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Two elderly Hamas hostages were airlifted to an Israeli hospital to be reunited with family Tuesday, as the United States demanded Palestinian militants release more than 200 other captives before Gaza ceasefire talks are considered.

IOM official says the movement of thousands of people not helping an already ‘deteriorating’ situation in Lebanon.

The US has recently warned citizens not to travel to the Middle Eastern country

“We are still trying to withstand and continue coverage so the world can see the Israeli crimes in Gaza,” wrote Ain Media co-founder and Palestinian journalist Roshdi Sarraj on Instagram, referring to the increasing tally of dead journalists, internet blackouts and attacks on media offices. Five days later, he was…

Israeli warplanes are striking targets across Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive in the besieged Hamas-ruled territory

Yocheved Lifshitz's London-based daughter tells of relief after Hamas release her 85-year-old mother and Nurit Cooper, 79

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Hamas has released two female captives for humanitarian reasons and in response to a Qatari-Egyptian mediation, according to a statement by Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the group's armed wing, on its Telegram channel. The release came amid fears of a widening war as Israel escalated its attacks on the…

Israel says it has mounted limited raids within the Gaza Strip to attack Hamas; confirmed number of hostages held in Gaza raised to 222