Gaza

Palestinian Hamas militants hand over hostages, Gaza City, January 19, 2025. REUTERS
World+Biz

Ceasefire brings hope in Gaza as Hamas frees first hostages

In Tel Aviv, thousands of Israelis cheered, embraced or wept in a square outside the defence headquarters as they watched live video on a giant screen showing three female hostages exiting a...

A drone view shows displaced Palestinians walking past rubble as they attempt to return to their homes, January 19, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Al-Basos
Hamas-Israel war

10 key moments in the Israel-Hamas war

A combination image shows a woman holding a cutout picture of British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari, in Tel Aviv, Israel March 14, 2024 (L) and undated handout images of Israeli hostage Doron Steinbrecher (C) and Israeli hostage Romi Gonen (R), who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas. REUTERS/Tomer Appelbaum, Courtesy of Bring Them Home Now/Handout via REUTERS, Gonen Family/Handout via REUTERS
Middle East

Who are the Israeli hostages being released by Hamas on Sunday?

Gaza City, January 19, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Middle East

Gazans cheer as ceasefire between Israel and Hamas kicks off

Aid trucks wait near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, January 19, 2025. File Photo: Reuters
Middle East

First trucks carrying aid arrive in Gaza under ceasefire: UN

Palestinians gather to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen, before a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel takes effect, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 17, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Hatem Khaled
Hamas-Israel war

Flooding Gaza with aid might lessen security challenge: UNRWA chief

Palestinians react to news on a ceasefire deal with Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on 15 January 2025. Still, uncertainty remains whether their joy will last long. Photo: Reuters
Panorama

Gaza ceasefire: A goodbye, or see you again?

Buildings lie in ruin in North Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel, January 13, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Hamas-Israel war

Israeli security cabinet approves Gaza deal, full cabinet meeting to follow

An Israeli military vehicles drives near the border with Gaza, ahead of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Hamas set to release first hostages under Gaza ceasefire deal on Sunday, Israel says

File Photo: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a Cabinet meeting at the Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in Tel Aviv, Israel on December 17, 2023. MENAHEM KAHANA/Pool via REUTERS
Middle East

Israel set to approve Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal, Netanyahu’s office says

Wounded people, including children, are brought to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, Gaza, following attacks in the early hours today (16 January). Photo: Collected
Hamas-Israel war

At least 80 killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza after ceasefire announcement

Smoke rises from an Israeli strike as the Israeli military conducts operations inside the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, January 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Hamas-Israel war

Gaza rescuers say 7 dead in fresh Israeli strikes

Palestinians react to news on a ceasefire deal with Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 15, 2025. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Hamas-Israel war

Gaza ceasefire deal: What are the key points?