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Maayan Lubell

Maayan Lubell

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MidEast|Political|World

Israel says it is postponing release of Palestinian prisoners

Israel said on Sunday it was delaying the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners it had planned to free the day before until militant

Israel says it is postponing release of Palestinian prisoners
MidEast|Political|World

Israel delays releasing 620 Palestinian prisoners

Israel delayed the release of over 600 Palestinian prisoners it had agreed to free on Saturday, after Hamas handed over six Israeli hostages,

Israel delays releasing 620 Palestinian prisoners
MidEast|Political|World

Israeli military says body released by Hamas is not of a hostage

The Israeli military said on Friday that one of the bodies released by Hamas did not belong to any of the hostages held

Israeli military says body released by Hamas is not of a hostage
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Hope turns to heartbreak for Israel's Bibas hostage family

A few hours after Hamas said it would return the bodies of Israeli hostages Shiri Bibas and her two little children on Thursday, her sister-

Hope turns to heartbreak for Israel's Bibas hostage family
MidEast|Political|World

Freed hostages bring signs of life from depths of Gaza tunnels

Families of some Israeli hostages in Gaza have received signs of life from their loved ones for the first time in more than a year via captives who have been

Freed hostages bring signs of life from depths of Gaza tunnels
MidEast|Political|World

Israel will leave troops in 5 locations in Lebanon after Tuesday deadline, military spokesperson says

Israel will keep troops in several posts in southern Lebanon past a February 18 deadline for them to withdraw, a military spokesperson

Israel will leave troops in 5 locations in Lebanon after Tuesday deadline, military spokesperson says
MidEast|Political|World

Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza, Israel releases 369 Palestinians in exchange

Hamas released Israeli hostages Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov in Gaza on Saturday

Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza, Israel releases 369 Palestinians in exchange
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Hostage mother gets first sign of life from son shackled in Gaza tunnel

Nearly 500 days after Hamas gunmen seized him from a roadside bomb shelter in southern Israel, Alon Ohel managed to get a message out

Hostage mother gets first sign of life from son shackled in Gaza tunnel
MidEast|Political|World

Hamas frees three hostages, Israel begins releasing Palestinians

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday handed over three Israeli hostages whose gaunt appearance shocked

Hamas frees three hostages, Israel begins releasing Palestinians
MidEast|Political|World

Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay over chaotic hostage handover

Hamas freed three Israeli and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday and Israel released 110

Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after delay over chaotic hostage handover
MidEast|Political|World

Trump's envoy meets Netanyahu, visits Gaza after Saudi trip

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Trump's envoy meets Netanyahu, visits Gaza after Saudi trip
Health|MidEast|Political|World

Gaza hostages were held in tunnels for months, Israeli medical officer says

Some of the hostages released from Gaza so far during the ceasefire had been held in Hamas tunnels for up to eight months straight, deprived of daylight and with

Gaza hostages were held in tunnels for months, Israeli medical officer says
Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Gaza residents stream home to the north after hostage breakthrough

Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza on Monday, jubilant to be returning home after

Gaza residents stream home to the north after hostage breakthrough
MidEast|Political|US|World

Why Trump proposal on Palestinian displacement from Gaza rings alarm bells in the region

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MidEast|Political|World

Four Israeli soldiers swapped for 200 Palestinians; north Gaza shut over hostage still held

Hamas freed four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners, but a delay in

Four Israeli soldiers swapped for 200 Palestinians; north Gaza shut over hostage still held
MidEast|Political|World

Gaza ceasefire traps Netanyahu between Trump and far-right allies

Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a tight spot - between a new U.S. president promising peace

Gaza ceasefire traps Netanyahu between Trump and far-right allies
MidEast|Political|World

Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on Day One of ceasefire

Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the first day of

Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on Day One of ceasefire
World

Gathering its dead, Israel pounds Gaza with fiercest air strikes ever

Israel pounded the Gaza Strip on Tuesday with the fiercest air strikes in its 75-year conflict with the

Gathering its dead, Israel pounds Gaza with fiercest air strikes ever
News|World

Israel offers to evacuate babies from crippled Gaza hospital

Israel's military said it was ready to evacuate babies from Gaza's largest hospital on Sunday, where Palestinian officials

Israel offers to evacuate babies from crippled Gaza hospital
MidEast|News|World

Explainer-Why Palestinian displacement in Gaza war alarms the UN and Arabs

Israel's orders to Gaza's residents to move ever further south towards the Egyptian border during its offensive and the dire humanitarian

Explainer-Why Palestinian displacement in Gaza war alarms the UN and Arabs
News|World

Israeli PM Netanyahu says he will fight any sanctions on army battalions

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would fight against sanctions being imposed on any Israeli military units for alleged rights

Israeli PM Netanyahu says he will fight any sanctions on army battalions
MidEast|News|World

Three months in, deaths mount and diplomats vie to stop Gaza war's spread

Top international diplomats discussed strategies for keeping the Gaza war from spreading beyond Israel and the Palestinian territories on

Three months in, deaths mount and diplomats vie to stop Gaza war's spread
MidEast|News|World

Gaza truce or Rafah assault? Netanyahu faces political dilemma

Far-right allies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are raising pressure on the embattled leader to reject a new Gaza ceasefire, jeopardising his

Gaza truce or Rafah assault? Netanyahu faces political dilemma
News|World

ICC prosecutor's move not a political risk for Netanyahu, other problems are

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in the past week faced a request by the ICC prosecutor for an arrest warrant to be issued against him over the Gaza

ICC prosecutor's move not a political risk for Netanyahu, other problems are

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