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ICRC Concerned For South Lebanon Hospitals Amid Escalation

The ICRC highlights the importance of protecting hospitals in southern Lebanon during escalating tensions in the region.

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‘They can’t grieve’: families in limbo as Channel boat victims left unidentified

French authorities accused of failing to investigate the fates of refugees who have gone missing at sea while trying to cross by boat to the UK, with families still waiting for news of loved ones

The Guardian - UK

‘Systematic torture’: To be Palestinian in an Israeli prison

Israel stepped up its arrest campaign in the occupied West Bank, and mistreatment of prisoners in its overstuffed jails.

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Hamas says two Israeli hostages have been killed by Israeli airstrikes

In unverified video, woman also held captive and speaking under duress says two men have been killed

The Guardian - UK

Israel signals readiness for new temporary truce in Gaza as pressure mounts

Hamas says it will not enter negotations over releasing captives until Israel ends its war on Gaza.

Al Jazeera

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Israeli Army Seizes Hamas' Shuja'iyya Battalion Headquarters; 132 Hostages Remain In Gaza

On Day 70 of the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli army said it has taken over the headquarters of Hamas' Shuja'iyya Battalion, the same Hamas formation that gave Israeli troops a fierce fight Tuesday, when nine soldiers were killed in a multi-round ambush, including the IDF's…

International Business Times

Sudan's military rivals agree to meet to discuss possible ceasefire

East African bloc IGAD has been involved in efforts to mediate over the war in Sudan for months, and says it has secured a commitment from warring parties to implement a ceasefire and to hold a political dialogue aimed at resolving the conflict. On the ground the UN is now…

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Attack on Red Cross convoy in Sudan kills at least two, injures seven

The ICRC says it is shocked and appalled by the attack, which it described as deliberate.

Al Jazeera

Revealed: More than 1,000 unmarked graves discovered along EU migration routes

Bodies also piling up in morgues across continent as countries accused of failing to meet human rights obligations

The Guardian - UK

Inside a southern Gaza hospital: Screaming orphaned children, amputee toddlers and the stench of rotting flesh

As Israel expands its ground assault into Khan Younis, a surgeon at the European Hospital in the city describes desperately trying to treat a relentless stream of wounded children as critical supplies run out

The Independent UK

Released Palestinians Allege Mistreatment In Israeli Prisons

Released under a prisoner-hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas, former Palestinian detainees have described beatings, deprivation and a radical deterioration in conditions in Israeli jails following Hamas's bloody October 7 attacks.

International Business Times

Truce Breakdown Brings 'Nightmare' Back To Gaza: ICRC Head

Renewed fighting in Gaza after a week-long truce has brought back a "nightmarish situation" for the Palestinian territory, the head of the Red Cross told AFP on Friday.

International Business Times

'We Don't Have Superpowers', Says Embattled Red Cross

The Red Cross, which has faced criticism for not doing enough for hostages and prisoners in the Gaza conflict, stresses it has no "superpowers" and relies on the warring parties for access.

International Business Times

Hamas releases 13 Israeli, four Thai captives after hours-long delay

Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners, six women and 33 children, from its jails under the Qatar-mediated truce.

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Israel-Hamas four-day truce starts: How day one unfolded

In the first day, 24 captives held in Gaza were released, and 39 women and children were freed from Israeli jails.

Al Jazeera

Hamas releases 24 captives from Gaza as Israel truce comes into effect

Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners in exchange as part of deal that includes a four-day truce in Gaza.

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A temporary cease-fire in Gaza appears set to begin Friday

A deal to pause the fighting in Gaza and exchange Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners would begin Friday morning, according to the foreign ministry in Qatar.

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war: Cubans protest in front of US embassy in Havana – as it happened

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The Independent UK

‘When will they come out?’: Anxious families wait to see if loved ones will be among those freed in Gaza hostage deal

There is relief that moves are being made to bring those being held captive back, writes Kim Sengupta. But some relatives are worried about the fragility of the agreement, while others fear not everyone will come home

The Guardian - UK

Why is Qatar often a mediator and what is its role in Israel-Hamas war?

Qatar is mediating a potential truce agreement between the two sides involving the release of hostages

The Independent UK

Hostage deal between Israel and Hamas could be announced as early as tonight, sources say

Benjamin Netanyahu has called on his government to back a deal

Evening Standard

Netanyahu says progress made on hostages in Gaza as Hamas says truce deal close

Israeli leader to meet with key officials that would have to approve any deal

Salon

How U.S. war crimes led us here

Israeli forces are emulating what the U.S. did in Mosul, Fallujah and elsewhere. But it's harder to hide

The Guardian - UK

Under bombardment, Gaza medics fight to save patients with no power, water or food

Just one hospital in the territory is still able to take patients as doctors and nurses try to keep those in their care alive

The Guardian - AU

Israel-Hamas war: what we know on day 36

‘No justification’ for Israeli bombing of babies in Gaza, Emmanuel Macron says; largest hospital in Gaza under bombardment, WHO says

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