Gaza ceasefire

Israel Defence Minister Katz ordered the army to "seize more territory in Gaza", warning Israel could annex it if Hamas failed to heed Israel's demands for the next steps in the Gaza ceasefire. Photo: BSS/AFP
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Israel presses ground offensive in Gaza

The latest evacuation warning follows a deadly flare-up in Lebanon and missiles fired from Yemen

Tents belonging to Palestinians are seen amid the rubble of destroyed buildings in Jabalia, in the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: Collected
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Israeli airstrike kills nine people in Gaza, medics say, amid ceasefire disputes

A Torah and A photograph of Edan Alexander, the American-Israeli and Israel Defense Forces soldier taken hostage during the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas, sit in his home during a family interview with Reuters in Tenafly, New Jersey, US, December 14, 2024. REUTERS/Stephani Spindel/File Photo
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Hamas to release American hostage in Gaza, ready for second-phase ceasefire talks

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike, in Gaza City, March 11, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
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Israeli strikes kill 10 Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank amid new ceasefire talks

Palestinians walk past the rubble of buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo
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Israel blocks aid into Gaza as ceasefire standoff escalates

Palestinians walk past the rubble of buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo
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Hamas rejects Israel's 'formulation' of extending first Gaza ceasefire phase

Palestinians walk past the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, on a rainy day, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
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Israel looks to extend phase one of Gaza truce as long-term deal proves elusive

A drone view shows Avera Mengistu, who entered Gaza around a decade ago and has been held there since, and Tal Shoham, a hostage held in Gaza since the deadly October 7, 2023 attack, as they are released by Palestinian Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 22, 2025. REUTERS/Stringer
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Hamas frees six hostages in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian detainees

Israeli military vehicles operate in Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, 9 February 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
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Hamas names six hostages it will release on Saturday

Palestinians walk past the rubble of buildings destroyed during the Israeli offensive, on a rainy day, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City February 6, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
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Israeli military calls up reservists as concern over Gaza ceasefire mounts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting in the prime minister's office in Jerusalem, 19 March, 2023. File Photo: Reuters
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Israeli prime minister in Washington for Gaza ceasefire talks

A Palestinian flag flutters near the rubble of houses and buildings destroyed during the war, following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, January 20, 2025. REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
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Gazans begin searching for people under rubble on day two of ceasefire

Gaza City, January 19, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
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Gazans cheer as ceasefire between Israel and Hamas kicks off