Brad Neufeld, the vice-president of a Toronto-based health-care firm, was in Tel Aviv when the first sirens went off on Oct. 7, 2023. It was early Saturday morning, and Hamas terrorists had hit Israel with everything they had, murdering, raping and kidnapping civilians. Read More

Dozens have also been wounded in the offensive, which Israel says is aimed at protecting Israeli citizens

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Some estimate the bodies of around 10,000 Palestinians killed in the war are yet to be found

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Activists argue the new laws will erode safeguards for women

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Exploring the other side of UAE city

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Palestinian officials says at least nine dead and dozens injured in what Israel calls ‘significant’ military operation in occupied West Bank

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Bel Trew in Jerusalem and Aziza Nofal speak to some of those released in exchange for hostages – including a 17-year-old – who describe being deprived of food and being beaten. Allegations that Israel has repeatedly denied

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Families of three female hostages plead for the ceasefire to continue in their first public comments since the dramatic release of their loved ones

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Watch as the family of British-Israeli woman Emily Damari spoke out for the first time since she was freed by Hamas on Sunday (19 January) after more than 15 months in captivity.

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Residents express shock at ’total destruction’ wrought by 15 months of war on coastal enclave

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Emily Damari among first three hostages freed by Hamas as ceasefire deal takes effect, with 90 Palestinians held in Israeli jails also freed

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Watch again as Israelis gathered in Hostage Square, Tel Aviv, on Friday, 17 January, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war-time security cabinet approved a long-awaited ceasefire deal with Hamas.

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Watch as displaced Palestinians in Gaza returned to their homes on the second day of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire (20 January).

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Hamas will gradually release 33 Israeli hostages during the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, starting on Sunday

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Underground musician was extradited from Istanbul to Iran in December 2023 and in detention since

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Emily Damari is one of three women released, the first of 33 hostages due to be let go under the terms of the ceasefire

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Watch again as the first freed hostages arrived at the Sheba Medical Centre in Israel on Sunday (19 January) after being released as part of the Hamas ceasefire.

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Watch again as crowds gathered in Tel Aviv as the Israel and Hamas ceasefire saw the first hostages released on Sunday (19 January) after 470 days.

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Palestinians react to long-awaited ceasefire with mixture of joy and trepidation after 15 months of strikes on the Gaza Strip, write Bel Trew in Tel Aviv and Nedal Hamdouna in Gaza

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Fifteen months after Israel vowed to wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the earth’ following the 7 October attack, a ceasefire has been reached

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A last-minute delay by Hamas put off the start of the truce by nearly three hours

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Lt General Herzi Halevi becomes highest-ranking official to step down over 7 October attack that sparked Gaza war

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