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Middle East live updates: Israel gives UNRWA 48 hours to cease operations

Long lines of Palestinians -- some kneeling to kiss the soil as they stepped into the northern part of the strip -- were making their way home on Monday.

SFGate · 1d

Middle East latest: Israel allows Palestinians to return to Gaza for the first time in over a year

Displaced Palestinians gather with their belongings near a roadblock as they wait to return to their homes in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, days afte

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

Middle East latest: Deal reached to release Israeli hostage and allow Palestinians into north Gaza

Mediator Qatar has announced that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians to return to northern Gaza

Syria, Israel

i24NEWS · 5h

Israel Katz says IDF to remain in Syrian buffer zone 'indefinitely'

The IDF will remain on Mount Hermon peak and in the security zone for an indefinite period of time to ensure the security of the residents of the State of Israel'

The Financial Times · 4h

Israeli military to hold on to Syrian territory indefinitely

Defence minister says forces will remain in positions seized after collapse of Assad regime ‘for an unlimited time’

U.S. News & World Report · 6h

Israel Says Its Troops in Syria Will Remain Atop Mt Hermon Indefinitely

Israeli troops who seized strategic ground in southern Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain on the summit of Mount Hermon indefinitely, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday after visiting troops there.

Israel, Lebanon Extend Ceasefire

The Washington Post · 2d

IDF opens fire in Lebanon and Gaza as ceasefires falter

Israeli troops fired on people trying to return home to southern Lebanon and delayed a return home for northern Gaza residents. Israel blamed Hezbollah and Hamas.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Israel, Lebanon Extend Ceasefire as Gaza Hostage Obstacle Clears

Israel and Lebanon agreed to extend their ceasefire until Feb. 18 to give Israeli troops more time to withdraw, the Trump administration said Sunday, while a Gaza dispute with Hamas over a hostage was resolved.

Nigerian Tribune on MSN · 1d

Gaza ceasefire: Eight hostages set for release by Hamas already dead, Israel claims

Israel has announced that eight of the 26 hostages due to be freed by Hamas as part of the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal are dead. Israeli Government spokesperson, David Mencer, confirmed that the information came from a list provided by Hamas,

The Times of Israel on MSN2h

IDF chief said to hail approval of ‘painful’ Gaza deal, hint fighting could resume

In leaked comments from Knesset committee, outgoing IDF chief defends staying on job until now, urges 'effective sanctions' ...

The National Interest12h

Israel’s Merkava Tanks Are Already Preparing for the Next War

The IDF’s Merkava series of main battle tanks, widely considered to be of the most lethal armored vehicles in service across the globe, has remained the centerpiece of Israel’s armored corps for more ...

2don MSN

Ceasefire disputes between Israel and Hamas, Hezbollah throw region into turmoil

The ceasefire agreement between Israel, Hamas and Hezbollah is in new jeopardy Sunday as various groups slow walk ...

2don MSN

Fifteen reported killed and 80 wounded as IDF remains in Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the IDF would only withdraw from Lebanon if the Lebanese Army carried out its ...

Israel arrests soldiers suspected of spying for Iran

Israel has arrested two soldiers on suspicion of spying for Iran in return for money, its police force said on Monday.

12h

Israel’s war inflicted ‘life-threatening danger’ on pregnant women and girls in Gaza, Human Rights Watch says

Israel has inflicted “serious and sometimes life-threatening danger” on pregnant and postpartum women and girls in Gaza over ...

5don MSN

Israel, US Discuss IDF Lebanon Pullout

Israeli officials have said Lebanese troops are not deploying fast enough in the areas Israeli troops are supposed to vacate.

The Times of Israel on MSN1h

Israeli contractor mistakenly killed by IDF troops in Gaza, army says

Excavator operator Jacob Avitan, 39, misidentified as threat as he arrived at IDF post in civilian clothing; Military Police ...

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