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A Palestinians child waves from the window of a bus evacuating war-wounded and patients, accompanied by relatives, as they ready to leave the Gaza Strip for treatment abroad through the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, the day after it was opened by Israel for a limited number of people, in Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2026.

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Key Gaza border crossing reopens, a step forward in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Image: Trial Opening of the border crossing Between Egypt and Gaza

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Rafah crossing will open between Gaza and Egypt today

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Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

The strikes came a day before the Rafah crossing along Gaza's border with Egypt is set to open, marking a major step in the second phase of the ceasefire.

People carry a body wrapped in white tarp out from the rubble

4d ago

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Israeli strikes kill 29 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

Gaza's Health Ministry has recorded more than 500 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since the start of the ceasefire on Oct. 10.

A child stands next to the al-Albani Mosque, destroyed during Israeli military strikes, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip on January 30.

6d ago

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Palestinians crowded into Gaza tents struggle to see a better future even as ceasefire progresses

Residents of the enclave described desperate conditions as they awaited the reopening of the key Rafah border crossing with Egypt.

6d ago

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Gaza demilitarization to include internationally funded buyback program, U.S. says

Hamas remains heavily armed and still holds thousands of rockets and anti-tank missiles and tens of thousands of Kalashnikov rifles, Israeli officials say.

Daily life continues under harsh conditions in Jabalia Refugee Camp, Gaza

7d ago

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After 843 days, Israel stops its hostage clock and closes a painful chapter

The return of the last hostage remains saw the clock that had presided over a Tel Aviv square since the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks finally turned off.

7d ago

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Hamas seeks role for its police in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks, sources say

Gaza’s government urged its more than 40,000 civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with the Palestinian technocratic body with U.S. oversight that is meant to exclude Hamas.

Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Khan Younis

9d ago

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Israel launches 'large scale operation' to locate last hostage in Gaza

The return of Ran Gvili has been seen as the remaining obstacle to opening the Rafah crossing and forward with the next phase of the ceasefire.

Image: Ran Gvili Hanukkah Hostage Square

10d ago

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Israeli fire kills two in Gaza, as U.S. pressures both sides to advance peace deal

U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner met with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, as further violence was reported Gaza.

11d ago

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Jared Kushner's vision for Gaza as a gleaming port city clashes with reality

Much of the Gaza Strip lies in ruin from more than two years of Israeli strikes, with its 2 million residents largely living in tents.

Jared Kushner speaks at the "Board of Peace" meeting during the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Thursday.

13d ago

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Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefire

More than 200 Palestinian journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since the war began in 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

14d ago

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Trump's 'Board of Peace,' which could upend world order, faces pushback from allies

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to join, although it isn't known if any leaders have agreed to pay $1 billion for a permanent seat.

Russian President Vladimir Putin; U.S. President Donald Trump; Chinese President Xi

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Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

Israeli strikes kill 29 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

Palestinians crowded into Gaza tents struggle to see a better future even as ceasefire progresses

Gaza demilitarization to include internationally funded buyback program, U.S. says

After 843 days, Israel stops its hostage clock and closes a painful chapter

Hamas seeks role for its police in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks, sources say

Israel launches 'large scale operation' to locate last hostage in Gaza

Israeli fire kills two in Gaza, as U.S. pressures both sides to advance peace deal

Jared Kushner's vision for Gaza as a gleaming port city clashes with reality

Israeli fire strikes journalists and children on one of Gaza's deadliest days since ceasefire

Trump's 'Board of Peace,' which could upend world order, faces pushback from allies

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