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18.03.2025 22:20 The truce was already in trouble - now Israeli air strikes have dealt it a huge blow.

18.03.2025 22:20 Gaza residents were woken by airstrikes hitting buildings as Israel shattered a two-month ceasefire.

18.03.2025 08:41 The Israeli military says it is targeting "terror targets" belonging to Hamas.

17.03.2025 02:21 The US said it launched a "decisive and powerful" wave of air strikes on Houthi targets on Saturday.

17.03.2025 02:21 Sharone Lifschitz said it was important all families were reunited with their relatives, both dead and alive

16.03.2025 06:32 The US president cites the armed group's recent attacks in the Red Sea as justification.

16.03.2025 06:32 A Palestinian official tells the BBC that Israel and Hamas disagreed over a proposal to extend the fragile ceasefire.

15.03.2025 06:52 Abdallah Makki Muslih al-Rifa was head of IS's most senior decision-making body, the US Central Command said.

14.03.2025 21:01 Its overtures towards the Druze is part of strengthening its defences against Syria's new leaders.

14.03.2025 21:01 Iranian officials are encouraging people to report women who refuse to obey the Islamic republic's dress code, according to a UN report.

14.03.2025 14:40 Many belong to former President Bashar al-Assad's sect, which was targeted in mass killings.

14.03.2025 14:40 The meeting comes as a deal to limit Iran's nuclear programme expires later this year.

14.03.2025 07:00 The document enshrines separation of powers and guarantees women's rights, freedom of expression and media freedom.

13.03.2025 23:11 Israel strongly rejects the findings of the report and accuses the UN Human Rights council of antisemitism.

13.03.2025 02:40 The US president says he has proposed talks on a deal to prevent Iran acquiring nuclear weapons and to avert military action.