Middle East
Russia says has taken back major chunk of Kursk region from Ukrainian forces
Russian forces have taken back more than 800 square km (309 square miles) of territory from Ukraine in the Kursk region of ...Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel
BY TIA GOLDENBERG AP The bodies of four Israelis taken captive by Hamas, including those said to be of the last female ...Hezbollah chief says Israel must fully withdraw from Lebanon by February 18
The head of Lebanese armed group Hezbollah said on Sunday that Israeli troops must withdraw from Lebanese territory in full by a ...Gazans return to ruined homes and severe water shortage
A ceasefire has enabled some Gazans to go back to their ruined homes without fear of Israeli airstrikes, but they have returned ...Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases hundreds of prisoners as fragile ceasefire holds
BY MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, MELANIE LIDMAN and JALAL BWAITEL, Associated Press Hamas-led militants released three male Israeli hostages Saturday and Israeli forces began ...Hamas says it is willing to move ahead with Gaza ceasefire
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie Reuters Hamas signalled on Thursday that a crisis threatening to unravel an already fragile ceasefire in ...Israel threatens to restart war in Gaza if Hamas doesn’t release hostages
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and resume its war against ...Fears for Gaza ceasefire escalate after Hamas delays hostage release
Hamas’ threat to delay the next planned release of Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip has jolted a fragile ceasefire that’s seen as having the potential ...After the ceasefire in Gaza, West Bank Palestinians face more Israeli barriers, traffic and misery
BY ISABEL DEBRE AP Abdullah Fauzi, a banker from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leaves home at 4 a.m. to ...Hamas frees three more Israeli hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal
By Hussam al-Masri, Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi Reuters Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, whose emaciated ...














