Israel Hamas War
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Hamas to release Israeli-American man, two other hostages amid Netanyahu's threat to stop Gaza deal
World | Feb 14, 2025, 08:11 PM ISTAs 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 War: Hamas Cites Why It Postponed Truce With Israel Amid Prisoners' Return
News | Feb 11, 2025, 05:56 PM ISTIsrael- Hamas War: After a brief pause in the IDF-Hamas hostage deal, Hamas suspended the release of Israeli hostages, citing Israel's alleged ceasefire violation. This raises the risk of reigniting the conflict.
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Trump warns Israel-Hamas ceasefire should end if all hostages are not released by Feb 15
World | Feb 11, 2025, 09:36 AM ISTDonald Trump warned that the Israel-Hamas ceasefire should be canceled if Hamas fails to release all hostages by February 15, raising concerns over the situation in Gaza.
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Israel-Hamas War: Displaced Gazans Queue at Key Corridor After Israeli Forces Withdraw
News | Feb 10, 2025, 07:07 PM ISTLong lines of cars moved slowly into Northern Gaza through the so-called Netzarim corridor. This came after Israel confirmed its troops had withdrawn from the area. The withdrawal of soldiers from the Netzarim corridor is part of Israel’s commitments under tenuous ceasefire deal with Hamas.
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Donald Trump reiterates pledge to buy Gaza even as pressure mounts to extend Israel-Hamas ceasefire
World | Feb 10, 2025, 06:54 AM ISTTrump's proposal has moral, legal and practical obstacles. It may have been proposed as a negotiation tactic to pressure Hamas or an opening gambit in discussions aimed at securing a normalization deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
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Israeli forces begin withdrawing from key Gaza corridor as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas
World | Feb 09, 2025, 02:17 PM ISTThe current phase of the truce does not appear to have been affected by US President Donald Trump's stunning proposal to transfer the Palestinian population out of Gaza, which was welcomed by Israel but vehemently rejected by Palestinians and most of the international community.
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Why Donald Trump wants to 'take over' war-torn Gaza, what are his future plans? Explained
Explainers | Feb 05, 2025, 01:27 PM ISTDonald Trump's call to 'take over' Gaza comes as a stunning development since the US President has been a promoter of isolationism and takes pride in the fact that America is currently not engaged in any military conflicts.
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Israel-Hamas War: Hamas Calls for 'Resistance' as Israel Explodes 20 Buildings in West Bank
News | Feb 03, 2025, 04:13 PM ISTIsrael-Hamas War: Despite growing hopes for reduced tension between Israel and Palestine, the Israeli Defense Forces demolished multiple buildings in the occupied West Bank on February 2. According to Palestinian state news, around 20 structures were destroyed in the Jenin refugee camp.
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Israel-Hamas war may start all over again in March as Netanyahu faces mounting pressure: Here's why
World | Feb 02, 2025, 04:55 PM ISTNetanyahu 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 | Feb 02, 2025, 04:11 PM ISTNetanyahu 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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Israel-Hamas war: 'Hugs', 'tears' and 'joy' prevail as hostages, jailed Palestinians meet kin | Pics
World | Feb 02, 2025, 08:33 AM ISTHamas freed three hostages in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fourth round of exchanges during the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. The social media is flooded with pictures which display joy and relief.
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Gaza ceasefire update: Israel begins releasing Palestinian prisoners after Hamas frees two hostages
World | Feb 01, 2025, 04:05 PM ISTAs 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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Hamas releases five Thai hostages; here's the 'workers' connection between Israel-Thailand
World | Jan 30, 2025, 07:11 PM ISTAs Hamas released five Thai hostages on Thursday, it is important to note what so many Thai workers were doing in Israel. Israel welcomed migrant workers following the 1987-93 Palestinian revolt known as the first Intifada, which majorly constituted Thai workers.
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Hamas frees four Israeli soldiers held in Gaza, clears way for release of Palestinians
World | Jan 25, 2025, 03:55 PM ISTHamas on Saturday released four Israeli soldiers held in Gaza as part of the second swap of prisoners agreed upon between Israel and Hamas. The latest development clears way for Israel to release 200 Palestinians held in Israeli jails.
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Israeli general Herzi Halevi resigns, cites October 7 failure amid military operation in West Bank
World | Jan 21, 2025, 07:40 PM ISTIsrael launched a major attack in Jenin city of West Bank on Tuesday which killed 6 while 35 others were injured. Meanwhile, Halevi's resign will come into effect on March 6.
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Gaza ceasefire begins after delay as Israel confirms it received hostages' names to be released
World | Jan 19, 2025, 04:25 PM ISTThe ceasefire between Israel and Hamas begins after Israel said it received the names of three female hostages to be released by Hamas. Earlier, Israel had vowed to keep fighting until Hamas provides the list of three hostages to be released later on Sunday.
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Hamas reveals names of 3 hostages to be released later today, clears way for Gaza truce
World | Jan 19, 2025, 02:40 PM ISTAs Hamas shares the names of three hostages to be released later today, it has potentially cleared the way for truce in Gaza. Earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had asked for the names of the hostages to begin the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire to go into effect in less than 24 hours: Qatar's Foreign Ministry
World | Jan 18, 2025, 06:52 PM ISTQatar's foreign ministry on Saturday announced that the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours. Earlier, Israel's cabinet approved the deal which will see release of hostages and cessation of hostilities in the Gaza strip.
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Netanyahu clears way for Israeli approval of agreement with Hamas: Deal to release hostages reached
World | Jan 17, 2025, 01:49 PM ISTBenjamin Netanyahu has cleared Israel's approval of the deal reached with Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages. Earlier, his office said that the deal was facing last minute hiccups and accused Hamas of a last-minute dispute.
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Has Trump won the credit war? State Department hails President-elect's 'critical' role in Gaza deal
World | Jan 16, 2025, 02:46 PM ISTThe US State Department has said that President-elect Donald Trump's team played a critical role in brokering ceasefire and hostage agreement between Israel and Hamas. Earlier, Trump and Biden engaged in claiming credits for the ceasefire deal.