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Gaza

Hamas armed wing says it will hand over the body of a hostage on Wednesday, as airstrikes continue in Gaza

Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
Palestinians walk past the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 5, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Singapore invites Palestinian PM to visit, pledges more support for Gaza rebuilding

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan handing over a formal invitation for the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa to visit Singapore on Nov 4, 2025.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Vivian Balakrishnan handing over a formal invitation for the Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa to visit Singapore on Nov 4, 2025.

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

A Palestinian woman walks through the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
A Palestinian woman walks through the rubble of destroyed buildings, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 2, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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

A Red Cross vehicle transports a body, after Hamas said that it found the body of an Israeli hostage soldier on Tuesday and prepares to return it to Israel through the Red Cross, in Gaza City, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas
A Red Cross vehicle transports a body, after Hamas said that it found the body of an Israeli hostage soldier on Tuesday and prepares to return it to Israel through the Red Cross, in Gaza City, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas

Not enough tents, food reaching Gaza as winter comes, aid agencies say

A displaced Palestinian woman shows her torn tent, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa
A displaced Palestinian woman shows her torn tent, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa

Singapore donates $652,000 to World Food Programme for humanitarian aid in Gaza

(From right) Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan; Singapore’s Representative to the Palestinian Authority Hawazi Daipi; Ms Jane Waite, Head of Programmes of World Food Programme for Palestine; and Palestinian Authority Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian at the cheque handover ceremony in Ramallah on Nov 4.
(From right) Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan; Singapore’s Representative to the Palestinian Authority Hawazi Daipi; Ms Jane Waite, Head of Programmes of World Food Programme for Palestine; and Palestinian Authority Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian at the cheque handover ceremony in Ramallah on Nov 4.

Israel returns 45 Palestinian bodies to Gaza, taking total to 270 since ceasefire deal

Under a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, Israel was to turn over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli returned.
Under a ceasefire deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, Israel was to turn over the bodies of 15 Palestinians for every deceased Israeli returned.

Gaza’s psychological trauma brings large numbers to seek help

A member of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reads a story to children as part of mental support activities at the organization’s centre, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
A member of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society reads a story to children as part of mental support activities at the organization’s centre, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 30, 2025. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

UN mandate for Gaza stabilisation force still in the works, Turkey says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attending a ministerial meeting on the Gaza ceasefire, in Istanbul on Nov 3.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan attending a ministerial meeting on the Gaza ceasefire, in Istanbul on Nov 3.

Israeli fire kills three people in Gaza, medics say, further testing ceasefire

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.