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  Israel plans to seize all of Gaza, hold it for unspecified amount of time under new plan: Officials

  World | May 06, 2025 5:28 IST

  If Israel occupies the Gaza Strip again, it will dash hopes for Palestinian statehood. It would also end up embedding Israel inside a population that is deeply hostile to it and raise questions about how Israel plans to govern the territory.

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  'This is the only way': Israel's military operation expands in Gaza to 'crush' militants' area

  World | April 02, 2025 18:00 IST

  Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said that the Israeli military's offensive in Gaza looks to seize "large areas" after "crushing and cleaning" the militants' area.

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  Israel to cut off its electricity supply to Gaza as ceasefire deadlock continues

  World | March 09, 2025 22:37 IST

  Hamas said it wrapped up the latest round of ceasefire talks with Egyptian mediators without changes to its position, calling for an immediate start of the ceasefire's second phase.

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  Israel, Hamas complete last exchange under first phase of ceasefire: How many hostages left in Gaza?

  World | February 27, 2025 15:50 IST

  Israel and Hamas have completed the last exchange of hostages in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Both parties are set to negotiate for the second round of the ceasefire deal.

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  Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners

  World | February 27, 2025 8:34 IST

  Crowds of cheering families, friends and supporters gathered in the West Bank town of Beitunia as a Red Cross convoy carrying several dozen released Palestinian prisoners arrived.

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  Gaza ceasefire updates: Fragile deal remains intact as Israel Hamas agree on new exchange agreement

  World | February 26, 2025 10:44 IST

  Hamas and Israel have reached an agreement in which Hamas will release the bodies of Israeli hostages in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

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  Gaza ceasefire updates: Hamas releases all six Israeli hostages in latest exchange

  World | February 22, 2025 21:35 IST

  As three Israeli hostages, including Omer Wenkert, Omer Shem Tov, and Eliya Cohen, were released on Saturday, their families turned emotional. Shem Tov's grandmother exclaimed, "Omer, my joy! My life!”

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  Hamas hands over first two of six Israeli hostages to Red cross in latest exchange

  World | February 22, 2025 14:02 IST

  The two hostages including Tal Shoham, 40, and Avera Mengistu, 39, were put into Red Cross ambulances after being brought out onto a stage by masked and armed Hamas fighters.

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  Netanyahu warns Hamas to 'pay full price' as it handovers 'Gazan' body in place of Israeli hostage

  World | February 21, 2025 15:44 IST

  Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Hamas alleging it of returning wrong remains in place of Israeli hostage's body. Netanyahu called it a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement.

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  Hamas returns bodies of 4 Israeli hostages, including mother and her two young children

  World | February 20, 2025 16:32 IST

  The Hamas militants displayed four black coffins on a stage in the Gaza Strip surrounded by banners, including a large one depicting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as a vampire.

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  Israel will have to decide, says Trump as '12:00 O' Clock' deadline to release all hostage nears

  World | February 15, 2025 21:25 IST

  After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in Gaza if Hamas did not release all hostages by Saturday, US President Donald Trump said, "Israel will now have to decide what they will do about the deadline."

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  Hamas releases three Israeli hostages after 498 days in captivity; Watch family's emotional reaction

  World | February 15, 2025 15:55 IST

  Hamas on Saturday released three Israeli hostages, Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel Chen, Alexander (Sasha) Troufanov, after 498 days in captivity. The Israel Defence Forces have posted a video on X, showing family's reaction.

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  Hamas to release Israeli-American man, two other hostages amid Netanyahu's threat to stop Gaza deal

  World | February 14, 2025 20:11 IST

  As Netanyahu threatens to withdraw from the Gaza ceasefire deal, Hamas has said it will release three more hostages on Saturday. Hamas has also released the details of the hostages to be released.

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  Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Will war in Gaza resume? Here's what Benjamin Netanyahu says

  World | February 12, 2025 7:00 IST

  Israel-Hamas ceasefire: US President Donald Trump has said Israel should cancel the entire ceasefire if all of the roughly 70 hostages held by Hamas aren't freed by Saturday.

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  Gaza ceasefire updates: Israel releases Palestinian prisoners as Hamas frees 3 Israeli hostages

  World | February 08, 2025 16:46 IST

  The three hostages, Eli Sharabi, 52; Ohad Ben Ami, 56; and Or Levy, 34, who were in Hamas' captivity, were handed over to the Red Cross on Saturday. This was the fifth swap of hostages for prisoners since the ceasefire began on January 19.

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  Hamas names three more Israeli hostages to be freed as ceasefire deal stays on track

  World | February 08, 2025 7:57 IST

  An Israeli official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive material, confirmed that the hostages scheduled for release are: Eli Sharabi, 52; Ohad Ben Ami, 56; and Or Levy, 34.

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  Israel-Hamas war may start all over again in March as Netanyahu faces mounting pressure: Here's why

  World | February 02, 2025 16:55 IST

  Netanyahu has been facing severe criticism in Israel soon after the Gaza ceasefire started to take effect. The announcement of the ceasefire comes with several far-right governing partners threatening to leave, while some of the top generals have already resigned from their posts.

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  Netanyahu to become first foreign leader to meet Trump at White House after he returned to office

  World | February 02, 2025 16:11 IST

  Netanyahu is under mounting pressure from far-right coalition partners to restart the war in Gaza. Notably, if mediators, including the United States, Qatar, and Egypt, fail to broker a deal, the war may return as early as March in the Middle East.

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  Gaza ceasefire update: Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees two hostages

  World | February 01, 2025 16:05 IST

  As part of the fourth round of hostage releases agreed upon in the Gaza ceasefire deal, Israel on Saturday began freeing Palestinian prisoners. This comes after Hamas released two hostages, Yarden Bibas and French-Israeli Ofer Kalderon.

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  Israel denies to allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza until Hamas releases another hostage

  World | January 25, 2025 17:08 IST

  Israel on Saturday denied to allow the return of Palestinian to northern Gaza as it seeks Hamas to release Arbel Yehoud, is freed. The development comes after Hamas released four Israeli soldiers after parading them in front of a huge crowd.