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Houthis

Houthis vow to continue attacks on Israel-linked ships until final ceasefire phase

The Iranian-backed terror group said its "sanctions" would be "reinstated against any aggressor state”.

1 min read

January 20, 2025 11:57

The Houthi militia in Yemen has vowed to continue attacks on Israeli ships until the final phase of the Gaza ceasefire (Picture: Getty)

The picture of Hamas surrounding the hostages says everything

You’d think the sight of terrorists harassing young women would be enough to give their Western supporters pause

2 min read

January 20, 2025 11:52

The handover to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Saraya Square in western Gaza City on January 19 (Getty Images)

Hostage Negotiations

‘I’m the happiest person in the world’ Emily Damari says after freedom from Gaza

The British hostage was held by Hamas for 470 days

1 min read

January 20, 2025 09:19

‘I’m the happiest person in the world’ Emily Damari says after freedom from Gaza

Joe Biden

Biden takes credit for ceasefire and hostage release in final speech as president

The president thanked his team and especially envoy Brett McGurk, the lead U.S. negotiator on the Israel-Hamas deal

2 min read

January 19, 2025 17:27

US President Joe Biden speaks about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal in North Charleston, South Carolina, on January 19, 2025. Biden welcomed the ceasefire taking hold between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, saying the "region has been fundamentally transformed." "After so much pain, death and loss of life, today the guns in Gaza have gone silent," the outgoing president said during a visit to South Carolina, just hours after the ceasefire took effect. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Donald Trump

Trump: Israel-Hamas ceasefire ‘better hold,’ or ‘all hell will break out’

The US president-elect told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “This has to end. We want it to end, but to keep doing what has to be done.”

1 min read

January 19, 2025 15:29

Israel

Released hostages handed over to the IDF by the Red Cross

Emily Damari, Romi Gonen and Doron Steinbrecher have arrived in Israel

2 min read

January 19, 2025 15:25

Released hostages handed over to the IDF by the Red Cross

Hostage Negotiations

Who are the Palestinian prisoners being freed in return for the hostages?

The new ceasefire deal will see the initial release of 33 hostages in exchange for up to 1,904 Palestinian prisoners, many of whom have been charged with terrorism and murder

3 min read

January 19, 2025 14:27

Members of Hamas's armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, take part in a military parade along a street in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip on 19 January, 2025. The militant group Hamas said on January 19 it was awaiting a list of 90 prisoners to be released by Israel as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange on the first day of the Gaza ceasefire. (Photo by BASHAR TALEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Hostages

Mandy Damari: “Emily’s nightmare in Gaza is over”

Emily was released by Hamas earlier today

5 min read

January 19, 2025 14:06

Israel

‘We need everyone back home’ In Hostages Square as Israel waits for captives to return

An anxious nation watched as three of its hostages returned home

7 min read

January 19, 2025 13:48

Supporters and relatives of hostages held captive in the Gaza Strip since the October 7, 2023 attacks by Palestinian militants, react while watching a live television broadcast on the release of Israeli hostages, at the Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, on January 19, 2025. The crowds in Tel Aviv's "Hostage Square" cheered and whooped with joy late on January 19 at the news that the first three hostages freed under the Gaza ceasefire deal had returned to Israel. (Photo by Menahem Kahana / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Artificial intelligence

Let’s Talk Schools: AI is here to stay, let’s embrace it

It is a beneficial tool which children should be taught to use responsibly

2 min read

January 19, 2025 12:42

Students compete in a football match played by robots, during the RomeCup 2024, which focused on AI and robotics. (Photo: Getty Images)

Donald Trump

The biblical values that Donald Trump will pledge to uphold

Next week’s presidential inauguration ceremony will draw on themes from Exodus, says Simon Eder

3 min read

January 19, 2025 12:19

Donald Trump takes the oath of office in 2017 (Photo: Getty Images)

Shavuot recipe

Omer Wenkert’s favourite: Cloud cheesecake

Hostage Omer loves this recipe from Tel Aviv’s Sheine restaurant

1 min read

January 19, 2025 12:00

Hostage Negotiations

What awaits the three hostages due for release in today’s ceasefire deal?

Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari will be taken to private hospital suites and treated for what health ministry anticipates to be severe mental and physical complications

4 min read

January 19, 2025 11:14