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November 11, 2025 12:43 PM

Partition of Gaza a looming risk as Trump’s plan falters

A de facto partition of Gaza between an area controlled by Israel and another ruled by Hamas is increasingly likely, multiple sources said, with efforts to advance U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the war beyond a ceasefire faltering. Six European officials with direct knowledge of the efforts to implement the next phase of the plan told Reuters it was effectively stalled and that reconstruction now appeared likely to be limited to the Israel- controlled area. That could lead to years...

November 10, 2025 1:32 PM

Turkey seeks safe passage for 200 civilians trapped in Gaza tunnels, official says

Turkey is working to ensure the safe passage of some 200 civilians trapped in tunnels in Gaza, after having facilitated the return of a deceased Israeli soldier killed there more than a decade ago, a senior Turkish official said late on Sunday. Palestinian militant group Hamas earlier said that fighters holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area will not surrender to Israel and it urged mediators to find a solution to a crisis that threatens the month-old ceasefire. Separately on Sunday, Israel s...

November 10, 2025 1:26 PM

Israel receives remains of deceased soldier from Gaza

Israel on Sunday received the remains of a deceased Israeli soldier who was killed in Gaza more than a decade ago. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement the remains were handed over to Israeli forces in the Palestinian territory by the Red Cross, confirming his identity in a later statement. Hamas' armed wing had earlier said it would hand over the body of Hadar Goldin, a military officer killed in an ambush in Gaza during the 2014 Israel-Hamas war. BODIES OF 24 HOSTA...

November 10, 2025 10:18 AM

World Bank, in letter to US, backs draft UN resolution on Gaza

The World Bank backs language in a U.S.-drafted United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza that would authorize a two-year mandate for a transitional governance body, according to a letter to the United States seen by Reuters. The 15-member UN Security Council began negotiations on Thursday on the text that would mandate a so-called Board of Peace transitional governance administration, giving it the authority to establish operational entities to address issues including the reconstruct...

November 9, 2025 10:45 AM

US forces working with Israel on Gaza aid, Israeli official says

U.S. forces are taking part in overseeing and coordinating aid transfers into the Gaza Strip together with Israel as part of U.S. President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan, an Israeli security official said on Saturday. The Washington Post reported on Friday that the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) will replace Israel in overseeing aid into Gaza. It cited a U.S. official and people familiar with the matter as saying Israel was part of the process but that CMCC would decide what...

November 5, 2025 4:00 PM

Israel receives the body of another deceased buried by Hamas in Gaza

Israel on Tuesday received a body from Hamas via the Red Cross in Gaza, the Prime Minister's Office said, after the Palestinian group reported it had found the remains of an Israeli hostage to be handed over. The office confirmed the body was that of Staff Sergeant Itay Chen following an identification process. Hamas said it had found the body of a hostage who had been held by Palestinian militants in Shejaia, an eastern suburb of Gaza City in an area still occupied by Israeli forces, after Isr...

November 5, 2025 9:04 AM

US may ask UN to mandate international force in Gaza for two years, document shows

The United States has drafted a United Nations resolution that approves a two-year mandate for a Gaza transitional governance body and an international stabilization force in the Palestinian enclave, according to the text seen by Reuters on Tuesday. The draft - which is still being developed and could change - was shared with some countries this week, but has not yet been formally circulated to the 15-member Security Council for negotiations, diplomats said. It was not immediately clear when Wa...

November 4, 2025 8:48 PM

Hamas says body of Israeli soldier hostage found in Gaza, will be handed over

The armed wing of Hamas said on Tuesday it had found the body of an Israeli soldier who had been held hostage by Palestinian militants in Gaza, and that arrangements were underway to hand it over to Israel. Hamas said the body was found in Shejaia, an eastern suburb of Gaza City in an area still occupied by Israeli forces, after Israel granted access to the location for teams from Hamas and the International Committee of the Red Cross. Under a ceasefire deal that took effect on October 10, Ham...

October 31, 2025 4:26 PM

Israel launches more strikes on Gaza overnight, testing fragile truce

The Israeli military attacked the Gaza Strip for a third day on Thursday night, killing two people, the Palestinian Authority's official news agency said, in another test of a fragile ceasefire agreement. One Palestinian was killed by Israeli shelling and another was shot dead by Israeli forces, WAFA said on Friday. The Israeli military did not immediately reply to a Reuters request for comment. A third Palestinian died of wounds sustained from previous Israeli shelling, the news agency repor...

October 31, 2025 9:47 AM

Hamas hands over bodies of two Israeli hostages

Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over two bodies of deceased Israeli hostages on Thursday, a day after the tenuous Gaza ceasefire was shaken by a series of deadly Israeli strikes across the enclave. The bodies of hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch were returned to Israel for burial after an identification process was completed, the Israeli military said in a statement late on Thursday. Under the ceasefire accord, Hamas released all living hostages in return for nearly 2,000 Palesti...