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The Red Cross described the remains as those of one of the last two dead hostages still in Gaza. (AP PHOTO)

Israel says remains Hamas handed over aren't of hostage

The remains Hamas handed over to Israel don't belong to either of the last two hostages left in Gaza, the Israeli government says.

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The Red Cross has acted as an intermediary between Hamas and Israel during the Gaza Strip war.

Israel preparing to receive possible hostage remains

The Israeli government says it has received what are thought to be some of the last hostage remains from militants in the Gaza Strip.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing. (AP PHOTO)

Netanyahu appears in Israeli court after pardon request

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has attended a court following an appeal to the country's President for a pardon.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the President for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial.

Netanyahu requests pardon amid ongoing corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the President for a pardon during his ongoing corruption trial.

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Russian forces are making incremental gains on the front line in eastern Ukraine.

Zelensky sends new envoy to US amid Kyiv turmoil

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says his negotiators have left for the United States to seek a ‘dignified peace’ and a rapid end to the war.

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National Guard members participate in a group prayer with civilians and a security officer outside the emergency entrance to MedStar Washington Hospital Center on Wednesday after two Guard members were shot earlier in the day.

Afghan national and ex-CIA associate faces DC ambush charges

Federal officials say Rahmanullah Lakanwal faces multiple criminal charges in the shooting, which left one National Guard member dead and another critically wounded.

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The Israeli army says it has located ‘an observational control room’ in the occupied West Bank. (AP PHOTO)

Israel launches army operation in northern West Bank

Israeli forces are encircling the West Bank city of Tubas city and establishing positions across several neighbourhoods, local officials say.

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Militants hunting civilians on October 7, 2023.

The crypto org allegedly aiding Hamas’ terrorism

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The families of 300 victims of Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack have claimed Binance aided Hamas and other terrorist groups by transferring $1 billion to accounts in their control.

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A Red Cross convoy carried the remains of hostage Dror Or after it was handed over by Hamas in Gaza. (AP PHOTO)

Israel identifies latest hostage remains returned from Gaza

The bodies of two hostages remain in Gaza after Israel confirmed it had received the remains of hostage Dror Or from Palestinian militants.

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Israel says it has received human remains that Palestinian militants handed over to the Red Cross. (AP PHOTO)

Israel receives remains of deceased hostage from Gaza

Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip have handed over another body to the Red Cross, which was then passed on to Israeli authorities.

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Binance is being sued by victims of the October 7 attack who allege it allowed payments to Hamas.

Binance allowed payments to Hamas, terror victims claim

A cryptocurrency exchange and its founder are being sued by victims of the October 7 attack on Israel for allegedly allowing millions of dollars to go to Hamas.

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Deadly incidents continue in Gaza where Israel and Hamas accuse each other of ceasefire breaches.

New Gaza killings put fragile ceasefire on the brink

Fresh Israeli strikes have left three Palestinians dead near the control line, threatening to derail already-tense ceasefire negotiations tied to Trump’s 20-point Gaza plan.

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Men stand in the apartment attacked by the Israeli military on November 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon.

Israel assassinates top Hezbollah commander near Beirut

Lebanon’s state-run news agency said at least five people were killed in the airstrike, which the Lebanese militant group says ‘breaches a new red line’.

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Hamas has told peace negotiators in Cairo that Israel's 'breaches' are threatening Gaza's ceasefire.

Hamas says Israeli 'breaches' threatening ceasefire

As delegations meet to further Gaza peace talks, both Israel and the Palestinians say the other is violating the ceasefire and putting peace at risk.

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The strike hit an apartment building on Beirut's southern outskirts. (AP PHOTO)

Israel kills Hezbollah’s military leader in Beirut

Hezbollah's top military official has been killed in an Israeli air strike on an apartment building in Beirut, despite a ceasefire.

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