US President Donald Trump defended Israel's actions but also made it clear that the US expects the broader ceasefire, which began October 10, to hold.
World
Thu, Oct 30
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The morning's headlines in 90 seconds, including Hurricane Melissa makes landfall, the new low mortgage rate from a smaller bank, and new research into whether gluten is the dietary devil it’s made out to be.
Health
Wed, Oct 29
In another sign of the fragility of the ceasefire, Israeli troops were shot at in the southern city of Rafah and returned fire, according to an Israeli military official.
Both children’s faces were freckled with tiny shrapnel wounds.
Sun, Oct 26
Space Minister Judith Collins said this week the decision to go ahead with BlackSky satellite launches was the right one.
Politics
Fri, Oct 24
Hard-liners narrowly passed a preliminary vote in support of annexing parts of the West Bank — an apparent attempt to embarrass PM Benjamin Netanyahu while Vance was in the country.
Israel has denied it has violated international law, saying the court's proceedings are biased, and the country didn't attend hearings in April.
Thu, Oct 23
They are in Israel as questions remain over the long-term plan for peace, including whether Hamas will disarm, when and how an international security force will deploy to Gaza.
Wed, Oct 22
Israel had threatened to halt shipments of humanitarian aid into Gaza, and its forces killed dozens in strikes there after accusing Hamas militants of killing two soldiers.
Tue, Oct 21
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Crime and Justice
Mon, Oct 20
Both Israel and Hamas have accused each other of ceasefire violations.
Experts say there are parallels — but also major differences — between the decades-long Northern Ireland conflict and the war in Gaza.
Sun, Oct 19
Donald Trump previously warned on social media that “if Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them".
Corazon Miller follows one family’s struggle to get out, and uncovers official documents indicating it might have been possible to evacuate others.
The call comes at a time of heightened worries about antisemitism in Britain following a deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue earlier this month.
Sat, Oct 18
So far in past days, Hamas has handed over the remains of nine hostages, along with a 10th body that Israel said wasn’t that of a hostage.
Israel received the remains of two more hostages Thursday, hours after the Israeli military said that one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage.
Thu, Oct 16
OPINION: The optics of 'The Trump Declaration for Enduring Peace and Prosperity' are great but detail in the agreement is slight and a great many obstacles remain.
The head of Gaza’s private truckers union claimed Hamas was acting against gangs that had terrorised people in areas controlled by Israel.
Wed, Oct 15
The UN humanitarian office in Gaza received word of the cuts from the Israeli military agency in charge of transferring aid to the territory, according to a spokesperson.
While there was an outburst of joy in Gaza for prisoners returning from Israel and hope that the fighting may wind down for good, the torment drags on for war-weary Palestinians.
Tue, Oct 14
Cheering crowds greeted buses of released prisoners in the West Bank and Gaza, while families and friends of the hostages gathered in a square in Tel Aviv, Israel.
Before the summit, US President Donald Trump was hailed by the Egyptian President as the “only one” able to bring peace to the region.
The controversial Gaza Humanitarian Foundation began operating in May, after Israel shut off all food to Gaza for months, pushing the population toward famine.
Mon, Oct 13
"In a few hours, we will all be reunited," Israel's military chief of staff, Lieutenant general Eyal Zamir, said in a statement.
