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Hamas and Islamic Jihad release three more male hostages from Gaza

Alexander Troufanov, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Yair Horn were named to be freed by Hamas

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Israeli-American Sagui Dekel-Chen, Israeli-Argentinian Yair Horn and Israeli-Russian Sasha Trupanov are presented by Hamas and terrorists from Islamic Jihad (Getty)

Trump says freed hostages look like ‘Holocaust survivors’

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President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (Getty Images)

Hamas says Trump’s ‘absurd’ plan for Gaza resettlement could ‘ignite the region’

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Ten Israelis have been wounded in a terror attack on a West Bank checkpoint (Image: Getty)

Terrorist wearing ‘combat vest’ kills two and wounds eight in West Bank checkpoint shooting

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Trump says Middle East talks ‘progressing’ as Netanyahu arrives in DC

Issues including the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire and Saudi-Israel normalisation are reportedly on the table at White House meeting

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February 3, 2025 10:04

President Donald Trump confirmed that negotiations on the future of the Middle East are 'progressing' this week (Image: Getty)

Moroccan citizen with US residency stabs 4 in Tel Aviv terror attack

The terrorist had entered Israel as a tourist just days earlier and may have had an accomplice

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January 22, 2025 10:48

Four people were wounded in a stabbing attack on January 21 in Tel Aviv while the attacker was killed (Getty Images)

Smotrich ‘likely’ to resign over ceasefire deal

The move could collapse the Netanyahu government and prompt fresh elections in Israel at a crucial moment for the region

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January 16, 2025 11:15

Far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich is reportedly 'likely' to resign from government over the ceasefire deal (Picture: Getty)

Smotrich poised to leave government if hostage deal lacks ‘voluntary emigration’ measures

The far-right minister has slammed the draft agreement as a ‘surrender’ and called for a renewal of hostilities if Hamas isn’t completely dismantled

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January 15, 2025 12:51

Far-right minister Bezalel Smotrich has threatened to resign if the hostage deal doesn't include measures encouraging 'voluntary emigration' from Gaza (Picture: Getty)

Nazi graffiti sprayed on Sydney Synagogue in ‘ugly’ antisemitic attack

The foul message read ‘Hitler on top’ and was paired with a large swastika

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January 10, 2025 12:11

A forensics police officer takes photographs of the wall where anti-Israel graffiti has been removed in the Sydney suburb of Woollahra on Dec. 11, 2024 (Getty)

Tehran ‘supports ending Hezbollah war’ amid US push for ceasefire

American envoy due in Beirut for talks tomorrow as diplomatic efforts continue to bring the fighting to a halt

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November 18, 2024 12:43

The Litani river - Hezbollah were meant to keep troops to the north of it as part of UN resolution that followed the 2006 Second Lebanon War (Photo: Getty Images)

Israeli commandos capture senior Hezbollah terrorist and ‘major source of intelligence’

The IDF considers Imad Amhaz to be an expert on the terror group's naval force

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November 3, 2024 10:05

Imad Amhaz, a reported Hezbollah official allegedly captured by Israeli naval commandos on November 1, 2024 (Image: X)

Grief-stricken protesters bring Israel to a standstill

Around 300,000 protest in Tel Aviv and 200,000 nationwide amid outpouring of anger and sadness over murder of hostages

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September 2, 2024 10:14

TEL AVIV, ISRAEL - SEPTEMBER 1: Protesters gather to demand a Gaza hostages deal on September 1, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel. After the bodies of six Israeli kidnap victims were recovered from tunnels beneath Gaza overnight, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum called for public protests in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. They are demanding that Netanyahu justify the delay in signing the ceasefire deal due to the addition of new conditions. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

IDF recovers remains of six hostages murdered in Gaza, including British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell

The hostages were identified as Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, Yagev Buchshtav, Chaim Peri and Alex Dancyg

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August 20, 2024 09:27

(left to right) Yoram Metzger; Yagev Buchshtab; Nadav Popplewell and Chaim Peri

West Bank attacker was prisoner freed in hostage exchange

Tariq Daoud was shot dead by the IPF after he opened fire on an Israeli man

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August 13, 2024 11:20

Relatives and friends mourn during the funeral of Yonatan Deutsch in Jerusalem a day after he was killed in an attack on a major road in the Jordan Valley area in the occupied West Bank. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas rejects US-Egyptian-Qatari invite to ceasefire talks

Despite the terrorist group's absence, the negotiations, set for Thursday, will still take place.

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August 12, 2024 12:16

Doha, Qatar, one of the prospective locations for ceasefire and hostage released talks scheduled on Thursday

US warns Tehran of ruinous response to any major attack on Israel

Arab diplomats have also pressed Iran to de-escalate the situation

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August 9, 2024 10:21

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (Getty Images)

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Latest from Joshua Marks

Hamas and Islamic Jihad release three more male hostages from Gaza

Trump says freed hostages look like ‘Holocaust survivors’

Hamas says Trump’s ‘absurd’ plan for Gaza resettlement could ‘ignite the region’

Terrorist wearing ‘combat vest’ kills two and wounds eight in West Bank checkpoint shooting

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Trump says Middle East talks ‘progressing’ as Netanyahu arrives in DC

Moroccan citizen with US residency stabs 4 in Tel Aviv terror attack

Smotrich ‘likely’ to resign over ceasefire deal

Smotrich poised to leave government if hostage deal lacks ‘voluntary emigration’ measures

Nazi graffiti sprayed on Sydney Synagogue in ‘ugly’ antisemitic attack

Tehran ‘supports ending Hezbollah war’ amid US push for ceasefire

Israeli commandos capture senior Hezbollah terrorist and ‘major source of intelligence’

Grief-stricken protesters bring Israel to a standstill

IDF recovers remains of six hostages murdered in Gaza, including British-Israeli Nadav Popplewell

West Bank attacker was prisoner freed in hostage exchange

Hamas rejects US-Egyptian-Qatari invite to ceasefire talks

US warns Tehran of ruinous response to any major attack on Israel