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Israel identifies 75-year-old hostage returned by Hamas in Gaza
JERUSALEM: Israeli authorities have identified the deceased hostage returned by Hamas on Friday as 75-year-old Eliyahu Margalit. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office confirmed the identification process was completed on Saturday. The Israeli...
Israel identifies remains of another hostage handed over by Hamas
Israeli authorities have identified the remains of a hostage returned by Hamas as 76-year-old Eliyahu Margalit. Mr Margalit was abducted from Kibbutz Nir Oz, where he worked at horse stables, on October 7 2023 during the initial Hamas attacks. He...

Israel identifies latest returned hostage as deceased Eliyahu Marg
By Euronews with AP Published on 18/10/2025 - 10:14 GMT+2 Israel has identified the body of another hostage received from Gaza on Friday as, Eliyahu Margalit, the prime minister’s office said. The handover, made by Hamas, came as the...

Israel Warns Hamas to Comply With 20-Point Plan, Says ‘Time Running Out’
Israel warned Hamas to comply with a 20-point ceasefire and disarmament plan, saying the group’s time to fulfill its commitments is running out. The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office has warned Hamas to comply with a 20-point ceasefire and...

Israeli MP defends pro-Palestine protest during 'grotesque display' in Knesset
He was called a “terrorist” for holding up an A4 sheet of paper with two words printed on it in bold black letters: Recognise Palestine. The protest by Ofer Cassif during US President Donald Trump's speech to Israel's parliament on Monday led to...

Israel kills 11 Palestinian family members in Gaza’s deadliest truce breach
Israeli forces have killed 11 members of a Palestinian family in Gaza, the deadliest single violation of the fragile ceasefire since it took effect eight days ago. The attack happened on Friday evening when a tank shell was fired by Israeli forces...
West Bank Sees Surge in Israeli Raids and Settler Violence
Israeli occupation forces launched a series of large-scale raids and incursions across the West Bank and occupied Al-Quds, arresting several Palestinians and escalating military presence in multiple population centers. https://t.co/l3YOOleCWp...

New footage exposes Israeli support for anti-Hamas militias in Gaza: Report
Two new videos have revealed that the Israeli military is actively supporting anti-Hamas terrorist groups in Gaza with weapons and provisions, according to a report. The videos, recorded earlier this month and authenticated by Sky News, capture a...

From Israel to Ukraine, Trump spends week focused on navigating global conflicts
President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy take questions after a high-stakes meeting. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! President Donald Trump kicked off the week with a major breakthrough brokering a ceasefire...

‘You gotta feed these folks..: Gov. Shapiro says Israel-Gaza ceasefire must include humanitarian aid
In an hour-long interview with syndicated radio personality Charlamagne tha God, Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday opened up about the Israeli-Gaza ceasefire and the prospect of a lasting peace in the region. During a conversation on The Breakfast Club,...

Local residents are hopeful but cautious regarding US-brokered Israel-Hamas ceasefire
FARGO — People in the Fargo-Moorhead metro area with grave concerns over war in the Middle East have cautious optimism for a ceasefire in the most recent conflict there. Hamas released the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday, Oct. 13,...

Witkoff, Kushner felt 'betrayed' after Israel's strikes on Qatar
Steve Witkoff [R] said that he and Jared Kushner [L] felt 'a little bit betrayed' by Israel's actions [Getty] US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff has said that he and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, felt "betrayed" after Israel...

Red Cross receives remains of another hostage to be returned to Israel
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) -- The Red Cross on Friday received the remains of another hostage to be returned to Israel from Gaza, the Israeli military said, after Hamas worked to shore up a tenuous ceasefire by using bulldozers to help search...

Why the release of Israeli hostage bodies could yet derail Trump’s peace deal
Just nine of the 28 dead hostages have been returned, extending the nightmare for families and threatening to collapse the Gaza peace deal The bodies of some of the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas may never be found, analysts have warned, as the...

Jerusalem’s new Knesset Museum aims to tell the story of Israel’s democracy
At a time when Israeli democracy is tested by war and a climate of political polarization, its history is being told in the new Knesset Museum, at the downtown Jerusalem building often known as the “Old Knesset.” The museum opened in August in the...

Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 68,000, as Israel identifies the remains of one more...
The majority of the newly counted dead bodies have been found during recovery efforts under the rubble. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel said the remains of another hostage that Hamas...
Hamas releases another hostage body to Israel
Hamas released the body of another hostage to Israel on Friday as it continued to search for the remains of others in Gaza. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed that it had received the body of 75-year-old Eliyahu Margalit via representatives...

UK Trade envoy met Israeli arms firm despite Lammy halting talks
UK trade envoy Ian Austin met Israeli officials and arms firm Rafael despite David Lammy suspending talks with "Israel", internal documents reveal, according to The Guardian. Internal government documents have revealed that the UK trade mission to...

More than 68,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry says
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — More than 68,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza’s Health Ministry says. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or...

Hamas gives Israel another captive body, vows to return rest
Palestinian teams carry out excavation works to recover the bodies of Israeli hostages who were killed during the attacks after the ceasefire came into effect in Khan Yunis, Gaza on October 18, 2025. (Photo by Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty...