Gaza, Israel and Hamas

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Israel and Hamas finally agree on Gaza death toll
Israel has signalled is ready to acknowledge that 70,000 people have been killed in its war on Gaza. Officials from the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) reported the estimated death toll for the first time to multiple Israeli news outlets. The figure is almost identical to the 71,667 reported by the Gaza health ministry, which is run by Hamas.

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Israel military reported to accept death toll of around 70,000 in Gaza
Israel says remains of last hostage recovered from Gaza, clearing way for phase-two of ceasefire with Hamas
Israeli Fire Kills Two in Gaza, as Truce Deal Moves to Next Phase
Israeli ‌fire ​killed at ‌least two Palestinians in the Gaza ​Strip, health officials said, in the ‍latest incident of violence, ​as Hamas and Israel braced ​to ⁠implement the second phase of the U.S....

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What to know about Gaza's Rafah crossing, which could open within days
Netanyahu says he’s committed to disarming Hamas at funeral of last Gaza hostage
Israel buries last captive recovered from Gaza, ending a painful chapter
Ran Gvili, an off-duty police officer, was killed fighting militants during the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel.

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Israel prepares to bury last Gaza hostage
Israel marks the return of the final hostage's remains after more than 2 years of war and grief

Israel returns Palestinian bodies, marking last exchange between Israel and Hamas

It marks the last hostage-detainee exchange between Israel and Hamas carried out as part of the first phase of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire reached in October.

Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Sunday, Israel says

JERUSALEM, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Israel will reopen the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt, a government agency said, the first opening of effectively the sole route in or out of the Palestinian territory since May 2024.

Hamas seeks role for its police in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks, sources say

Gaza’s government urged its more than 40,000 civil servants and security personnel to cooperate with the Palestinian technocratic body with U.S. oversight that is meant to exclude Hamas.

U.N. and aid groups push for phase-two of Israel-Hamas peace plan, opening of vital Rafah crossing

With all Israeli hostages now recovered from Gaza, there's a push for the Israel-Hamas peace plan to move to phase-two, but that brings its own challenges.

IDF confirms some 70,000 Gazans died in Israel-Hamas war, none from starvation

Additionally, according to the IDF, throughout the war, 112,000 aid trucks were brought into Gaza, including 1,700,000 tons of food and 1,800,000 tents and tarpaulin covers.

Palestinians crowded into Gaza tents struggle to see a better future even as ceasefire moves forward

A key border crossing is set to reopen, the ceasefire is moving forward and the United States is imagining a gleaming new Gaza, but Palestinians in the devastated enclave are still struggling to simpl

Israel devuelve cuerpos de palestinos, el último intercambio con Hamás como parte del cese del fuego

DEIR AL-BALAH, Franja de Gaza (AP) — Israel entregó los cuerpos de 15 palestinos el jueves, pocos días después de recuperar los restos del último rehén israelí, dijo un funcionario del Ministerio de Salud de Gaza.

Israel returns Palestinian bodies, official says, marking last exchange between Israel and Hamas

Israel agreed to return 15 Palestinian bodies for each hostage recovered, according to the ceasefire terms. It’s unclear if the bodies released Thursday were of Palestinian detainees who died in Israeli custody or bodies taken from Gaza by Israeli troops during the war.