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The Latest Breaking News from Benjamin Netanyahu

Inside Gaza’s fragile and furious ceasefire negotiations pushed to the brink of collapse

Hamas has released more hostages after Donald Trump threatened ‘hell would break out’ if they weren’t

The Independent UK

Israeli Hostages, Palestinian Prisoners Set For Release After Truce Crisis

Gaza militants are due to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 369 Palestinians in Israeli custody, the sixth swap of a truce that came close to collapse this week.

International Business Times

In Israel, dread and rage haunt the streets. Netanyahu is exploiting that

When I visited Israel this week, it seemed time had stood still since 7 October. I saw pain and grief, but little sign of hope, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

The Guardian - UK

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Latest Israeli hostages to be freed named amid uncertainty over truce

Iair Horn, Sasha Troufanov and Sagui Dekel-Chen due to be exchanged for 369 Palestinian prisoners

The Guardian - UK

‘Time is running out’: frailty of freed hostages raises pressure on Netanyahu

Relatives and supporters anxious for return of remaining hostages urge Israeli PM to maintain ceasefire deal

The Guardian - UK

Israel says it will stick to agreed hostage demands after Trump causes confusion

Government says it will follow ceasefire agreement as long as Hamas releases three hostages on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s Gaza ‘plan’: What it is, why it’s unworkable and globally rejected

We examine Trump’s proposal for Gaza, his statements and the responses it has generated.

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Diplomats avoid Markson, Lib candidate’s surreal dance party, and Hanson’s Freudian slip

Today in Tips and Murmurs, Pauline Hanson calls for hard-working Aussie families to be deported, and we look back at when the ABC actually stood by its journos.

Crikey

Government in denial about what constitutes genocide, says Labour MP

Brian Leishman also described as appalling a statement from Foreign Secretary David Lammy where he ruled out ‘any discussion of sanctions’.

Evening Standard

Arab mediators scramble to save Gaza ceasefire as Israel bolsters troop numbers

Both sides accuse other of violating terms of truce, but Hamas says there are ‘positive signals’ hostage exchange will go ahead

The Guardian - UK

French President Macron denounces Trump's Gaza takeover plan: 'The right answer is not a real estate operation'

President Donald Trump wants to remake Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East,” and he wants Jordan and Egypt to take in Palestinians.

Fortune

Hamas faces hard choice over next hostage release as ceasefire falters

Delay will probably mean return to fighting, but releasing more hostages could force talks on next stage of ceasefire

The Guardian - UK

Will the Gaza ceasefire hold? Where does Trump’s takeover proposal stand? Expert Q&A

As the deadline approaches for the end of phase one of the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, the likelihood of the agreement making it to the scheduled second phase on March 1 look increasingly remote. Middle East expert, Scott Lucas, addresses the key questions.

The Conversation

First Thing: Fears grow for Israel-Gaza ceasefire as Netanyahu threatens to resume war

Netanyahu says fighting will resume if Hamas does not release hostages by Saturday. Plus, Musk finally questioned by reporters over Doge

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International Business Times

New Push To Salvage Gaza Truce

Mediators Qatar and Egypt were pushing to resolve a crisis in the Gaza ceasefire Wednesday, a Palestinian source told AFP, after Israel and the United States told Hamas to release hostages this weekend or face a return to war.

The Independent UK

Hamas ‘monsters’ will feel full force of the military if hostages not released, Israeli minister warns

Exclusive: Deputy foreign minister Sharren Haskel, a possible future ambassador to the UK, also defended Trump’s plan for US to take over Gaza for ‘thinking outside the box’, in an interview with The Independent

The Guardian - AU

Middle East crisis: Hamas says it rejects US and Israeli ‘threats’ over Gaza ceasefire – as it happened

Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for talks following Netanyahu’s threat to end the ceasefire if Israeli hostages are not freed on Saturday

Crikey

Commonwealth acquisition on the cards for Rex

Regional Express could become Australia’s first nationally owned airline since Qantas’ privatisation in 1995, and Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially harassing a British police officer.

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Netanyahu Warns Gaza Ceasefire Will End If Hostages Not Released

Israeli PM Netanyahu warns Hamas to release hostages by Saturday or face termination of Gaza ceasefire. US President Trump supports Israel's stance.

Evening Standard

Trump risks ICC arrest warrant being issued for him, says human rights lawyer

Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws told the House of Lords that the Article 70 of the Rome Statute forbids the obstruction of justice.

Al Jazeera

Who will Israelis blame if the Gaza ceasefire breaks down?

Hamas announces that the release of captives held in Gaza will be suspended, citing Israeli violations.

The Guardian - UK

Israel will resume war in Gaza unless more hostages freed this week, says Netanyahu

Ultimatum appears to endorse threat by Donald Trump, who on Tuesday also appeared to back annexation of West Bank

The Independent UK

‘We’re already in hell’: Palestinians in despair after Trump threatens Gaza truce

‘There is no way to make it more of a hell. All that is left for them to do is to use a nuclear bomb to annihilate us all’

Evening Standard

Netanyahu threatens to end Gaza ceasefire in ultimatum to Hamas over hostages

Netanyahu says the Israeli military is ready to ‘return to intense fighting until Hamas is finally defeated’

The National (Scotland)

Benjamin Netanyahu threatens to end ceasefire if hostages are not released

IF Hamas does not return the captives by Saturday at noon, the ceasefire will end and fighting will resume, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

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