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Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement Ziyad al-Nakhaleh has announced four conditions for the release of the Israeli captives being held in the Gaza Strip amid efforts by the US and allies to secure their freedom.

During a visit to an Israeli military outpost on the Gaza border Monday, Israel's defense minister told Israeli forces that they are "making progress against Hamas", but it will be months before the war is over. More than 26,000 Palestinians, mainly women and children have been killed in Israel's onslaught against Gaza so far.

Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani has said “good progress” was made during a meeting between intelligence officials from Egypt, Israel and the United States over the weekend to discuss a possible deal to secure a truce in the Israel war on Gaza and the release of hostages held by Palestinian groups.

An Israeli intelligence document that prompted several countries to halt funds for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) includes allegations that some staff took part in abductions and killings during the Hamas-led military operation against Israel on October 7.

Progress has been made in talks between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas on an exchange of hostages, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority has reported.

An Arab bloc in the Knesset (Israel’s parliament) has announced it will seek a no-confidence vote in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu amid the war in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli army has withdrawn two reserve brigades from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli public broadcaster KAN has reported.

The head of the main United Nations agency in Gaza, reeling from allegations members of his staff participated in Hamas attacks on Israel in early October, has called the decision by a growing list of countries to suspend funds to the agency "shocking" and urged them to reconsider it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prepared to start a full-blown war against the pro-Palestinian armed group Hezbollah in Lebanon, the Lebanese broadcaster LBCI has reported.

Naval forces of the Houthi movement in Yemen attacked a British oil ship in the Gulf of Aden on Friday, and the vessel caught fire after it was hit by a missile, Yemen's military spokesman Yahya Saree has stated.

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees announced it has opened an investigation into some employees Israel alleges were involved in the October 7 attacks, and that it has severed ties with those staff members.

Israel’s military has drafted plans to establish permanent outposts in the Gaza Strip, an Israeli officer has told Middle East Eye.

Qatar has denounced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after he was heard in a leaked recording criticizing Doha’s mediation attempts between Tel Aviv and the Palestinian group Hamas aimed at securing the release of the remaining hostages being held in Gaza.

Thousands of protesters closed two main streets in Tel Aviv late Wednesday, demanding an immediate deal between the Israeli government and Hamas for the release of captives held in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian movement Hamas has announced its readiness for a potential deal with Israel on the release of women and children still held as hostages in the Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing Egyptian officials.

The representative of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in Tehran has hailed South Africa for dragging the Israeli regime before the International Court of Justice in the Hague over its "crimes in the Gaza war."

Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed and several others injured in combat in southern Gaza on Monday, Israel's military confirmed on Tuesday, marking the biggest single loss of life for Israeli troops during the war on Gaza.

The Israeli government has offered Hamas a pause in the fighting of up to 60 days so all the remaining captives can be released, Axios has reported, citing two unnamed officials.

Lebanese group Hezbollah announced on Monday that one of its fighters lost his life during clashes with the Israeli army on the southern border of Lebanon, bringing the death toll among its forces to 165.

Support for Israel around the world has plummeted dramatically since its assault on the Gaza Strip began in early October, a new survey has found.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a proposal by Hamas to end the war in the Gaza Strip and release captives in exchange for withdrawing Israeli soldiers from Gaza, releasing prisoners and accepting the armed group’s governance of the besieged enclave.

The Palestinian group Hamas has announced there were “faults” in the October 7 attack it led on southern Israel, but claimed its fighters only targeted Israeli soldiers and people carrying weapons.

A report by US intelligence agencies has concluded that Palestinian group Hamas has lost 20-30 percent of its fighters after months of Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip, meaning it is far from being destroyed.

Thousands of Israeli demonstrators have gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's mishandling the nation's security, calling for a new election.

Damascus calls on the international community to stop Israeli attacks on civilians, the Syrian Foreign Ministry announced in a statement following an Israeli air raid on the capital which killed at least five people.