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Freed Hamas prisoners ‘staying at luxury Cairo hotel alongside tourists’

Former prisoners were not allowed to return to the West Bank as they were deemed too dangerous

Trump give Hamas 48 hours to return hostage bodies

Warns that the terror group will face action from ‘the other countries involved’ in the conflict if they fail to act

Do Qatar and Turkey really want to see Hamas disarmed?

Doha and Ankara would like to see the jihadists stay in power because they ideologically support the terror group, but that may clash with their ambition to maintain a close relationship with Trump

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Why my wedding presents are all headed for Ukraine

‘No involvement’ – Netanyahu rules out Turkish troops in Gaza under post-war plan

Concerns had been raised about Ankara’s forces being stationed in the region, with the prime minister seeing the idea as a ‘red line’

Shark spotted and watched by Israelis heads to Gaza – and gets butchered for meat

The whale shark was caught by Palestinian fisherman and dragged ashore

Hamas attacks Israeli troops in Rafah, prompting IDF airstrikes, shaking ceasefire

Turkey wants to use the Gaza deal to recreate the ‘ring of fire’ around Israel

From sending troops into Syria to seeking involvement in the reconstruction of the Strip, Israel must keep a close watch on Ankara’s designs on the region, say analysts

US backing for Israel freed the hostages. Can peace follow now?

With the hostages home, the path to Hamas’s irrelevance may at last come within reach

Keir Starmer expresses ‘relief’ at hostages’ release as Downing Street pressed on UK’s role in Gaza ceasefire

The Prime Minister’s spokesman declined to elaborate on the ‘vital’ role played by the UK in getting to this point

The Gaza cease-fire is built on painful Israeli concessions – not total victory

The deal with Hamas is imperfect – hostages exchanged for killers, the jihadis diminished but not gone. The task now is not to romanticise the bargain, but to use this brittle pause to build a sturdier quiet

‘Like a deep breath out’: Hostage campaigners throughout the UK react to news that the hostages could finally be brought home

Both Hamas and Israel have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire deal that could see the release of all 48 hostages in Gaza, both living and dead

How the Israeli air strike on Hamas in Doha helped pave the way for the peace deal

The failed Israeli attack on Hamas pushed Qatar into the hands of Trump, whose price for protection was a demand to help force the terrorists to the table

Meet the ‘Zoo Rabbi’ on a mission to explain Judaism through wildlife

Natan Slifkin’s passion for the natural world – and its biblical depictions – has led to a unique career

Trump’s Gaza deal promises hostage release – but the post-war steps are ambiguous

An end to the fighting under these conditions is a major achievement for Netanyahu and Israel and is the result of strong US diplomacy. How to achieve Hamas’s disarmament and self-rule will remain a challenge

Starmer welcomes Trump-brokered Gaza peace plan

‘This is a moment of profound relief that will be felt all around the world’