Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir announced on Thursday that his far-right Otzma Yehudit party will withdraw from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition if the cabinet approves the hostage-ceasefire deal with Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Watch this report for more details!

Israel-Hamas War: Ben Gvir says his party will quit if cabinet implements Gaza ceasefire deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has convened a security cabinet meeting to hold a vote on the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Watch this report for more details!

Israel-Hamas War: Israeli security cabinet to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal

World | The outgoing US diplomat said he was confident that the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will begin on Sunday as expected amid hiccups. 

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World | Middle East: The guidelines say that the released hostages would be required to stay in hospital for a minimum of four days. They would undergo tests for STDs.

Gaza war: Israeli health ministry issues guidelines for hospitals that will receive hostages

World | Middle East: The new deal will come into effect from January 19. It outlines a six-week initial ceasefire with the gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.

Amid announcement of Gaza ceasefire deal, a look at the key war events

Israeli airstrikes continue to pound Gaza leaving devastation. Over a 24-hour period, Israeli forces targeted over 50 locations killing at least 62 Palestinians. Meanwhile, the ceasefire deal remains in the works.

Gaza in flames, Blinken called 'Secretary of genocide' | Gravitas

World | Middle East: Earlier on Wednesday, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz had announced that the remains of Zayadna's son, Hamza, had also been brought to Israel.

IDF says body of one hostage retrieved from Gaza

An Israeli raid near Kamal Adwan Hospital has reportedly put Gaza's last major medical facility out of service, according to a World Health Organization report.

Hospital or Hamas lair? WHO says Israeli raid put Gaza's last major hospital 'out of service'

The couple was abducted by Hamas militants during Oct 7 attack from their home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. They remained together in Gaza for 51 days, until Aviva, the wife, was freed in November last year under a hostage exchange deal



Gaza war: ‘His bones are out,’ wife of American hostage pleads with negotiators to bring husband back

As negotiations between Israel and Hamas continue to secure a hostage deal in Gaza, an Israeli official has told The Times of Israel that Hamas has offered “signs of life” for several of the hostages.

Hamas has offered 'signs of life' for several Israeli hostages: Report

The wife of an American hostage held by Palestinian militant organisation Hamas in Gaza has pleaded with negotiators to bring her husband back. Aviva Siegel, a former hostage herself, reacted to a video released by the Gaza-based group in April, saying, “I just saw the picture.

IDF said that Hamas was using the Musa Bin Nusair school as a base to plan and launch attacks on Israeli forces and territories. The building had also been serving as a shelter for displaced Gazans.



As per media reports, the tunnels were uncovered by the IDF's Kfir Brigade, operating under the command of the 162nd Division. During the operation, soldiers recovered military equipment that had been seized by Hamas fighters during the attacks on 7 October 2023. Maps of Israeli communities near the Gaza border were also found, as per Jerusalem Post.



IDF destroys 7.5 km of Hamas tunnels, denies reports of civilian killings in Gaza's Netzarim Corridor

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced on Friday (December 19), that they had destroyed three tunnel routes in the northern Gaza city of Beit Lahia. According to the military, these tunnels spanned a combined length of 7.

The question of Gaza's post-war governance has remained unresolved, more than a year since Israel vowed to crush Hamas in retaliation for its October 7, 2023 attack.



Israel minister Katz says will maintain control over Gaza after war ends

Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that his country's forces would be free to act in the Gaza Strip even after its war with Hamas ends. "After eliminating Hamas's military and governmental capabilities in Gaza, Israel would have security control over Gaza with complete freedom of action" for the Israeli military, Katz said in a post on X, noting that it was his own "position".

At least 18 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday, medics said, while the Israeli military said it targeted gunmen operating from shelters and aid storages.

At least 18 killed in Israeli Gaza strikes: Palestinian medics

French President Emmanuel Macron appointed veteran centrist François Bayrou as the new prime minister on Friday (Dec 13) following the collapse of the previous government of PM Michel Barnier.

Top 10 world news: Macron picks Francois Bayrou as new French PM; West Asia crisis updates, and more

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday (Dec 12) cautioned against further escalating conflicts in Syria after rebel factions ousted Bashar al-Assad from power.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be taking the witness stand on Tuesday (Dec. 10) for the first time in his trial on corruption allegations, a report by the news agency Associated Press on Monday said.

Israeli PM Netanyahu to take witness stand on Dec 10 in his corruption trial

The Israeli government on Thursday (Dec. 5) slammed the report released by Amnesty International which accused Israel of genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

It's based on lies: Israel slams Amnesty report which accuses it of genocide in Gaza Strip

Palestinian militant group Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party announced on Tuesday (Dec. 3) that they have agreed to create a committee to jointly run post-war Gaza, the news agency AFP reported, citing negotiators from both sides.

Hamas and Palestinian president's Fatah party agree on joint committee to run post-war Gaza

Former Israeli defence minister Moshe Yaalon accused the Benjamin Netanyahu government of ethnic cleansing in the northern Gaza Strip, the news agency Reuters reported late Sunday (Dec.

Israel-Hamas war: Ex-minister accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza Strip

The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday (Nov 30) claimed they killed a militant who had allegedly taken part in the October 7 terror attack and worked with World Central Kitchen, an American charity group, in Gaza.

Israel says killed a Gaza militant who took part in Oct 7 attacks, Hamas ally releases new hostage video

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Israel-Hamas War: Ben Gvir says his party will quit if cabinet implements Gaza ceasefire deal

Israel-Hamas War: Israeli security cabinet to vote on Gaza ceasefire deal

Watch: Chaos overshadows Blinken’s last press briefing, reporters forcibly removed mid-session

Gaza war: Israeli health ministry issues guidelines for hospitals that will receive hostages

Amid announcement of Gaza ceasefire deal, a look at the key war events

Gaza in flames, Blinken called 'Secretary of genocide' | Gravitas

IDF says body of one hostage retrieved from Gaza

Hospital or Hamas lair? WHO says Israeli raid put Gaza's last major hospital 'out of service'

Gaza war: ‘His bones are out,’ wife of American hostage pleads with negotiators to bring husband back

Hamas has offered 'signs of life' for several Israeli hostages: Report

Gaza war: ‘His bones are out,’ wife of American hostage pleads with negotiators to bring husband back

Hamas has offered 'signs of life' for several Israeli hostages: Report

IDF destroys 7.5 km of Hamas tunnels, denies reports of civilian killings in Gaza's Netzarim Corridor

IDF destroys 7.5 km of Hamas tunnels, denies reports of civilian killings in Gaza's Netzarim Corridor

Israel minister Katz says will maintain control over Gaza after war ends

Israel minister Katz says will maintain control over Gaza after war ends

At least 18 killed in Israeli Gaza strikes: Palestinian medics

Top 10 world news: Macron picks Francois Bayrou as new French PM; West Asia crisis updates, and more

Top 10 world news: West Asia crisis updates; Indian chess prodigy Gukesh scripts history, and more

Israeli PM Netanyahu to take witness stand on Dec 10 in his corruption trial

It's based on lies: Israel slams Amnesty report which accuses it of genocide in Gaza Strip

Hamas and Palestinian president's Fatah party agree on joint committee to run post-war Gaza

Israel-Hamas war: Ex-minister accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza Strip

Israel says killed a Gaza militant who took part in Oct 7 attacks, Hamas ally releases new hostage video