Israel is calling back its ceasefire negotiation team from Qatar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Tuesday. The negotiation team, which includes senior personnel from the Mossad secret service and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF),

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Talks to reach a deal between Hamas and Israel continue, the Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson said during a press conference in Doha on Tuesday (AP video shot by Najib Jobain).

Gaza's Health Ministry says an Israeli strike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital overnight. Israel says they were militants posing as reporters.

Hamas says ceasefire talks were proceeding in Doha but that Israel has set new conditions causing a delay in an agreement.

DUBAI: Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Wednesday (Dec 25) that Israel has set new conditions that have led to delays in reaching a Gaza ceasefire agreement. Hamas said, however, that it was showing flexibility and that the talks on a ceasefire,

Israel and Hamas have agreed just one truce in more than 14 months of war. The late 2023 one-week pause saw 80 Israeli hostages freed in exchange for 240 Palestinians detained by Israel, with 25 other captives, mostly Thai farm workers, also released.

JERUSALEM: The Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel traded blame on Wednesday (Dec 25) over failure to conclude a ceasefire agreement despite progress reported by both sides in past days.

Israel says it has hit Houthi targets across Yemen with airstrikes. The IDF says the targets were being used for military purposes and were points of entry for smuggled Iranian weapons. Raf Sanchez reports from Jerusalem on the scope of the attacks and what it could mean for the unrest in the region.

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