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Hamas Hands Over Dead Israeli Hostages In Black Coffins

Hundreds watched on Thursday as four black coffins, which Hamas said held the remains of Israel's Bibas family and an elderly hostage, were carried off stage by Palestinian militants in southern Gaza.

International Business Times · Feb 20, 2025

'Heart of nation torn' as bodies of mother and two young children first dead hostages returned from Gaza

Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu said ‘heart of the entire nation is torn’ as bodies of four hostages returned

Evening Standard · Feb 20, 2025

Remains of four hostages, including mother and two children, returned to Israel – as it happened

Bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two children, Ariel and Kfir, who Hamas says were killed in an Israeli airstrike, as well as Oded Lifshitz, 83, handed over

The Guardian - AU · Feb 20, 2025

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Hamas to return 4 Israeli bodies, including a mother and her 2 young children

Hamas is set to return the bodies of four Israeli hostages, including a mother and her two children who have long been feared dead and had come to embody the nation’s agony following the Oct. 7, 2023, attack

The Independent UK · Feb 20, 2025

Hamas Set To Hand Over Israel Bodies Of Four Gaza Hostages

Hamas is due to hand over the bodies of four hostages Thursday, including those of the Bibas family, who have become symbols of the hostage crisis that has gripped Israel since the Gaza war broke out.

International Business Times · Feb 20, 2025

Hamas’s youngest Israeli hostage Kfir Bibas, brother and mother confirmed dead

Shiri Bibas and her children Kfir and Ariel were abducted by Hamas on 7 October 2023

The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025

Hamas offers handover of all hostages to Israel if next phase of ceasefire agreed

Benjamin Netanyahu signals readiness for talks on second phase by appointing adviser Ron Dermer to lead delegation

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025

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Even Trump can be cajoled into doing the right thing – you just have to know which buttons to press

In decades spent convincing world leaders to protect human rights, I’ve learned a thing or two about working with his type, says Kenneth Roth, a former executive director of Human Rights Watch

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025

Netanyahu Appoints Close Adviser For Ceasefire Negotiations With Hamas

Ron Dermer appointed to lead ceasefire negotiations with Hamas in efforts to bring peace and stability.

Trump’s Gaza takeover won’t happen. But it has already changed the face of Israeli politics

The US president’s support for forcibly relocating Palestinians has laid the ground for Netanyahu’s ultimate fantasy, says senior lecturer in Israeli studies Yair Wallach

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Appoints New Negotiator For Gaza Ceasefire

Israeli PM Netanyahu appoints Ron Dermer to lead phase two ceasefire talks in Gaza amid political tensions and hostage releases. Challenges arise with the ...

More than $50bn needed to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s war on enclave

Researchers conclude that $53.2bn is needed for extensive reconstruction and recovery efforts over the next 10 years.

Al Jazeera · Feb 19, 2025

Hamas says it will hand over bodies of Bibas family and free six hostages

Remains of Shiri Bibas and young sons Kfir and Ariel, whose deaths had not been confirmed, to be returned on Thursday

The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2025

Hamas to release six Israeli captives, hand over four bodies this week

Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas leader in Gaza, says six Israeli captives will be released on Saturday under a ceasefire deal.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2025

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The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025

Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over four bodies, accelerating Gaza releases

A top Hamas leader says the militant group will release six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and the bodies of four others on Thursday

Radio France Internationale · Feb 18, 2025

Egypt plans rebuilding of Gaza to counter Trump's call to displace Palestinians

Egypt is developing a plan to rebuild Gaza without forcing Palestinians out of the strip, as it tries to provide an alternative to US President Donald Trump's proposal to take over the territory and displace its population.

Al Jazeera · Feb 18, 2025

Egypt developing Gaza reconstruction plan to counter Trump’s ‘take over’

Egypt’s foreign minister, Badr Abdelatty, has confirmed Cairo is ‘actively developing’ a reconstruction plan for Gaza.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025

Netanyahu seeks to draw Trump into future attack on Iranian nuclear sites

Israeli PM urges US to help ‘finish the job’ as Washington makes early maximalist demand over Tehran’s programme

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Al Jazeera · Feb 17, 2025

Netanyahu says Israel committed to Trump’s ‘take over’ Gaza plan

Israeli PM hails US push to build ‘different Gaza’ as defence minister unveils plan for ‘departure’ of Palestinians.

The National (Scotland) · Feb 17, 2025

Over 60 MPs and peers demand UK Government ban imports of Israeli settler goods

DOZENS of MPs and peers across political parties have written to the UK Government to demand they ban all goods coming into the UK from Israeli…

International Business Times · Feb 17, 2025

Israeli Military Set To Miss Lebanon Withdrawal Deadline Despite Pushback

Israel was poised to again miss a deadline for withdrawing its troops from Lebanon after the military said Monday it would remain in five "strategic points" despite pushback from Beirut.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025

Netanyahu ‘committed’ to Trump’s plan to take over Gaza

Comments suggest Israeli PM will reject Hamas pledge to hand over control of territory to the PA

Trump's Bold And Controversial Mideast Diplomacy

Explore President Trump's bold diplomacy in the Middle East, from hostage negotiations to controversial proposals, shaping the Israeli-Palestinian conflict...

The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2025

Watchdog says Israel is to expand West Bank settlement as the region marks 500 days of war

An anti-settlement watchdog says Israel has issued tenders for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank

The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2025

First Thing: European leaders meet as US and Russia lock them out of Ukraine talks

The meeting, convened by Emmanuel Macron, comes as US officials prepare for talks in Riyadh with their Russian counterparts. Plus, the comprehensive ridiculing of New Zealand’s tourism campaign

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