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US president dismisses reports that United States and Israel planned to ‘blow Iran to smithereens’ as ‘greatly exaggerated’

Palestinians unite in their outright rejection of plan to remove residents from their own land

St Patrick’s Day visit should be cancelled if US president remains on ‘trajectory towards ethnic cleansing’, Social Democrats say

The Israel leader hopes to return from Washington with significant achievements on two fronts

Freedom part of 42-day ceasefire deal that went into effect last month, pausing the fighting between Israel and Hamas

First two Israelis to be released by Hamas include Yarden Bibas, whose wife and children became poignant symbols of hostage crisis

West Bank at risk of even more violence, and events in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria have significantly weakened Iranian regime

The details of their ordeals vary, but all yearn for the return of the people still held captive

Ceasefire in Gaza and election of pro-Israel US president Donald Trump likely to feed into deliberations on Occupied Territories Bill

Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon will be handed over on Saturday

Three Israeli and five Thai hostages released as buses arrive in Ramallah with some of 110 prisoners to be freed

Neither Israel or the US likely to accept military group’s involvement in any postwar administration

Trump’s Middle East envoy held prior talks in Saudi Arabia over US president’s plan for region

Gaza war: Israel and Hamas reach agreement on the release of an Israeli civilian and two other hostages

Egypt and Jordan reject Trump’s proposal to transfer Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to their territory

Latest transfer of prisoners was the second made under the Qatari- and Egyptian-mediated ceasefire deal

Militant group maintains control over coastal enclave’s administration and security forces

In Israel, images of Hamas fighters back above ground has raised questions about the effectiveness of the campaign on the strip

Israeli move follows the release of three Israeli women held hostage by Hamas

Thousands gather in Tel Aviv to celebrate as release of Israeli hostages begins following ceasefire

Romy Gonen (24), Emily Damari (28) and Doron Steinbrecher (31) brought to Tel Aviv hospital after 471 days in captivity

Widespread support in Israel for ceasefire amid relief at return of hostages despite high price involved in release of Palestinian detainees

Israeli military strikes kill at least eight Palestinians across Gaza on Sunday morning amid delay in implementing ceasefire

Israeli prime minister says ceasefire cannot go into effect on Sunday without list of hostage names

Deal set to exchange dozens of hostages held by Hamas for Palestinians in Israeli jails and pause 15-month war for initial six weeks

News of ceasefire was greeted not with exuberant celebrations but rather with a sombre recognition that finally Israel has reached the beginning of the end

My eight-year-old daughter Ella’s excitement didn’t rub off on the other passengers on the bus, who seemed unfazed by the breaking news

US vice-president Kamala Harris says Washington expects agreement to be implemented in full and on time

Israeli cabinet’s delay in voting on the proposed deal which is due to begin on Sunday sparks concerns that it may unravel

Binyamin Netanyahu’s aim of returning 200,000 Israelis to southern and northern communities abandoned during war is unlikely until Gaza has been pacified by political means

Biden and Trump express optimism a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas can be agreed within days

Contentious proposed law would ban trade with Israeli firms operating in occupied Palestinian territory

Bezalel Smotrich calls for country to take over ‘entire civil management of Gaza Strip’ and cut humanitarian aid to Palestinians to minimum

US, Qatar and Egypt make most serious attempt yet to reach deal, source says, as Israeli bombardments continue

Israel continues intense bombardment of Palestinian enclave, killing at least 48 in most recent attacks

Palestinian medics say more than 200 people injured in attacks by Israel in 24 hours

Sixty-two people killed over the last day amid surge in Israeli operations in Gaza

Biden administration says it is helping its ally defend against Iran-backed militant groups like Hamas

Israel’s military claims it hit around 40 Hamas gathering points and command centres while taking measures to reduce harm to civilians

Members of Irish press gather for Irish Palestine Solidarity Campaign’s New Year’s Eve vigil