Hamas hands over two hostages, others expected after truce extended
Two women have returned to Israel after being handed to the Red Cross in Gaza City, Israeli authorities said on Thursday, and further hostages are expected to be released later ...
Three killed, 8 wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack (Update 3)
Two Hamas gunmen killed three people at a Jerusalem bus stop during morning rush hour on Thursday, and Israel reiterated its commitment to wiping out the Palestinian Islamist faction, whose ...
President to attend COP28 Dubai summit
President Nikos Christodoulides departs for Dubai on Thursday, to attend the UN COP28 climate summit.
The president will address the effects of climate change in Cyprus as well as in ...
Saudi Arabia’s PIF to buy 10 per cent stake in Heathrow airport holding company
Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has struck a share purchase agreement to buy a 10 per cent stake in TOPCO, the holding company of Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd, from ...
Turkey’s Erdogan welcomes Gaza pause as temporary ‘stop of bloodshed’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed a pause in the Gaza war and the exchange of hostages and prisoners between Israel and militant group Hamas as a temporary “stop ...
Hamas hands over two Israeli-Russian hostages held in Gaza
A convoy of vehicles with two Israeli-Russian hostages released by Hamas arrived in Israel on Wednesday on the final day of a two-day extension of a truce in the war ...
Report of Israeli hostage family’s deaths overshadows Gaza truce talks
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to extend the Gaza truce were overshadowed at the last minute on Wednesday by an unconfirmed claim by Hamas that a family of Israeli hostages ...
UN chief says Gaza in midst of ‘epic humanitarian catastrophe’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned that the Gaza Strip was in the midst of an “epic humanitarian catastrophe,” as calls grew for a ceasefire to replace the temporary ...
Freed Israeli hostages tell families of beatings and death threats
Israeli women and children on their return from Hamas captivity in Gaza speak of being beaten and threatened with death, moved from place to place and forced to whisper during ...
Turkey’s Erdogan welcomes Gaza pause, refers to Netanyahu as the ‘butcher of Gaza’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed a pause in the Gaza war and the exchange of hostages and prisoners between Israel and militant group Hamas as a temporary “stop ...
Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid efforts to extend truce
Hamas and Israel were expected to release more hostages and prisoners on Wednesday, the last day of a prolonged six-day truce in the Gaza Strip conflict, as attention focused on ...
Hamas, Israel release more hostages, prisoners in fifth day of Gaza truce
Hamas freed 12 more hostages and Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday, the fifth day of an extended six-day truce between the militant Palestinian group and Israel in the Gaza war.
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In Gaza, little solace in truce as people endure grief and deprivation
Carting heavy cans of water through muddy streets, searching mounds of rubble for clothes, mourning lost relatives and homes – Gazans reprieved from Israeli bombardment during the truce with Hamas were ...
Disease could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza – WHO
More people could die from disease than from bombings in the Gaza Strip if its health system is not repaired, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, warning of ...
Israel, Hamas abide by truce, discuss further extensions
Israeli forces and Hamas fighters held their fire beyond the original deadline of a truce on Tuesday, extended at the last minute by at least two days to let more ...
US urges Israel to avoid civilian displacements in any south Gaza offensive
The US is asking Israel to take greater care to protect civilians and limit damage to infrastructure if it launches an offensive in southern Gaza to avoid further displacements that ...
French warship docks in Egypt, could treat Gaza children this week
The French helicopter carrier Dixmude has docked in Egypt and could start treating wounded children from Gaza later this week, Defence Minister Sebastien Lecornu said on Tuesday, as Western powers ...
UN chief says extended Gaza truce not enough to meet aid needs
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres described an extended truce between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas on Monday as “a glimpse of hope and humanity,” but warned it was not enough ...
Iraq sees risk of regional conflict if Gaza war resumes
Iraq sees a risk of regional conflict if the current truce in Gaza is not turned into a permanent ceasefire, the Iraqi prime minister’s foreign affairs adviser said, as ...
Arab states, EU agree on need for two-state solution to Israel crisis
Arab states and the European Union agreed at a meeting in Spain on Monday that a two-state solution was the answer to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, with EU foreign affairs chief ...
Deal reached to extend Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza by two days (Updated)
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams
Mediator Qatar said on Monday a truce between Israeli and Hamas forces in Gaza had been extended by two days, continuing a pause in ...
Gaza hostage briefly escaped captors after building was bombed
An Israeli hostage who was freed as part of a temporary truce in the Gaza Strip had previously mounted a brief escape from his Hamas captors after the building where ...
Israel, Hamas raise concerns over lists of people due to be freed
Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas have raised concerns over the lists of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners due to be released on Monday, the final day of an agreed ...
Biden hopes for extension of Israel-Hamas truce as more hostages released
U.S. President Joe Biden said he hoped the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas can go on as long as hostages are being released after the militant group freed 17 ...