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The home of Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver who was murdered by Hamas during the October 7 attack in Kibbutz Be’eri.

‘Unfeasible’: How seven years of Hamas planning were dismissed by Israel

The IDF has released the report of its internal inquiry into the “historic failure” of October 7, 2023.

  • Henry Bodkin

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Thousands of people line the entrance to the Ayalon highway to watch and pay their respects as the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel pass by with the family in minibuses behind them.

‘I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you’: Father bids farewell to wife and little boys who captured a nation

After tens of thousands of Israelis lined the roads to honour his family, Yarden Bibas reflected on the last moment he shared with them.

  • Melanie Lidman

Trump ‘floods the zone’ with bizarre AI video of future Gaza where he is king

The short video, deemed repugnant even by his own supporters, depicts a glittery riviera complete with a shirtless Trump sipping cocktails with Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • Michael Koziol
A poster shows Shiri Bibas, who was kidnapped to Gaza with her husband and two young sons.

Israel confirms body of Shiri Bibas has been returned, Hamas to free six more hostages

The fragile truce in the war between Israel and Hamas militants had been threatened with derailment by the misidentification of a body released on Thursday as that of Bibas.

  • James Mackenzie and Maayan Lubell
Posters of Shiri Bibas and her sons Ariel and Kfir, who were taken hostage by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023.

‘Violation of utmost severity’: Israel says body released by Hamas is not of a hostage

Two of the bodies were identified as infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, while a third body that was supposed to be their mother, Shiri, was found not to match with any hostage, the military said.

Kfir Bibas, at nine months, was the youngest hostage taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Netanyahu vows revenge as Hamas hands over bodies of youngest hostages

The bodies of the two boys and their mother, along with that of a fourth hostage, were collected by a Red Cross convoy.

  • James Mackenzie
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Palestinians walk in the destruction caused by the Israeli air and ground offensive in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Egyptian answer to Trump’s Gaza ‘Riviera’ doesn’t involve emptying it

Egypt’s three-phase reconstruction proposal comes after international uproar over Donald Trump’s call for the removal of Gaza’s Palestinian population.

  • Samy Magdy
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, left, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a news conference at the Prime Minister’s office in Jerusalem, Israel.

‘Only viable plan’: Netanyahu says he’s moving ahead with Trump’s idea to force Palestinians from Gaza

In a week marking 500 days of war, Israel’s PM signals readiness to resume fighting after the ceasefire’s current phase.

  • Matthew Lee and Natalie Melzer
Israeli reservist soldiers.

Israel calls up army reservists as ceasefire hangs in balance

There is concern the truce may collapse as Hamas pauses hostage releases, and anger mounts over Donald Trump’s plan to take over Palestinian territory.

  • James Mackenzie, Jana Choukeir and Maha El Dahan
President Donald Trump.

Trump threatens to ‘let hell break out’ after Hamas halts hostage release

The US president has given Hamas a new deadline to release all remaining hostages at once, contrary to the ceasefire deal done with US help and which Hamas claims Israel violated.

  • James Mackenzie, Emily Rose and Alexander Cornwell

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