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Palestine

For 2 hours, a football match offers Palestinians a rarity: joy

Palestinians in the occupied West Bank cheer as they watch their team play Saudi Arabia during the Fifa Arab Cup.
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank cheer as they watch their team play Saudi Arabia during the Fifa Arab Cup.

Israel says Hamas ‘will be disarmed’ after group proposes weapons freeze

Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, on Oct 11.
Hamas police officers stand guard, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, on Oct 11.

News analysis

Tussle over Turks bedevils talks on phase two of Gaza peace plan

FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem.     Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: President Donald Trump talks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Knesset, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Jerusalem.     Evan Vucci/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

UNRWA chief denounces Israeli police’s seizure of agency’s Jerusalem assets

Israeli police officers wait outside the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem on Dec 8.
Israeli police officers wait outside the UNRWA headquarters in Jerusalem on Dec 8.

Israeli soldiers kill 55-year-old Palestinian and teenager in West Bank

Bethlehem Christmas tree lit up for first time since Gaza war

Thousands of people attended the Christmas tree light-up, with many travelling from Palestinian territories and Israel to enjoy the return of the festive spirit.
Thousands of people attended the Christmas tree light-up, with many travelling from Palestinian territories and Israel to enjoy the return of the festive spirit.

UK pro-Palestinian activist says raid on Elbit factory was about destroying weapons

Tens of thousands of Gazans need medical evacuation, says Doctors Without Borders official

More than 900 people have died while waiting for evacuations from Gaza since October 2023.
More than 900 people have died while waiting for evacuations from Gaza since October 2023.

Demonstrators demand return of last two hostage bodies held in Gaza

Demonstrators hold images of dead hostages Ran Gvili and Sudthisak Rinthalak, who were killed in the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack.
Demonstrators hold images of dead hostages Ran Gvili and Sudthisak Rinthalak, who were killed in the Oct 7, 2023 Hamas attack.

Death toll from Gaza war surpasses 70,000, as ceasefire largely holds

A boy pushes a bucket as children fill their containers with water at the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in central Gaza.
A boy pushes a bucket as children fill their containers with water at the Nuseirat camp for displaced Palestinians in central Gaza.

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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.