Israeli minister says army applying lessons from Gaza in West Bank operation
Jerusalem/Jenin, West Bank Reuters Israel’s defence minister said on Wednesday forces were applying lessons learned in Gaza as a major operation continued in Jenin, which the military said was aimed at countering Iranian-backed militant groups in the volatile West Bank city. A military spokesperson declined to give details but said the operation was “relatively similar” […]
Israel launches “significant” military operation in West Bank, at least nine Palestinians killed
Jerusalem/Ramallah, West Bank Reuters Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, killing at least nine Palestinians in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called a “large-scale and significant military operation”. The action, launched a day after US President Donald Trump declared he was lifting sanctions on ultra-nationalist […]
Hamas frees hostages, Israel releases Palestinian prisoners on day one of ceasefire
Last updated: 11:15am, 20th January, 2025 (AEDT) Cairo, Egypt/Gaza Reuters Hamas released three Israeli hostages and Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners on Sunday, the first day of a ceasefire suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle East. The truce allowed Palestinians to return to bombed-out neighbourhoods to begin […]
Gaza ceasefire deal takes effect and fighting halts after delay
Updated: 10:15pm (AEDT) Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip took effect on Sunday after a nearly three-hour delay, pausing a 15-month-old war that has brought devastation and seismic political change to the Middle East. Residents and a medical worker in Gaza said that they had heard no […]
Israel approves Gaza ceasefire, carries out more attacks
Tel Aviv/Cairo Reuters Israel approved a ceasefire deal with Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday that involves releasing hostages in the Gaza Strip, and Israeli forces carried out new attacks in the enclave before the agreement’s scheduled start on Sunday. The three-phased agreement is set to halt a 15-month-old war between Israel and Gaza’s rulers […]
Israeli security cabinet approves ceasefire deal
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters The Israeli security cabinet approved a ceasefire deal on Friday, paving the way for the return of the first hostages from Gaza as early as Sunday and bringing a halt to 15 months of conflict that have devastated the Palestinian coastal strip. The Israeli-Hamas accord is still conditional on the approval of […]
US says Gaza ceasefire to start as planned despite “loose end”
Doha, Qatar/Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters The Gaza Strip ceasefire should begin on Sunday as planned, despite the need for negotiators to tie up a “loose end” at the last minute, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday. Israel delayed holding a cabinet meeting to ratify the ceasefire with Hamas, blaming the militant group for […]
Gaza ceasefire deal reached between Israel, Hamas; truce to begin Sunday
Updated: 12:30pm (AEDT) Doha, Qatar/Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Hamas and Israel reached a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza that mediators said would take effect on Sunday and include a release of hostages held there during 15 months of bloodshed that devastated the Palestinian enclave and inflamed the Middle East. The complex phased accord outlines a […]
Ongoing challenges: Biden to hand unfinished agenda to Trump for chaotic Middle East
MATT SPETALNICK, of Reuters, reports that Biden’s Middle East record is likely to be remembered for the conflicts that unfolded during the past few years, leaving much unfinished business for the incoming Trump administration…
Gaza ceasefire “closer than ever”, Hamas says it is still awaiting Israeli maps
Doha, Qatar/Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Negotiators were trying to clinch agreement on Tuesday on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza after marathon talks in Qatar, with mediators and the warring sides both saying a deal was closer than ever. However, after more than eight hours of talks, a senior Hamas official told Reuters late […]