Hamas can survive politically by giving up weapons and armed conflict, peace envoy says
Nickolay Mladenov also warns the current stalemate over Donald Trump's peace plan could lead to a permanent division of the territory.
Read full story →Hamas must disarm, not ‘disappear’ from Gaza: Board of Peace’s Mladenov
'We are not asking Hamas to disappear as a political movement’, says diplomat overseeing the US-brokered truce in Gaza.
Read full story →Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza says ceasefire 'far from perfect'
Board of Peace High Representative for Gaza says ceasefire 'far from perfect' The high representative for the US President Donald Trump's "Peace Council"...
Read full story →Wife of Briton pleads for Saudi Arabia to release him from ‘arbitrary detention’
Ahmed al-Doush’s health said to be in sharp decline since his arrest in 2024 in relation to social media postsThe wife of a British national who has been imprisoned in Saudi Arabia since 2024 for...
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Middle East live: Lebanon, Israel to hold new talks in US before ceasefire expires
Lebanon and Israel are to hold new peace talks in Washington starting Thursday, as their latest ceasefire – considered to still be in place despite hundreds of deaths in Israeli strikes – nears...
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Hezbollah support endures in south Lebanon as ceasefire fails to stop war with Israel
Despite continuing Israeli attacks and occupation, many people in the south still believe the armed group is the only force capable of defending them.
Read full story →Israel’s ruling coalition proposes early elections amid ultra-Orthodox anger at Netanyahu
Prime minister under pressure over failure to grant military service exemptions as multi-party government looks at risk of collapseIsrael’s ruling coalition has submitted a proposal to dissolve...
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Netanyahu says he 'secretly visited' UAE during war with Iran
The UAE denied reports of the "alleged visit" and insisted relations between the two countries were not based on "unofficial arrangements".
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Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon kill 22 people, health ministry says
Eight children are among those reported dead after a series of air strikes hit the south of Beirut.
Read full story →Family of British couple jailed in Iran say they have lost contact
Lindsay and Craig Foreman were given 10-year sentences after entering the country on a motorcycling tripThe “terrified” family of a British couple jailed for 10 years in Iran on spying charges...
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Israel's Eurovision entry 'shocked' by protests during semi-final show
Noam Bettan was met with a mixture of cheering, boos and chants as he performed in Vienna on Tuesday night.
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Gaza sisters win prize for turning rubble into reusable bricks
Displaced teenagers Farah and Tala wanted to 'turn destruction into something useful'.
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Lebanon says two paramedics among 13 killed in Israeli strikes
Lebanon's health ministry says the paramedics were carrying out a rescue mission in Nabatieh in response to an earlier attack that killed one person.
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Hamas 'weaponised' sexual violence in 7 October attacks, Israeli investigation says
The most comprehensive report of its kind details harrowing cases of sexual attacks which it says were systematic.
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Israeli report says Hamas used 'systematic, widespread' sexual violence in October 7 attack
A report released on Tuesday by an independent Israeli investigative commission found that sexual violence was a "central component" of Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and of the captivity...
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Independent Israeli report accuses Hamas of 'systematic' sexual violence during October 7 attacks
A new independent commission finds Hamas and its allies committed "systematic, widespread" sexual violence during their October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and against hostages they took back to...
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