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Last Updated:October 19, 2025, 01:24 IST Netanyahu says Gaza war will end after ceasefire phase two ends, including Hamas disarmament; Rafah crossing reopening depends on Hamas returning deceased hostages. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu. (AFP photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday announced that the Gaza war will end only after phase two of ceasefire…
Last Updated:February 01, 2025, 17:49 IST Rafah crossing has been closed since May after Israel seized the Palestinian side. A former Palestinian prisoner released by Israel is greeted by his mother upon his arrival in Ramallah on buses of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). (IMAGE: AFP) The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza…
Israel’s demand for lasting control over two strategic corridors in Gaza, which Hamas has long rejected, threatens to unravel cease-fire talks aimed at ending the 10-month-old war, freeing scores of hostages and preventing an even wider conflict. Officials close to the negotiations have said Israel wants to maintain a military presence in a narrow buffer…