Gaza Ceasefire in Doubt with No Negotiations Underway for Second Phase

Shock over Bibas body mix-up is latest hurdle in fragile ceasefire

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

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

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 - 4d

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 prisoners

ABC News - 4d

Bibas family buried in Israel as Hamas says ceasefire salvaged

Yahoo News - 4d

Israel and Hamas exchange to take place after ceasefire impasse resolved

Yahoo News - 4d

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 deadline

Financial Times - 3d

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 truce

ABC News - 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 disarm

ABC News - 1d

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

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 - 20h

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 - 10h

Israeli family mourns 'man of peace' as body returned from Gaza

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Body returned from Gaza is not Shiri Bibas, Israeli military says

Hamas said the hostage's remains seem to have been mixed up with other bodies and it is investigating.

BBC News - Feb. 21

BBC pulls Gaza documentary featuring child whose father was Hamas minister

Show removed from iPlayer as ‘further due diligence’ carried out and critics ask if any Hamas members were paid for filming. A BBC documentary about Gaza has been pulled from its iPlayer service ...

The Guardian - Feb. 21

BBC pulls Gaza film as it carries out checks over Hamas links

The broadcaster has removed the documentary from its streaming service while it carries out "further due diligence".

BBC News - Feb. 21

Israel closes main crossing for aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip

Yahoo News - Feb. 21

Fate of Bibas Family Renews Fears for Israel-Gaza Cease-Fire

Hamas said it had returned the bodies of Shiri Bibas and her two sons. The Israeli military announced that the boys were murdered in Gaza and that Ms. Bibas’s body was that of someone else.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Trump Appears to Back Away From His Gaza Plan

Earlier this month, the president said he favored taking control of Gaza and displacing the Palestinian population of the devastated seaside enclave. But Egypt and Jordan flatly rejected cooperating.

The New York Times - Feb. 21

Shiri Bibas' body confirmed as release of more Gaza hostages planned

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

Hamas hands over two more hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

Hamas hands over more Gaza hostages as Shiri Bibas' body confirmed

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

Hamas hands over three more hostages to Red Cross in Gaza

Yahoo News - Feb. 22

Netanyahu reaffirms goal to dismantle Hamas' rule in Gaza Strip

Yahoo News - 6d

ICC urged to investigate Biden for ‘aiding and abetting’ Gaza war crimes

US-based nonprofit Dawn also accuses ex-secretary of state Antony Blinken and ex-Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin. A US-based nonprofit organization has urged the international criminal court to ...

The Guardian - 6d

‘No rules’: Gaza’s doctors say they were tortured, beaten and humiliated in Israeli detention

Healthcare workers are protected under international law yet hundreds were detained during the war. Now, some of Gaza’s most senior doctors have spoken of the violence and abuse they say they ...

The Guardian - 5d

At Least 6 Palestinian Babies Freeze To Death As Gaza Families Look For Shelter

Yahoo News - 4d

Trump shares AI video envisioning Gaza development with gold statue of president

President Trump on Tuesday evening shared a video using artificial intelligence (AI) that showcases his proposals for the potential development of the war-torn Gaza Strip, complete with a golden ...

The Hill - 4d

Thousands of Israelis line streets for funeral of Bibas family killed in Gaza

National outpouring of grief comes amid reports that deal reached to resume ceasefire with Hamas. Thousands of Israelis have lined the route of a funeral procession for two small children and their ...

The Guardian - 4d

Family mourns grandfather’s death as Israel brings Gaza tactics to West Bank

Major military operation causes largest displacement of Palestinians in West Bank since Israel seized it in 1967. Waleed Lahlouh was 73, with a shock of white hair that marked his age, when Israeli ...

The Guardian - 4d

Israelis pay last respects to hostage mother and sons killed in Gaza

In a display of deep public grief, thousands lined roads of southern Israel for the funeral procession of Shiri, Ariel and Kfir Bibas.

BBC News - 4d

What an AI-generated video of Gaza reveals about Trump tactics

US President Donald Trump sparked a social media frenzy when he posted a video of Gaza generated by artificial intelligence on his site Truth Social. Marianna Spring has been analysing the online ...

BBC News - 4d

Trump Shares AI Video of Gaza as Luxury Resort, Drawing Scorn

One scene from the video, whose origins are unclear, shows President Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sitting shirtless at a pool with drinks. Hamas condemned it as “disgraceful.”

The New York Times - 3d