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Hamas’s failure to return Israeli mother’s body strains ceasefire
A tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been strained by outrage over Hamas’s alleged transfer of an unknown body to Israel in the place of Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother who was ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in doubt amid approach of second stage of deal
There is new concern for the fragile ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas after six more Israeli hostages were released over the weekend, the last in the first phase of the deal. Meanwhile, ...CBS News - 6d -
Hamas says no Gaza ceasefire talks unless Israel releases prisoners
Israel postponed the release of 600 Palestinians, accusing Hamas of "humiliating" hostage handovers.BBC News - 6d -
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Israel seeks Gaza ceasefire extension while shunning talks to end war
First phase of deal with Hamas to halt fighting is meant to end this weekendFinancial Times - 5d -
Palestinian prisoners expected to be released as ceasefire deal impasse resolved
The delayed release of 600 Palestinian prisoners will reportedly go ahead when Hamas returns four Israeli hostages' bodies.BBC News - 5d -
Israel and Hamas agree on new exchange, leaving fragile ceasefire intact
Israeli and Hamas officials say they have reached an agreement to exchange the bodies of dead hostages for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisonersABC News - 5d -
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Israel mourns dead hostages as ceasefire with Hamas runs out
Dozens of captives remain in Gaza but warring sides have not agreed to lasting truce ahead of Saturday deadlineFinancial Times - 4d -
Israel's refusal to withdraw from narrow strip of desert could threaten ceasefire
Israel’s refusal to withdraw from a narrow strip of desert on Gaza's border with Egypt, as called for in the ceasefire with Hamas, could threaten the truceABC News - 3d -
Netanyahu sends delegation to Egypt to continue Gaza ceasefire talks with Hamas
Israeli team heads to Cairo as end of deal’s first phase approaches, but big differences remain between two sides. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced that he has instructed ...The Guardian - 3d -
Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarmABC News - 2d -
Kurdish terror group declares ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers' Party, designated a terror group by the U.S., has declared a ceasefire amid changes in the Middle East.CBS News - 1d -
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after more than 40 years of conflict
Kurdish militant group responds to call from its jailed leader, Abdullah Öcalan, to lay down arms. A Kurdish militia has declared a ceasefire in its 40-year insurgency against Turkey after its ...The Guardian - 1d -
Gaza ceasefire talks stall, as Egypt proposes long-term reconstruction plan
Israel had agreed partial troop withdrawal by 9 March, but start of second phase of truce hits impasse. Talks aimed at maintaining the ceasefire in Gaza hit an impasse in Cairo on Saturday over ...The Guardian - 1d -
Turkey's Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
A momentous ceasefire declaration has stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, where people bore the brunt of the 40-year conflict between Kurdish militants and the Turkish ...ABC News - 1d -
Israel supports ceasefire proposal from U.S. envoy, Netanyahu says
Israel's government said early Sunday it supports a proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza through Ramadan and Passover.CBS News - 1d -
Israel cuts off humanitarian supplies to Gaza as it seeks to change ceasefire deal
Netanyahu wants Hamas to allow for release of hostages without troop withdrawal, in plan Israel says came from US. Israel has cut off humanitarian supplies to Gaza in an effort to pressure Hamas ...The Guardian - 1d -
U.K., France agree to work on ceasefire plan for Russia's war in Ukraine
Ahead of an emergency summit in London on Sunday to discuss the war in Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that Britain, France and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire plan to ...NBC News - 23h -
Israel blocks aid to Gaza after Hamas refused ceasefire extension proposal
Israel blocked aid into Gaza and said it will not resume if Hamas does not accept its proposal to extend the current ceasefire. Israel warned Hamas of additional consequences if the militant group ...NBC News - 21h -
Israel halts aid to Gaza as Hamas rejects revised ceasefire proposal
First stage of the fragile truce lapsed early on SundayFinancial Times - 19h -
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The Guardian view on Gaza’s future: the ceasefire and hostage deal must not fizzle out | Editorial
As Donald Trump persists with a monstrous proposal to remove Palestinians, the immediate need is to prevent fresh conflict. . The pain and damage wreaked in the last 16 months will reverberate ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
Another ceasefire is under threat from Trump – the precarious deal between Lebanon and Israel | Mohamad Bazzi
Israel, seemingly with the US president’s blessing, has kept troops inside Lebanon. Renewed conflict with Hezbollah is looming. As global attention remains focused on the hostage-prisoner swaps ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
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Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire
Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages from the Gaza StripABC News - Feb. 22 -
Hostages released by Hamas as ceasefire holds; family confirms return of Shiri Bibas' remains
Overnight, Hamas freed six more Israeli hostages in Gaza. The release is happening despite heightened tensions between Hamas and Israel after the terror group handed over a body that was ...CBS News - Feb. 22 -
Hamas says Israel evading ceasefire obligations as Netanyahu delays release of 600 Palestinians
The families of some 600 prisoners remain in limbo after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Saturday that he would delay their release, a decision that violated the exchange terms ...NBC News - Feb. 23 -
Trump envoy Witkoff may travel to Middle East Sunday for Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks
Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy for the Middle East, may travel to the region on Sunday if indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on a second phase of a ceasefire deal show progress ...The Hill - 4d -
Iraq's displaced Kurds hope to return home after Turkey's Kurdish militants declare a ceasefire
The mountains of northern Iraq have for years been a sanctuary for Kurdish militants fighting a decades-long insurgency against the government in neighboring TurkeyABC News - 1d -
Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept deal extending ceasefire
Hundreds of aid trucks have entered Gaza daily since the ceasefire began on Jan. 19, and it was unclear what the immediate impact of the aid cutoff would be.CBS News - 21h -
Israel halts entry of aid to Gaza until Hamas agrees to new ceasefire deal
Israel has halted the entry of aid into Gaza until Hamas agrees to a new ceasefire deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced. “With the conclusion of the 1st stage of the hostages deal and ...The Hill - 17h -
Israel criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal
Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended.NBC News - 52m
