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UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to be part of a committee of international leaders, which will direct the administration of Gaza temporarily. PA

Starmer poised to accept post on Gaza board of peace

Announcement imminent on UK PM's role in overseeing Hamas disarmament and major reconstruction, sources tell The National

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Palestinians look at the damage inside a war-damaged building, parts of which collapsed on a windy winter day in Gaza City on January 13, 2026. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza has largely halted the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, but both sides have alleged frequent violations. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

Three killed as buildings damaged in Gaza war collapse after rain

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Children make up 40% of dead in Israeli violations of Gaza ceasefire

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Hamas fighters patrol a street in Gaza. AFP

ExclusiveHamas secretly elects new Gaza chief and fills political bureau vacancies

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Israel says Bulgarian diplomat set to head US-proposed Gaza Board of Peace

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‘Lost’ generation of Gazan children at risk of a decade without education

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Israeli ban on international aid groups 'a disaster for Gaza’s children'

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Four Palestinians killed in Israeli strike in southern Gaza

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Palestinian factions expected to finalise Gaza committee

Meeting will be followed by US President Donald Trump announcing Board of Peace for the territory, sources say

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Iran's Araghchi visits Beirut and insists Tehran respects Lebanon's sovereignty

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Vital supplies, including 10 million meals, reached Al Arish on board vessel named in honour of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid

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Mike Pompeo praises Iranian protesters and 'every Mossad agent walking beside them'

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To walk, to study, to heal: Gaza’s young voice their hopes for 2026

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Gaza peace plan sponsors demand Israel ensure UN and NGO access

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Iran says Trump threats to attack nuclear facilities undermine IAEA

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