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15.01.2025 04:40 The area in Gaza which Israel's military has told people to go to "for their safety" has been hit by 97 strikes since May, BBC Verify analysis has revealed.

14.01.2025 23:00 Mediator Qatar says there are no major issues blocking a ceasefire and hostage release agreement.

14.01.2025 23:00 What we know so far about the possible ceasefire deal being negotiated between Israel and Hamas.

14.01.2025 13:51 Eleven survivors describe what happened and raise safety questions about the dive boat Sea Story.

13.01.2025 23:30 President Biden meanwhile says a deal is "on the brink" of coming to fruition and his administration is working on it.

13.01.2025 23:30 His appointment is another blow to Hezbollah, which had sought to reappoint caretaker PM Najib Mikati.

13.01.2025 18:00 There is fresh anticipation about the talks after several shifts, both politically and on the ground.

13.01.2025 18:00 Taghavi, 70, spent more than four years in jail after a trial that rights groups said was grossly unfair.

13.01.2025 13:30 Israel and Hamas are understood to be making progress but uncertainty remains over aspects of a deal.

13.01.2025 03:30 With the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Russia lost a key all in the Middle East - but it still hopes to keeps its military bases in Syria.

11.01.2025 13:01 Meet the woman who has found an innovative way to simply accessing much-needed aid in war-torn Lebanon.

11.01.2025 02:50 Meet the woman who has found an innovative way to simply accessing much-needed aid in war-torn Lebanon.

10.01.2025 21:53 A study in The Lancet suggests Gaza ministry of health figures over a nine-month period might be too low.

10.01.2025 07:11 Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank see opportunity in Trump's election, but Palestinians are concerned.

09.01.2025 20:50 The crisis-plagued country's divided parliament ends a power vacuum that lasted more than two years.