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Clashes between Hamas, clan members kill 27 in Gaza

At least 27 people have been killed in fierce clashes between Hamas security forces and armed members of the Dughmush family in Gaza City, in one of the most violent internal confrontations since the end of major Israeli operations in the enclave, reports BBConline.

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Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners freed

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free Monday as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war that decimated the Gaza Strip and killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

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Hamas releases 20 surviving Israeli hostages

Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages on Monday under a ceasefire agreement, as United States president Donald Trump and other world leaders geared up for a summit on Gaza...

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Peacekeeper hurt by Israeli grenade in Lebanon

The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said Sunday that one of its members was wounded by an Israeli grenade dropped near a UN position in the country’s south, the third incident of its kind in just over a month.

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Gazans return to ruined city amid truce

Thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City on Saturday, the second day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with many stunned by the destruction even as others were relieved to find their homes still standing.

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Lebanon slams overnight Israeli strikes killing 1

Lebanese president Joseph Aoun on Saturday condemned overnight Israeli strikes on civilian sites, which were reported to have killed at least one person and destroyed hundreds of vehicles.

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Gaza aid flotilla to continue: activist

Brazilian activist Thiago Avila, one of the main organisers of the international aid flotilla to Gaza, said Thursday that the movement to get life-saving relief to the devastated Palestinian enclave would continue, after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas.