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Middle East live updates: Crowds trek into northern Gaza amid fragile ceasefire
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.
White House says ceasefire agreement between Lebanon, Israel to continue until Feb. 18
The U.S. said on Sunday that the agreement between Lebanon and Israel would remain in effect until Feb. 18, after Israel said on Friday it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a U.
Middle East latest: Israel says it won’t complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by Sunday
Israel’s military says it won’t complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Sunday as outlined in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah militants.
Middle East updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended to Feb. 18
On Saturday, Trump ordered the U.S. to resume shipments of the 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. In May, Biden halted the shipments, claiming at the time that the weapons were being used in areas with high concentrations of civilians, leading to civilian deaths.
Middle East Crisis Updates: Gaza Cease-Fire to Start on Sunday, Mediator Says
The Israeli cabinet still has to ratify the deal, and some details remained unresolved. President Biden said hostages were to be released over 42 days.
What does the ceasefire agreement mean for Israel, Palestine and the wider Middle East?
Mediators say Israel and Hamas have agreed to a pause in fighting in Gaza and to begin releasing the hostages held there.
Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff warns that Israel-Hamas cease-fire is ‘fragile’
Speaking at the Altneu synagogue in Manhattan, Witkoff says there are risks of a ‘flare-up’ if the deal is not implemented correctly
Middle East latest: Gaza ceasefire is delayed over dispute between Hamas and Israel
The Israeli military says it “continues to attack” inside the Gaza Strip as a dispute with Hamas delayed the start of a planned ceasefire.
Middle East live updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended to Feb. 18
The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel began Jan. 19 after Hamas supplied a list of the hostages slated for return to Israel.
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Middle East live updates: Crowds trek into northern Gaza, returning amid fragile ceasefire
Many residents of northern Gaza and southern Lebanon are expected to return to their homes in the coming days and weeks, with most of the fighting in both areas paused under Israeli ceasefire agreements with Hamas and Hezbollah.
Live Updates: Israel’s Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza Appear Fragile
Israeli forces killed at least 22 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said, in the deadliest day since Israel’s truce with Hezbollah took effect. In Gaza,
Israel's far-right finance minister withdraws threat to quit coalition over ceasefire deal
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has withdrawn a threat to quit the government if Israel does not return to fighting ...
Middle East latest: Hamas says 8 hostages to be freed in first phase of ceasefire are dead
Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead ...
Hamas and Israel trade blame over deal violations. Will the fragile ceasefire and hostage agreement hold?
The fragility of the truce between Israel and Hamas was laid bare on Saturday, after Israel accused Hamas of withholding a ...
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Deal reached to release hostage and allow Palestinians to return to north Gaza
Mediator Qatar has announced that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow Palestinians ...