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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 27 FEBRUARY 2025 Israel mourns Bibas family as Hamas signals breakthrough on hostages; Lebanon’s new government wins confidence vote 7 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 24 FEBRUARY 2025 Netanyahu won’t allow HTS forces in southern Syria; massive crowd mourns slain Hezbollah leader 7 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 20 FEBRUARY 2025 Israel receives names of dead hostages to be released; Israeli drone strike in Lebanon kills one person 6 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 19 FEBRUARY 2025 Israel, Hamas to start next phase of ceasefire talks; Lebanon residents return to devastated villages 8 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST UPDATE: 18 FEBRUARY 2025 Israel to receive bodies of four hostages from Gaza; IDF kills Hamas leader in Lebanon 9 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 13 FEBRUARY 2025 US approves ‘long-term’ Israeli presence in Lebanon; Egypt’s president may boycott White House talks 7 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 29 JANUARY 2025 Israeli airstrike injures 14 in south Lebanon; Netanyahu to visit Washington, says Trump 8 min 1 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 28 JANUARY 2025 Residents return to north Gaza after hostage breakthrough; Hezbollah rejects Israeli troop withdrawal extension 9 min 0 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 27 JANUARY 2025 Trump wants Jordan, Egypt to take in displaced Palestinians; Israel blocks thousands from returning to northern Gaza 8 min 21 By Reuters
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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 15 JANUARY 2025 US's Blinken lays out post-war Gaza plan; ceasefire deal ‘closer than ever’ - mediators 6 min 15 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 14 JANUARY 2025 ‘Breakthrough’ final draft of Gaza truce deal presented to Israel and Hamas; US foresees ceasefire pact ‘this week’ 7 min 3 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 13 JANUARY 2025 Biden urges immediate ceasefire in call with Netanyahu; Israeli security delegation in Qatar for Gaza talks 6 min 3 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 10 JANUARY 2025 US, Arab mediators ‘make some progress’ in Gaza peace talks; Lebanon’s army chief elected president 8 min 7 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 9 JANUARY 2025 Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza amid ceasefire push; IDF troops recover body of hostage 6 min 31 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 6 JANUARY 2025 Israeli airstrikes kill 14 in Gaza as mediators strive for truce deal; US plans $8bn arms sale to Israel 7 min 35 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 19 DECEMBER 2024 UN torture expert visits Israeli scenes of Hamas attack; brother of hostage slams Security Council's 'deafening silence' 7 min 28 By Reuters
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MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 11 DECEMBER 2024 Netanyahu assails Israeli media during corruption trial testimony; Israel creates ‘sterile defence zone’ in southern Syria 7 min 12 By Reuters
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS UPDATE: 10 DECEMBER 2024 IDF strikes air defence installation near Syrian port; Israel ‘more optimistic’ about hostage deal in Gaza 7 min 5 By Reuters
