Middle East
Israel orders army to prepare for ‘voluntary departure’ of Gazans after Trump unveils plan
By James Mackenzie and Jana Choukeir Reuters Israel’s defence minister ordered the army on Thursday to prepare a plan to allow the ...Trump vows to take over Gaza and create ‘Riviera of the Middle East’
By Steve Holland, Matt Spetalnick and Jeff Mason Reuters President Donald Trump said the U.S. would take over war-ravaged Gaza and create ...Three Israeli hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners freed
By Youssef Hassouna with Callum Paton in Jerusalem and Adel Zaanoun in Cairo AFP Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages in ...Hamas frees the first of 8 more hostages as Gaza truce holds. Israel is set ...
BY MOHAMMAD JAHJOUH, WAFAA SHURAFA and JOSEPH KRAUSS AP Hamas-led militants freed the first of eight hostages on Thursday in the latest ...Tens of thousands return to devastated northern Gaza as Israel lifts its closure under truce
By WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and JOSEPH KRAUSS AP Tens of thousands of Palestinians returned to the most heavily destroyed part of ...Four Israeli soldiers, dozens of Palestinians released in ceasefire deal
BY SAM MEDNICK, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY AP Hamas militants handed over four captive female Israeli soldiers to the Red Cross in Gaza ...Gazans ready tent camps for families returning to north after ceasefire
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mahmoud Issa and Dawoud Abu Alkas Reuters Palestinians in northern Gaza prepared tent encampments for displaced families on Thursday, ...Hamas’ tight grip on Gaza complicates plan for lasting peace
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters In neighbourhoods levelled by 15 months of war with Israel, Hamas officials are overseeing the clearance of rubble ...Palestinians confront a landscape of destruction in Gaza’s ‘ghost towns’
BY ABDEL KAREEM HANA and TIA GOLDENBERG AP Palestinians in Gaza are confronting an apocalyptic landscape of devastation after a ceasefire paused more than ...Gazans cheer as ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes hold
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mohammed Salem Reuters Thousands of Palestinians burst into the streets across Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began ...














