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Members of civil defence inspect a damaged car after an Israeli strike, according to security sources, at the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, February 17, 2025. REUTERS/Ali Hankir
Middle East

Israel kills Hamas official in southern Lebanon

The Israeli military has been carrying out strikes against members of Hamas, allied Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and other factions in Lebanon, in parallel with the war in Gaza

Alexander Troufanov (left), Iair Horn (centre) and Sagui Dekel-Chen (right). Photo: Collected
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Hamas names 3 hostages set for release on Saturday

Sami Abu-Zuhri, a spokesman for the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas, addresses a news conference in Istanbul January 17, 2009. REUTERS/Osman Orsal/File Photo
Middle East

Hamas says Trump warning 'further complicates' Gaza truce

Palestinians, who were displaced to the south at Israel's order during the war, make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, January 27, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed/File Photo
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Trump says Hamas should free all hostages by Saturday midday or he'll 'let hell break out'

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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Hamas' armed wing says it will delay hostage release scheduled for Saturday

US President Donald Trump speaks as he hosts Republican Senators for a dinner at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, US, 7 February 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
World+Biz

Trump says US might lose patience with ceasefire deal

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World+Biz

Hamas, Israel to begin fifth hostage-prisoner exchange

Sami Abu-Zuhri, a spokesman for the Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas, addresses a news conference in Istanbul January 17, 2009. Photo: REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY)/ File Photo
Middle East

Hamas official says Trump's remarks about taking over Gaza could ignite the region

Ofer Kalderon, a hostage held in Gaza since the deadly 7 October 7 2023 attack, is released by Palestinian Hamas militants as part of a ceasefire and a hostages-prisoners swap deal between Hamas and Israel, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, 1 February 1 2025. Photo: Reuters
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Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners released in latest Gaza exchange

Ibrahim Hamed (C), who was head of Hamas' armed wing in the West Bank, waves to relatives from the dock before the reading of his verdict at Israel's Ofer military court near the West Bank city of Ramallah June 27, 2012. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun/File Photo
Hamas-Israel war

Israel, Hamas poised for third hostage-prisoner exchange

Palestinians have been waiting on the Al Rashid road, west of the Nuseirat refugee camp, to return to the northern Gaza Strip. Photo: BBS/EPA
Middle East

Palestinians' return on hold as Israel accuses Hamas of breaching truce deal

Four Israeli hostages stand on a stage before Hamas fighters hand them over to a team from the Red Cross in Gaza City on 25 January 2025. Photo: AFP
Middle East

Hamas frees four Israeli hostages in second swap of Gaza deal

Residents of a building damaged in an Israeli airstrike return to collect their family's belongings at the site of Thursday's Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. AP Photo/Hassan Ammar
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Hamas has added up to 15,000 fighters since start of war: US