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17.01.2025 10:00 Bipin Joshi, 23, was one of dozens of foreign workers taken hostage by Hamas on 7 October 2023.

17.01.2025 10:00 The BBC's Fergal Keane travelled with the trucks carrying crucial aid to the King Hussein Bridge border crossing with Israel

17.01.2025 10:00 Outgoing US President Joe Biden hails the agreed ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.

17.01.2025 05:40 Benjamin Netanyahu had delayed a vote to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal, blaming Hamas.

17.01.2025 05:40 BBC special correspondent Fergal Keane has travelled with a convoy carrying aid towards Gaza.

17.01.2025 01:00 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a "loose end" was being tied up but he was confident the ceasefire would begin on Sunday as planned.

17.01.2025 01:00 The ceasefire agreement in the Gaza war follows 15 months of fighting between Israel and Hamas.

16.01.2025 19:30 Hamas officials insist that Israel's failure to eliminate the group constitutes a victory.

16.01.2025 04:50 The truce should get Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners home, but the conflict remains as bitter as ever.

16.01.2025 04:50 Those in Gaza speak of their joy, but also describe sadness and worry as the territory rebuilds.

16.01.2025 04:50 The US president says "many months of intensive diplomacy" led to the deal as he outlines the next steps.

16.01.2025 04:50 A ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is announced by Qatar's prime minister.

16.01.2025 00:20 A ceasefire and hostage deal has been long-anticipated by people in Israel in Gaza, after 15 months of war.

15.01.2025 19:30 A Hamas official also told the BBC the group had approved a draft from US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators.

15.01.2025 09:40 The group say their official witness statements were translated into Arabic by a boat company employee.