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8 dead hostages among 33 being released, Israel says

Middle East latest: Hostages and prisoners set to be released as ceasefire holds

Hamas is set to free three more Israeli hostages as well as five Thai captives on Thursday, and Israel is to release another 110 Palestinian prisoners, in the third such exchange since a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold earlier this month.

ABC · 10h

Middle East live updates: 3 names revealed of hostages to be released

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were making their way home on Monday.

YAHOO!News · 1d

Middle East live updates: 8 dead hostages among 33 being released, Israel says

Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with most of the fighting in both areas paused under Israeli ceasefire agreements with Hamas and Hezbollah.

Trump, Israel and Witkoff

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 11h

Trump Middle East Envoy Witkoff Makes Rare Trip by U.S. Official to Gaza

Steve Witkoff visited the enclave to oversee the implementation of a fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas.

Yahoo · 3d

Middle East latest: Israel lets displaced Palestinians return to northern Gaza

Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, in accordance with a fragile ceasefire.

The Washington Post on MSN · 14h

Trump envoy Witkoff in Israel to oversee ceasefire deal

Trump sent Witkoff to ensure the ceasefire agreement advances to the second phase, which will require hashing out more thorny questions about Gaza’s future.

CounterPunch1h

A Fools Paradise: Thomas Friedman and the Middle East

Friedman’s dreamscape for the Middle East makes no sense on any level. Even former secretary of state Antony Blinken eventually recognized that Israel has “systematically undermined the capacity and ...

18h

Fear hits east Jerusalem as Israel moves to close UN Palestinian refugee agency

On Thursday, laws passed by Israel in October come into effect banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, known as UNRWA, ...

The Canadian Press on MSN12h

Middle East latest: Israel kills 2 Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, officials say

Israel killed two Palestinians in the northern West Bank overnight and into Wednesday, the occupied territory's Heath ...

Middle East updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended to Feb. 18

A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect a week ago. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian ...

Middle East latest: Israel says it won’t complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by Sunday

Israel’s military says it won’t complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Sunday as outlined in its ceasefire ...

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Israel says eight of the remaining hostages to be released by Hamas in phase one of deal are dead

Eight of the remaining hostages set to be released by Hamas in the first phase of a ceasefire agreement with Israel are dead, according to an Israeli government spokesperson. The rest of the 33 ...

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Trump Invites Israel’s Netanyahu to Meet With Him at the White House Next Week

President Donald Trump has invited Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House next week as the first ...

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