Palestinian children watch in Khan Younis as Gazans injured in the war and other patients prepare to leave for treatment through the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on February 8, 2026. AFP

Egypt frustrated with Israel over Trump's Gaza peace plan

Fewer than 100 of the tens of thousands of Palestinians registered to return to Gaza have entered since the crossing reopened

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Phase two of Hezbollah disarmament could take up to eight months

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Israel tells Hamas to disarm in 60 days or army will 'complete mission' in Gaza

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Indonesia to send 8,000 troops to Gaza by June, army says

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Israeli strike kills four near Lebanon-Syria border

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Palestinian Oscar winner Hamdan Ballal’s family injured in latest Israeli settler attack

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Israel lifts 60-year freeze on West Bank land registration

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Palestinians mourn relatives and friends during a funeral service at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. EPA

At least 12 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, including at displacement camp

Israel says attacks in response to ⁠breach of ceasefire by Hamas

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More than 50 Palestinians injured in surge of settler violence across West Bank

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Iran deal 'should happen quickly', says Trump as US set to send second carrier

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Trump says Israel's Herzog 'disgraceful' for not pardoning Netanyahu

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Injured Gazans face 'slow death sentence' at border, Save the Children warns

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Pressure builds on UN's Albanese, accused of calling Israel humanity’s ‘common enemy’

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Israelis charged with using classified information for bets

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An average of only 12 patients a day have been allowed to leave Gaza to receive medical care since the Rafah border was partially reopened. Getty Images

Injured Gazans face 'slow death sentence' at border, Save the Children warns

Seven-year-old boy dies waiting to be evacuated at crossing partially reopened under ceasefire

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Pressure builds on UN's Albanese, accused of calling Israel humanity’s ‘common enemy’

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Israelis charged with using classified information for bets

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AnalysisNetanyahu fails to impress Israel with subdued White House visit

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