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Hamas dissolves Gaza administrative body in apparent symbolic move

Hamas announced on Monday it was dissolving one of its key "civilian" bodies that administers the Gaza Strip while...

Trump delays planned strike on Iran as Gulf leaders press for diplomacy

US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he was postponing a planned military attack on the Islamic Republic...

From Qatar to the Gold Coast

Qatar is a small country with a tiny population of less than 400,000 citizens, but with immense wealth and...

UN Security Council condemns Israeli strikes on Qatar

All United Nations Security Council members, including the United States, have backed the "territorial integrity of Qatar" following an...

Israel attacks Hamas in Qatar, Trump ‘very unhappy’

Donald Trump says he's "very unhappy about every aspect" of the surprise Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in the...

‘Israel takes full responsibility’ for Qatari airstrike; fate of Hamas leaders unclear

In his first comments on the airstrikes in Qatar, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was fully responsible...

Israeli army chief sees ‘potential’ for a hostage deal

Israel's military chief has told soldiers that their actions are "creating the potential for a hostage deal" in the...

Netanyahu confirms Israel weighing ceasefire and broader Gaza war exit plan

Signalling a notable shift, Israeli negotiators in Qatar are exploring both a short-term ceasefire proposal and a broader agreement...

Israeli delegation to work out technical aspects of ceasefire’s next stage in Qatar

Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s discussions in Washington, Israel will dispatch a working-level delegation to Qatar to address technical...

US ‘asked Qatar to expel Hamas’ after hostage deal snub

The US told Qatar the presence of Hamas in Doha is no longer acceptable in the weeks since the...

US plan not a good deal but Israel accepts it: Netanyahu aide

An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel has accepted a framework deal for winding down...

US push for Qatar to expel Hamas gathers momentum

American pressure on Qatar to expel the Hamas leadership is mounting as the Gulf state’s mediation of another ceasefire...

Israel begins evacuating Palestinians from Rafah

The Israel Defence Forces began evacuating Palestinians in parts of Rafah today, ahead of an expected military advance on...

Israel to attend truce talks, Gaza hunger crisis acute

The main UN aid agency operating in Gaza says acute malnutrition is accelerating in the north of the Palestinian...

Hamas presses on with Gaza truce talks without Israel

Hamas and Egyptian mediators are pressing on with talks in Cairo on securing a ceasefire in Gaza, despite Israel's...

Plan for one-month Gaza truce makes progress

Israel and Hamas have moved closer to an agreement on a 30-day ceasefire in Gaza when Israeli hostages and...

Qatar, France broker deal for aid, medication to Gaza

Qatar and France have brokered a deal with Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas to deliver urgent medication to...

Egypt floats ambitious plan to end Israel-Hamas war

Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a ceasefire, a phased hostage...

Mossad and Qatar officials meet as Israel bombards Gaza

As Israel's bombardment of Gaza continues, it is showing the first signs of coming to the negotiating table since...

Third group of hostages freed, prisoners released in Israel-Hamas deal

Another 17 hostages, including a US girl, have been released by Hamas, while Palestinian women and children have been...