Category: Middle East and North Africa

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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The return of President Trump – Politics Weekly Westminster

Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at what Donald Trump’s second term in the White House might mean for the US, the UK and the world. And with the Gaza ceasefire in place, how close are we to lasting peace in the Middle...

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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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Reform deputy leader Richard Tice splitting time between Skegness and Dubai after partner leaves UK

MP says he is totally committed to his constituency after Isabel Oakeshott moved to the Emirates One weekend, it will be the straightforward delights of Skegness seafront; the next, the flashy private beach clubs of...

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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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