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Israel said Hamas must accept a hostage deal in Gaza or “be annihilated”, as US President Donald Trump announced that a ceasefire agreement was “very close”. It came amid dire…

New intelligence obtained by the United States suggests that Israel is making preparations to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, CNN reported, citing multiple US officials familiar with the intelligence. It was…

Palestinian rescuers reported 120 people killed on Thursday in Israeli strikes on blockaded Gaza, where a US-backed organisation said it intends to begin distributing aid by the end of the…

More than 40 people have been killed in the latest Israeli strikes across the Strip, according to hospital sources. There are reports that at least 36 bodies were taken to…

US President Donald Trump met with Syria’s president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, after a surprise US announcement it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government, and said Washington…

An Israeli-American soldier, Edan Alexander, held hostage for more than 19 months in the Gaza Strip, was released by Hamas in a goodwill gesture toward the Trump administration that could…

Israeli strikes overnight and into Sunday killed nine people in the Gaza Strip, mostly women and children, according to local health officials. Two of the strikes hit tents in the…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu renewed calls for Iran’s entire nuclear infrastructure to be dismantled, even as indirect negotiations continue between the United States and Iran for a potential nuclear…

Citing its support for Palestinians amid the ongoing conflict with Hamas, the Maldives government has imposed a ban on the entry of Israeli passport holders into the country. According to…

An Israeli military official said that reserve pilots, who publicly called for securing the release of hostages even at the cost of ending the Gaza war, would be dismissed from…