Israel

An Israeli soldier aims a weapon as they operate in the Gaza Strip, after a temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas expired, in this handout picture released on December 1, 2023. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS
Hamas-Israel war

Israel resumes Gaza bombing after truce expires

Hostages who were abducted by Hamas gunmen during the October 7 attack on Israel are handed over by Hamas militants to the International Red Cross, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel amid a temporary truce, in an unknown location in the Gaza Strip, November 29, 2023. Hamas Military Wing/Handout via REUTERS
Hamas-Israel war

Israel and Hamas agree to extend temporary truce

File photo of State Secretary Antony J Blinken. Photo: Bloomberg
Hamas-Israel war

Blinken says will work on extending pauses in Israel to free more hostages

[1/8]Jason J. Eaton, 48, a suspect who was arrested in the shooting of three college students of Palestinian descent, poses for a police booking photograph in Burlington, Vermont, U.S. November 27, 2023. Burlington Police Department/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Vermont man charged with attempted murder in shooting of students of Palestinian descent

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a meeting on the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., October 24, 2023. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
Middle East

Blinken to visit Israel again as US hopes to see further extensions of Gaza ceasefire

Residential buildings, destroyed in Israeli strikes during the conflict, lie in ruin, amid a temporary truce between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Gaza City November 26, 2023. REUTERS/Bassam Masoud
Hamas-Israel war

Gaza’s cultural, educational landmarks destroyed by Israeli attacks

Hamas militants stand by vehicles as they hand over hostages who were abducted during the October 7 attack on Israel to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel amid a temporary truce, in an unknown location in the Gaza Strip, in this screengrab taken from video released November 26, 2023. Hamas Military Wing/Handout via REUTERS
World+Biz

Deal reached to extend Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza by two days

Palestinian prisoner Khalil Zama' (R) hugs his mother after being released from an Israeli jail in exchange for Israeli hostages released by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, at his home in Halhul village north Hebron in the occupied West Bank on November 27, 2023. Israel's prison service said 39 Palestinian detainees were released on November 26, 2023 under the terms of a truce agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Photo AFP
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Israel, Hamas raise concerns over lists of people due to be freed, says official

FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a weekly cabinet meeting in the Jordan Valley, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Global Economy

Budget demands highlight tensions in Israel's wartime coalition

A satellite image shows Al-Ahli hospital, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Gaza November 7, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

Human Rights Watch says rocket misfire likely cause of deadly Gaza hospital blast

Hila Rotem-Shoshani, who was abducted by Hamas gunmen during the October 7 attack on Israel, meets a family member after being released as part of a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel amid a temporary truce, at an unknown location in Israel, in this handout image released November 26, 2023. Israel Defense Forces/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY.
World+Biz

Israeli army says 14 Israeli hostages, 3 foreigners handed to Red Cross in Gaza

A Palestinian boy checks the damage at a mosque which was hit in an Israeli air strike, in Jenin refugee camp in the Israeli-occupied West Bank October 22, 2023. REUTERS/Raneen Sawafta
Hamas-Israel war

Israeli army kills 6 people in West Bank: Palestinian ministry

A hostage who was abducted by Hamas during the October 7 attack on Israel, is handed over by Hamas to members of the International Committee of the Red Cross, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel amid a temporary truce, in an unknown location in the Gaza Strip, in this screengrab taken from video released November 26, 2023. Hamas Military Wing/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY
World+Biz

Hamas releases more Israeli, foreign hostages on second day of Gaza truce