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Hamas says Gaza Ceasefire Talks 'Intensified in Recent Hours'

A senior Hamas official told AFP Wednesday that talks for a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group “intensified in recent hours” with mediator countries. “Our communications with the brother mediators in Egypt and Qatar have not stopped and have intensified in recent hours,” Taher al-Nunu said, ...

Gaza Rescuers say Israeli Forces Kill 20 Including Six Aid Seekers

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli fire killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, including six who were waiting to collect food aid in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. The latest in a string of deadly incidents near aid distribution sites came after the United Nations had condemned the "weaponization of food" in the Gaza Strip, where a ...

Israeli Army says Seven Soldiers Killed in Gaza

The Israeli army on Wednesday said seven of its soldiers were killed in combat in Gaza, where the war with Palestinian militant group Hamas continued. The army's website listed the names of five soldiers and a platoon commander from the same battalion who "fell during combat in the southern Gaza Strip". It added that a seventh soldier was also ...

Gaza Rescuers Say 46 killed as UN Slams US-Backed Aid System

Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed another 46 people waiting for aid in the Palestinian territory on Tuesday as rights groups and UN agencies slammed the US-backed food distribution system. Civil defense spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that 21 people were killed and around 150 wounded by Israeli fire near an aid point in ...

Iran threatens 'more devastating' response to Israel's attacks

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian warned of a "more devastating" retaliation should Israel's nine-day bombing campaign continue, saying the Islamic Republic would not halt its nuclear programme "under any circumstances". Israel said on Saturday it had killed three more Iranian commanders in its unprecedented offensive, while Foreign Minister ...

Gulf States on Iran's Doorstep Scramble for End of War

As Iran and Israel trade strikes and the US weighs joining in, wealthy Gulf states on the conflict's doorstep are engaged in frantic diplomacy to halt the war -- but solutions remain elusive. A spillover of the conflict or the Iranian government's collapse are both worrying outcomes for the energy-rich region, which hosts several major US ...

The Revolutionary Guards: Inside the Force Targeted by Israel

As part of its “Rising Lion” operation aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear program, Israel has dealt a major blow to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), killing at least five senior officials, including the group’s top commander, General Hossein Salami. The operation also targeted Iran’s ballistic missile program, which is ...

Israel Ready for 60-Day Ceasefire in Exchange for Hostage Release

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday he ordered negotiators to "advance" talks on releasing hostages held in Gaza, after sensing an opportunity amid Israel's unprecedented attack on arch-foe Iran. "I gave instructions the day before yesterday to advance negotiations, because I sense an opening... 
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Syria Says Israeli Overnight Incursion Killed One, Abducted Seven

Syria's interior ministry said an Israeli overnight incursion killed one civilian and abducted seven people on Thursday, with the Israeli army saying it seized members of Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Israeli army said on X that its soldiers seized several suspected members of Palestinian militant group Hamas in a "targeted" ...