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Israel offers ceasefire, demands release of hostages in Gaza conflict

Breaking news: Israel offers ceasefire in Gaza, agrees to release 40 hostages. Will Hamas accept this deal? Get the exclusive details from our analyst.

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Israeli ministers block Mossad head’s effort to restart Gaza hostage talks

Relatives of the abductees say they are shocked, as reports say David Barnea was stopped from visiting Qatar

The Guardian - UK

Analysis: Israel resumed bombing Gaza, what has happened since?

Do the latest US weapons shipments to Israel hold any clues to how the fighting will go?

Al Jazeera

Israel using captured Hamas prisoners to track down top leaders

As pressure grows on Israel to avoid civilian deaths, IDF believes killing leaders will collapse organisation

The Guardian - UK

Israel pulls out of ‘dead end’ ceasefire negotiations as it strikes hundreds of Gaza targets

After a week’s respite, black smoke billowed over the skyline once more as Israel resumed pounding hundreds of targets in the Gaza Strip

The Independent UK

Israel pulls Mossad negotiators from Qatar after ‘impasse’ over captives

Hamas says there will be no further prisoner exchange with Israel until the war on Gaza is over.

Al Jazeera

Qatar mediator says latest prisoner release would comprise 16 children and 14 women – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

🔴 Live: 10 Israeli and four Thai hostages released from Gaza, Israel's army says

Ten Israeli hostages and four Thai nationals have been released from Gaza, Israel's army said late Wednesday. Qatar's foreign ministry said those released included Dutch, German and American dual nationals. Hours before a six-day pause in fighting expired, a Hamas source said the group was not yet satisfied with Israeli…

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Al Jazeera

CIA, Mossad chiefs meet in Qatar as Israel-Hamas truce is extended

Talks between US and Israeli spy agencies in Qatar, which is key mediator, include issue of captives held in Gaza.

The Guardian - UK

Hostage talks show a battered Hamas is far from down and out

The militant group may be playing the long game, hoping to weaken Israel while building antipathy against it

The Guardian - US

CIA and Mossad chiefs fly to Qatar for talks on extending Gaza truce amid further hostage releases

Heads of US and Israeli spy agencies to meet Qatari leadership, with focus on persuading Hamas to release male hostages

The Guardian - UK

Israel and Hamas have strong reasons not to extend Gaza ceasefire

Hamas risks losing leverage if all hostages are freed, and Benjamin Netanyahu promised a full victory

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France 24

Hostage deal delayed: What is the sticking point between Hamas and Israel?

There has been a delay in the expected release of some 50 Israeli hostages. The deal is still being finalised in Qatar, where senior Hamas leadership is based. A high-ranking member of Israel's Mossad secret service is there talking to Hamas. The deal, as publicised thus far, involves 50 hostages…

The Independent UK

British hostage crisis experts in Israel to help efforts to free Hamas captives: ‘Difficult and complex work’

Highly experienced operatives are part of efforts to free the more than 200 people taken into Gaza during the 7 October attack

The Independent UK

Israel agrees to 4-hour daily pauses in Gaza fighting to allow civilians to flee, White House says

The White House says Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in its assault on Hamas in northern Gaza

The Guardian - UK

Netanyahu rejected ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, sources say

Israeli PM said to have turned down proposal in early talks and continues to take tough line

Al Jazeera

Israel’s Mossad says helped Brazilian police foil alleged Hezbollah attack

Mossad says it worked with intelligence agencies from Brazil and elsewhere to thwart planned attack on Jewish sites.

France 24

Most wanted: The Hamas leaders on Israel’s radar

Since the deadly attacks on October 7 that killed more than 1,400 people in southern Israel, Israeli authorities have been targeting Hamas leaders. The militant Islamist group, founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian intifada, has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007. FRANCE 24 takes a look at some of…

France 24

‘Nili’: Is a secret Israeli unit hunting Hamas militants behind the October 7 attack?

Israeli media are reporting that a special unit of security and intelligence agents has been set up to track down and eliminate the Hamas members responsible for the deadly October 7 attacks in southern Israel. The operation is reminiscent of the plot to find the Palestinian militants who murdered 11…

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