Israel and Hamas to seal fifth prisoner-hostage exchange Saturday
• Feb 7, 2025, 9:36 PM
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Hamas named three more Israeli hostages it plans to release Saturday in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fifth hostage-prisoner exchange between the militants and Israel. The latest swap takes place amid the global outcry sparked by US President Donald Trump's proposal for a US takeover of Gaza, remarks which certain mediators fear could derail the fragile ceasefire agreement.
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Trump's Gaza plan: will Arab allies push back?
• 7:23 PM
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Remember the run-up to Inauguration Day, when Donald Trump‘s envoy twisted arms to push a Gaza ceasefire over the line. How did it so quickly go to thisDonald Trump not only doubling down on his plan to forcibly deport the entire Palestinian population o
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Trump's Gaza reconstruction plan completely 'unworkable, illegal and dangerous for region'
• 3:54 PM
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Behind US President Donald Trump’s vows to turn Gaza into a “Riviera of the Middle East” lies a plan to forcibly drive two million from their land, rights groups say, warning it could be a war crime under international law. For in-depth analysis and a de
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Syria to have new government on March 1, foreign minister says
• 3:18 PM
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Syria will have a new government as of March 1, the country's interim foreign minister announced on Wednesday. Syria has been led by interim president Ahmed Al-Sharaa, the leader of former al Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, since the group led a co
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Live: Resumption of Gaza war will 'allow the realisation' of Trump plan, Israel says
• 1:02 PM
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Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday warned that the country would resume its war in Gaza if Hamas did not release Israeli hostages by Saturday, adding that the resumption of hostilities in the devastated Palestinian territory would allow t
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If Jordan took in more Palestinians, there would be 'security, economic, and political implications'
• 5:24 AM
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President Donald Trump is hosting Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House as he escalates pressure on the Arab nation to take in refugees from Gaza as part of his audacious plan to remake the Middle East. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspecti
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