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’
The pontiff trends on social media for his views on the far-right after Milei’s victory in Argentina, the Israeli-Hamas war, and a trans group’s visit to the Vatican
20 Israeli hostages and 60 Palestinian prisoners are expected to be released between Tuesday and Wednesday
Naraya G. is now in prison for shooting Alejo Vidal-Quadras, a prominent politician who served as first vice president of the EU Parliament. EL PAÍS traveled to the hippy commune where the attacker grew up, in Granada’s famous Alpujarra region
The former leader of Pink Floyd leaves a trail of controversy wherever he goes
The two-day session will include the first foreign minister-level meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council, a body created to help prepare Kyiv for eventual membership
The billionaire and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured the Kfar Azza kibbutz, a rural village that Hamas militants stormed on Oct. 7 in a deadly assault that launched the war
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 attack that injured the three men around 6:25 p.m. Saturday may have been a hate crime, authorities previously said
The children dying in Gaza didn’t choose to be born in a long-coveted land of great religious significance, yet seemingly destined for perpetual turmoil
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
Jordan, a key Western ally, signed a peace agreement with Israel in 1994 but relations have cooled over Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians
International mediators led by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar are trying to extend the cease-fire
Around 55,500 Lebanese have been displaced by the clashes between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israeli forces
One protester was arrested Saturday on suspicion of inciting racial hatred for carrying a placard with Nazi symbols, the police said
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
It also dissolved Samidoun, a group that was behind a celebration in Berlin of Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel
On October 7, a brutal attack by Hamas killed an estimated 1,200 Israelis. Retaliation came swiftly, and thousands of Palestinians have now been killed in the Gaza Strip. But this tragedy did not occur in a vacuum; it can only be understood through the lens of history, in the context of a conflict that dates back to the 19th century
The streets of cities around the world have been packed with people calling for a ceasefire in Gaza because a consciousness has emerged from the horrors of the 20th century that makes us heirs of human rights
Authorities in Cairo expect a substantial increase in deliveries to the Strip involving up to 400 trucks a day
Most of the prisoners who will be released in exchange for Israeli hostages are teenagers facing ambiguous allegations or being held without charges in ‘administrative detention’
The agreement, which also involves the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip, was to begin to be implemented Thursday morning. Shortly before its entry into force, the Israeli national security advisor clarified that it would not take place before Friday due to last minute differences
