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Middle East crisis live: reports emerge of suspected settler attack as Trump’s UN pick backs Israeli claims to West Bank

Settlers reportedly stormed Palestinian villages in the West Bank shortly before Trump cancelled sanctions against Israelis accused of violence in the territoryA Palestinian official reported shooting and explosions in the...

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Middle East crisis live: UK says peace process should lead to Palestinian state; US pick for UN affirms rightwing view on West Bank

UK PM Keir Starmer speaks to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu; Trump ally Elise Stefanik says she supports Israeli claims of biblical rights to West BankUS President Donald Trump has reversed the Biden administration’s...

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Ninety Palestinians released as part of Gaza ceasefire deal, Israeli prison service says – live

Three Israeli hostages, Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher, were released by Hamas earlierHamas releases first three hostages after ceasefire dealAnalysis: Will the ceasefire deal hold?How will the Gaza ceasefire...

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Israel-Gaza war live: Israeli forces reportedly withdrawing from parts of Rafah ahead of ceasefire

Reports say Israeli troops start moving from southern Gaza city to Philadelphi corridor on border with Egypt before truce set to begin at 8.30am local timeWelcome to our live coverage of the Israel-Gaza war. It’s 7.22am in...

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Israel-Gaza war live: Hamas says Israel ‘failed to achieve its goals’ in Gaza on final day before ceasefire

Hamas said the mechanism of the release of Israeli hostages it holds in Gaza would depend on the number of Palestinian prisoners Israel would freeIn an update on the previous post, the Israeli military said sirens sounded in...

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‘I’ll kiss the ground’: chaos feared amid Gaza ceasefire as families head home

Hundreds of thousands are now set to return to whatever remains of their houses or to claim bodies from the rubbleAid agencies in Gaza are bracing for chaotic scenes this week as hundreds of thousands of people try to return to...

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Middle East crisis live: Israel says 737 prisoners to initially be freed after cabinet approves Gaza ceasefire

Israeli justice ministry says the Palestinian prisoners and detainees will be released as part of truce’s first phase, under which Hamas is to free 33 hostagesSee all our Middle East crisis coverageIsrael’s Haaretz...

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Islamist groups in Middle East will emerge from Gaza war weakened

Hamas, Hezbollah and other militia are enfeebled – but Palestine is likely to stay at forefront of global politicsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe ceasefire due to come into force on Sunday, barring a major...

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