food charity convoy prompts international...
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Middle East crisis live: Residents describe ‘total destruction’ as Israel withdraws from al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
Palestinian residents say IDF has ‘destroyed all sense of life’ as it leaves area after a...
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Fears grow that Gaza could become ‘Mogadishu on the Mediterranean’
Aid officials and people in territory describe erosion of civil order and gangs filling power vacuum...
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Middle East crisis: Hamas not present at ceasefire talks, reports say; Netanyahu to undergo surgery for a hernia – as it happened
Truce talks had been set to begin again in Cairo on Sunday; Israel PM to be...
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Middle East crisis live: dozens reported killed in suspected Israeli airstrike on Hezbollah in Syria
Civilians and military personnel killed and injured in strike targeting Hezbollah weapons depots, says Syrian Observatory...
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‘Famine is setting in’: UN court orders Israel to unblock Gaza food aid
Judges issue unanimous decision and say Palestinians are in urgent need of humanitarian assistanceThe international court...
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Middle East crisis live: US and Israel in talks to revive Washington trip to discuss Rafah
Israeli PM had cancelled officials’ US visit to discuss planned offensive in southern Gaza after the...
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Middle East crisis live: Israel intensifies strikes on southern Gaza
Moves come despite growing international pressure for an immediate ceasefireSee all our Middle East coverageThe Israeli...
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Middle East crisis live: UK and Australia call for immediate end to fighting as US prepares to put ceasefire resolution to UN
Australian and UK stress ‘urgency’ over need to allow aid into Gaza and for hostages to...
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World Bank report finds imminent risk of catastrophic famine in Gaza Strip
Findings come as UN secretary general calls on Israel to give unconditional access to Gaza for...
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Middle East crisis live: Marwan Issa, key Hamas organiser behind 7 October attacks, killed, says US
White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Issa had been killed last week in an...
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Israel’s Shifa raid shows its grip is slipping as a ‘forever war’ looms
Retaking of Shifa complex shows Hamas militants, despite heavy losses, are still operational in northern GazaThe...
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Middle East crisis live: ‘Israel is provoking famine’ in Gaza, says EU foreign policy chief
'Gaza is in ‘state of famine’ and Israel is using starvation as weapon of war, says...
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Netanyahu vows to press ahead with assault on Rafah
PM acknowledges international pressure is increasing but says it will not stop Israel achieving its goalsBenjamin...
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Middle East crisis live: Israeli strikes hit multiple sites in Syria, wounding a soldier, says Syrian military
Syria’s state news agency reports airstrikes coming from Golan Heights led to ‘material losses’ and wounding...