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Returnees anxious if the homes they left behind will still be standing after Hamas-Israel ceasefire takes effect

The US president long refused to use his influence over the prime minister. Last month, that appeared to change

SPECIAL REPORT: As the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire holds for now, Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza report on the Palestinians walking back to the rubble of their homes while Israelis dare to hope for the release of all the hostages taken on October 7 2023

The Israeli military has said it will continue to operate defensively from the roughly 50% of Gaza it still controls after pulling back to agreed-upon lines.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians displaced by the war in Gaza have started moving north toward their homes, or what remains of them, after a ceasefire agreement came into effect

Germany, France, the U.K., Italy, Qatar, Jordan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are expected to participate.

After two years of war, Israel and Hamas have agreed on the “first phase” of a US-backed peace plan for Gaza. The deal, if it holds, will involve the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and the entry of aid into the…

As the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel came into force in Gaza at midday local time on Friday, Palestinians are torn between cautious hope and disbelief – while medical charities stress the need for urgent humanitarian aid.

Reverberations of a ceasefire in Gaza may be felt in Australia, but there are calls for more to be done to combat the nation's issues with racism.

Letter: A reader is heartened by Sharone Lifschitz’s article about the second anniversary of 7 October and her parents’ kidnapping by Hamas

Eight political figures who played parts in the agreement