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On Day 49 of the Israel-Hamas conflict, the terror group is expected to free the first batch of hostages being held in Gaza on Friday afternoon following a one-day delay to the four-day ceasefire deal that will also include the release of Palestinian prisoners.

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Iran-backed group warns of response to any Israeli escalation; talks held with Hamas and Lebanese Armed Forces

On the morning of November 21, two journalists from the Lebanese channel Al Mayadeen – correspondent Farah Omar and cameraman Rabih Me'mari – were killed by an anti-tank missile. After analysing photos and videos that emerged after the incident, a military expert says that the strike came from the Israeli…

As Israel prepares for release of women and children held in Gaza, father of captured American man tells The Independent of the 'living hell' his family is facing

IDF claims al-Shifa hospital was Hamas command and control centre as footage of tunnels and underground rooms appears

War can all of sudden turn battle commanders into fastidious lawyers when it comes to terms. Protesters marching in the streets of London may be calling for a ceasefire, but that is not what either side in the Middle East wants to call the minimum four-day halt they have just…

For weeks, Israel has claimed that the Al-Shifa Hospital is above an underground Hamas "headquarters”, justifying its military interventions on the health complex. On November 16, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed to have discovered the entrance to an underground passage under the Al-Shifa Hospital. While IDF videos serve as…

Israel’s PM facing pressure from all sides as some say ceasefire agreement does not go far enough

Houses in centre of strip said to have been targeted, killing 81, with 60 more believed dead in north

Fifty Israeli hostages held in Gaza will be freed over four days in exchange for the release of 150 Palestinian prisoners and a lull in Israeli military operations