Benjamin Netanyahu

The parties have announced a temporary ceasefire agreement that will last until Friday morning and allow for a new exchange of hostages and prisoners

Israeli forces arrested more Palestinians in the West Bank early Tuesday morning than they released as part of the hostage-for-prisoner swap, Palestinian sources say

U.S. Secretary of State said the Biden administration believes it is imperative to discuss the future governance of Gaza if Israel achieves its stated goal of eradicating Hamas

Criticism over the position towards Israel undermines the ability of the US and the EU to project their values and interests in emerging and developing countries

The heads of the intelligence services of Israel, the U.S. and Egypt are seeking in Doha a new extension of the agreement, which the Arab mediators want to turn into a definitive ceasefire. For its part, the Israeli army warns that it is ‘ready to continue fighting’

In the first four days of the truce with Israel, the Islamist militia has freed 69 people, including 51 Israelis, 17 Thais and a Filipino citizen

The little girl, who watched her parents die in the October 7 attacks, is the only American captive freed so far during the ceasefire in Gaza

Inhabitants of the Strip want the temporary truce to become definitive while the families of Israeli hostages have called for ‘the return of all of them, immediately, whatever it takes’

20 Israeli hostages and 60 Palestinian prisoners are expected to be released between Tuesday and Wednesday

Police operations against people with diseases as serious as cancer have taken place on the streets, hotels, and even in hospitals in East Jerusalem

The United States, Qatar and Egypt are hopeful the truce between Israel and Hamas can be extended. Cairo said it had received ‘positive signals’ that the cessation of hostilities could be increased by a ‘day or two’

Mediators are attempting to extend the truce between Israel and Hamas despite mutual accusations and isolated episodes of non-compliance

Saudi Prince Faisal bin Farhan will present the positions of Islamic countries in the absence of Israel, which has declined to attend the summit

Residents of the Strip take advantage of the beginning of the truce to look for food and try to find out if their loved ones are still alive

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and his Belgian counterpart Alexander de Croo criticized Israel for the suffering of Palestinian civilians. Sánchez also called for EU recognition of a Palestinian state

The idea of two states coexisting side by side remains a reference point but its implementation is hampered by the realities on the ground. ‘Everything is reversible,’ says one expert

The first group returned as part of the deal between Israel and the militia consisted of women and children as well as Thai workers

The pact is expected to come into force on Thursday and will allow for the release of 50 Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners. The agreement also includes allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza

The origin, nature and ideology of the Palestinian militia is far removed from that of the jihadist group, although the tactics used in the October 7 attack have led the Netanyahu government to equate them

The pact, which includes the entry of hundreds of trucks with aid supplies into the Strip, represents the greatest diplomatic milestone of the war

Under the deal, over a four-day period, the militant group will free dozens of prisoners. Israel said it would extend the lull by an additional day for every 10 captives released

Qatar, which is acting as a mediator, said this is the closest the sides have been to reaching an agreement in the 46 days of war

‘We’re hopeful, but there’s still work to be done. And nothing is done until it’s all done,’ National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday

The Israeli army also accuses this medical complex of harboring Hamas facilities and is escalating its efforts to prove that the civilian targets it attacks are being used for military purposes

The 708-kilometer long barrier has left residents’ homes surrounded by Israeli settlements and makes it difficult for Palestinians to access their lands

The group warned that it would continue to target ships in international waters that were linked to or owned by Israelis until the end of Israel’s campaign against Gaza’s Hamas rulers