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12.06.2024 15:51 Hamas stressed the need for the war to end, which an Israeli official said amounted to a rejection.

12.06.2024 11:02 The group told the BBC that it still required a commitment to a permanent ceasefire.

12.06.2024 11:02 The UN adds Israel and Hamas for the first time to its list of offenders for violating children’s rights.

11.06.2024 20:30 The UN human rights office says Israeli forces' actions on Saturday could amount to war crimes.

11.06.2024 15:10 The US diplomat says it all depends on Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who is hiding underground in Gaza.

11.06.2024 10:41 Secretary of State Blinken's Middle East mission collides with Israeli politics, Jeremy Bowen says.

11.06.2024 10:41 The search continues for 150 people who are still missing, officials say.

11.06.2024 00:50 The proposal sets out conditions for a "complete ceasefire" and the release of hostages held by Hamas.

10.06.2024 20:20 Air strikes were called in after special forces became trapped, killing scores of Palestinians.

10.06.2024 20:20 Israel and Hamas's demands remain on the table, as the raid punctuates efforts to bridge deep gaps.

10.06.2024 20:20 The top US diplomat will urge Arab leaders to push Hamas to accept a ceasefire-for-hostage agreement.

10.06.2024 20:20 Hardliners look set to hold on to the presidency after Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash.

10.06.2024 05:21 The decision lays bare the deep political divisions in Israel over the war in Gaza

10.06.2024 05:21 Umm Hudaifa - widow of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - says she tried to leave him but couldn’t.

09.06.2024 19:20 Yossi Jan's health deteriorated over the eight months his sun was held hostage in Gaza, relatives say