Trump undoes Biden pause on 2000-pound bombs for Israel
January 26, 2025 by Reuters
Republican President Donald Trump has instructed the US military to release a hold imposed by Democratic former president Joe Biden on the supply of 2000-pound bombs to Israel. Read more
Hamas names four Israeli female soldiers to be freed
January 25, 2025 by Reuters
Hamas has announced the names of four Israeli women soldier hostages to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
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Trump envoy says he’ll go to Gaza to monitor ceasefire
US officials will be part of a team deployed in the Gaza Strip to ensure safety following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, envoy Steve Witkoff says. Read more
Next Israeli hostages to be released on Saturday: Hamas
January 21, 2025 by Reuters
One of the Israeli hostages freed from Gaza says she has “returned to life” as Hamas says the next group of Israeli hostages will be released on Saturday. Read more
Gaza ceasefire as hostage release poised to begin
January 19, 2025 by Reuters
Israeli forces have started withdrawing from areas in Gaza’s Rafah to the Philadelphi corridor along the border between Egypt and Gaza, pro-Hamas media reports. Read more
Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire deal
January 18, 2025 by Reuters
A Gaza Strip ceasefire deal is still conditional on an approval from Israel’s full cabinet after it was backed by the country’s security cabinet. Read more
Ben-Gvir threatens to quit over Gaza deal
January 17, 2025 by Reuters
Israel’s hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says he will resign from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if it ratifies a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, which he has strongly opposed. Read more
Biden urges immediate ceasefire in call with Netanyahu
US President Joe Biden has spoken with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the White House says, as US officials race to reach a Gaza Strip hostage and ceasefire deal before Biden leaves office. Read more
Lebanon’s army chief elected president by MPs
January 10, 2025 by Reuters
Lebanon’s parliament has elected army chief Joseph Aoun head of state, filling the vacant presidency with a general who enjoys US and Saudi approval and showing the diminished sway of the Hezbollah group after its devastating war with Israel. Read more
UN body issues damning report on Israeli attacks
A UN Human Rights Office report has condemned Israeli attacks on hospitals in Gaza, saying they had devastated the Palestinian enclave’s health system and raised serious concerns about Israel’s compliance with international law. Read more
Israel gives Houthis ‘final warning’ to stop attacks
December 31, 2024 by Reuters
Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations has issued what he called a final warning to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt their missile attacks on Israel, saying they risked the same “miserable fate” as Hamas, Hezbollah and Syria’s Bashar al-Assad if they persisted. Read more
Hamas and Israel blame each other for ceasefire delay
December 26, 2024 by Reuters
Hamas and Israel have hit some more snags in efforts to conclude a ceasefire agreement. Read more
Pope labels Gaza airstrikes ‘cruelty – not war’
December 22, 2024 by Reuters
In an address to Catholic cardinals, Pope Francis has condemned Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, saying children are being bombed, labelling it ‘cruelty – not war’. Read more
Israel says it will shut Ireland embassy over policies
December 16, 2024 by Reuters
Israel will close its Dublin embassy due to the Irish government’s “extreme anti-Israel policies,” Foreign Minister Gideon Saar says, citing its recognition of a Palestinian state and support for legal action against Israel. Read more
Israeli govt announces plan to expand Golan settlements
December 16, 2024 by Reuters
Israel’s government has agreed to double its population on the occupied Golan Heights while saying threats from Syria remain despite the moderate tone of rebel leaders who ousted president Bashar al-Assad a week ago. Read more
Israel vows to destroy Syria’s heavy strategic weaponry
December 10, 2024 by Reuters
Israel says it will move to stop rebel groups from seizing advanced weaponry in Syria amid concerns about “extremist” access to the country’s chemical arsenal. Read more
Hamas vows to ‘neutralise’ hostages if rescue attempted
December 5, 2024 by Reuters
Hamas says it has information that Israel intends to carry out a hostage rescue operation similar to one conducted in Gaza’s Nuseirat camp in June and threatened to “neutralise” the captives if any such action took place, according to an internal statement seen by Reuters. Read more
Trump vows ‘hell to pay’ if Gaza hostages not released
December 3, 2024 by Reuters
US President-elect Donald Trump says there will be “hell to pay” in the Middle East if hostages held in the Gaza Strip are not released prior to his January 20 inauguration. Read more
Israel strikes back at Lebanon after Hezbollah attack
December 3, 2024 by Reuters
Residents in Beirut heard drones flying overhead as Lebanon’s official news agency reported Israel had renewed strikes in southern Lebanon. Read more
Egypt hosts Hamas in new Gaza Strip ceasefire push
December 2, 2024 by Reuters
A US official has talked up the chances of a potential ceasefire and hostage deal in the Gaza Strip as a Hamas delegation visits Egypt. Read more
Hamas releases video of US-Israeli hostage in Gaza
December 1, 2024 by Reuters
A US-Israeli hostage being held in Gaza has begged Donald Trump to secure his release in a harrowing video released by militant group Hamas. Read more
What a truce ending Israel-Hezbollah war includes
November 28, 2024 by Reuters
Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have started implementing a ceasefire as part of a US-proposed deal for a 60-day truce to end more than a year of hostilities. Read more
Tensions as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect
November 27, 2024 by Reuters
A ceasefire accord has cleared the way for an end to a conflict across the Israeli-Lebanese border that was ignited by the larger Gaza war in 2023. Read more
UAE arrests three suspects in killing of Israeli rabbi
November 25, 2024 by Reuters
Three people have been arrested in the United Arab Emirates in connection with the alleged murder of an Israeli citizen, the Emirati interior ministry says. Read more
Lebanon and Hezbollah accept US ceasefire proposal
November 19, 2024 by Reuters
Diplomatic efforts to halt conflict between Israel and Hezbollah have progressed, with the Iran-backed armed group and Lebanon agreeing to a ceasefire proposal. Read more
Trump picks Huckabee to be US ambassador to Israel
November 13, 2024 by Reuters
US President-elect Donald Trump says he will nominate former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee as the US ambassador to Israel.
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US ‘asked Qatar to expel Hamas’ after hostage deal snub
November 10, 2024 by Reuters
The US told Qatar the presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable in the weeks since the Palestinian terrorist group rejected the latest proposal to achieve a ceasefire and a hostage deal, a senior administration official says. Read more
Israel hits Iran’s missile fuel-mixing facilities
October 27, 2024 by Reuters
In a major blow to Iran’s ability to mass-produce missiles, Israeli airstrikes have hit buildings in Iran where solid fuel for ballistic missiles is mixed. Read more
Hezbollah ‘Golan Heights’ member eliminated: Israel
October 10, 2024 by Reuters
Israel’s military has reportedly hit targets in Syria and killed a member of Hezbollah’s “Golan Terrorist Network” as it ramps up its war against the group. Read more
Israel says Hezbollah leader’s successors killed
October 9, 2024 by Reuters
Israeli airstrikes have reportedly killed two successors to Hezbollah’s slain leader as Israel ramps up its ground offensive in southern Lebanon. Read more
