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Hamas has released four female Israeli hostages as part of the ceasefire deal with West Jerusalem, handing them over to the Red Cross, a live stream of the exchange shows. Israel is expected to release 200 Palestinian prisoners in exchange. Earlier media reports suggested that the Palestinian group agreed to …

Outgoing US President Joe Biden has praised Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and the wider Middle East as “extremely successful,” asserting that the region has “fundamentally transformed,” with Iran purportedly becoming its “weakest in decades.” Biden made these remarks during a visit to South Carolina on his last full day …

Israel’s government has endorsed an agreement with Hamas, paving the way for a ceasefire and hostage exchange to take effect on Sunday, according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office. The full 33-member Cabinet approved the deal following a recommendation from the smaller security cabinet earlier on Friday. …

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it carried out airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon on Wednesday. This comes after Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced “a new phase” of Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza and pro-Palestinian militants in Lebanon. According to the IDF, warplanes struck a rocket …

Israeli intelligence used a shell company to deliver communication devices rigged with explosives to the militant group Hezbollah, leading to this week’s deadly attack, the New York Times reported on Wednesday. Thousands of people were injured and more than 30 were killed on Tuesday and Wednesday, after pagers, walkie talkies …

The French Anti-Cybercrime Office (OFAC) has been tasked with removing the private information of Israeli athletes, which was leaked ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in Paris, AFP reported on Saturday, citing police sources. On Friday, the hacker group Zeus published personal data of the members of the Israeli delegation, …

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has revealed plans for pauses in its military operation for several hours each day in areas of southern Gaza, citing the need to allow humanitarian aid to be delivered to the Palestinians. According to a statement released on Sunday, daily ‘tactical pauses’ will be carried …

The US believes that Israel could achieve its military objectives in Gaza without an invasion of the city of Rafah, which Washington will not support, Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. The statement was made on Friday at a news conference following a summit of G7 foreign ministers on …

Iranian commandos have stormed an Israeli-operated container ship in the Persian Gulf and taken control of the vessel. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz condemned the “pirate operation” and called on the West to impose sanctions on Tehran. The MSC Aries was boarded by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy troops …

Warsaw has summoned Ambassador Yakov Livne after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) killed a Polish aid worker in Gaza. The Polish authorities were critical of how Israel handled the incident and demanded compensation for the victim’s family. On Monday, the IDF carried out three consecutive airstrikes on a humanitarian convoy, …