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November 22, 2023 2:52 PM

Israel, Hamas agree four-day truce for hostage release and aid into Gaza

Israel's government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to allow in aid and release at least 50 hostages captured by militants in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel. The first truce in...

November 20, 2023 1:44 PM

Forever war? Israel risks a long, bloody insurgency in Gaza

Israel risks facing a long and bloody insurgency if it defeats Hamas and occupies Gaza without a credible post-war plan to withdraw its troops and move toward the creation of a Palestinian state, U.S. and Arab officials, diplomats and analysts said...

November 20, 2023 1:29 PM

Over 14,400 killed in ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict

The death toll from the ongoing Palestine-Israel conflict has exceeded 14,400, according to official data released by both sides. Gaza's government media office announced on Nov 19 that the Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has exceeded 13,00...

November 20, 2023 9:23 AM

Iran’s Khamenei urges Muslim states to cut political ties with Israel for ‘limited period’

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appealed to Muslim states with political ties with Israel to at least cut them for "a limited time", state media reported on Sunday, weeks after he called for an Islamic oil and food embargo on Israel. "S...

November 19, 2023 5:48 PM

Biden says Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern Gaza and West Bank

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Saturday the Palestinian Authority should ultimately govern the Gaza Strip and the West Bank following the Israel-Hamas war. "As we strive for peace, Gaza and the West Bank should be reunited under a single governanc...

November 16, 2023 10:26 PM

Israel orders residents from southern Gaza towns, raising fear of war’s spread

Israel ordered civilians to leave four towns in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, raising fears its war against Hamas could spread to areas it had told people were safe. In the north of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave, Israel said...

November 14, 2023 2:51 PM

UN aid agency says there is no safe place in Gaza

UN humanitarian workers in the Gaza Strip are facing imminent humanitarian disaster, with a total of 101 employees of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) having been confirmed killed since Oct. 7, accordin...

November 14, 2023 2:04 PM

Nations evacuate citizens from Gaza Strip amid ongoing conflict

As violence continues to claim lives in the Israel-Palestine conflict, several countries have launched operations to evacuate their citizens, with more planning similar actions in the days ahead. The evacuation of Polish citizens from Gaza started o...

November 8, 2023 3:11 PM

US House censures lone Palestinian-American lawmaker over Israel comments

The U.S. House voted on Tuesday (November 8) to censure Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib, Congress's lone Palestinian-American lawmaker, for comments she made regarding Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. Twenty-two Democrats joined with most Re...

November 8, 2023 3:12 PM

G7’s top diplomats discuss what happens after Gaza conflict

G7 foreign ministers discussed how to revitalise peace efforts in the Middle East and the "day after" in the Gaza Strip once the conflict there recedes as they met for a two-day summit in Tokyo. The subject was brought up during a working dinner lat...