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In an unexpected move Wednesday, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it received 120 unidentified bodies of Palestinians from Israel believed to have been killed during the two-year war. Health officials in Gaza say they are beginning work to identify the remains. CBC | World News
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Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt reopens, with strict limits
Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday for limited traffic, a key step in the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire but a mostly symbolic development on the ground, as few people will be allowed to travel in either direction and no goods will be going into the war-torn territory. CBC | World News
Read More »Rafah border crossing into Gaza opened for limited passage, Israel says
Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing on Sunday for people to travel between Gaza and Egypt, the first opening of effectively the sole route in or out of the Palestinian territory since May 2024. Israel seized the border crossing in May 2024, nine months after it launched attacks on the region. CBC | World News
Read More »Israeli strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. CBC | World News
Read More »‘I’m afraid to go out and film’: Journalists in Gaza say ceasefire has not made their work easier
Three freelance photojournalists in Gaza were killed in an Israeli airstrike last week, the latest in a long list of Palestinian reporters who have died in the war in Gaza. Some fear it’s a sign that Israel views them as a legitimate target despite the recent ceasefire it reached with Hamas. CBC | World News
Read More »Israel says it recovered remains of final hostage in Gaza
Israel has retrieved the remains of the final hostage held in Gaza, the military said on Monday, fulfilling a key condition of the initial phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war. CBC | World News
Read More »3 journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on car in central Gaza, health officials say
Israeli fire killed 11 Palestinians, including two boys and three journalists, in Gaza on Wednesday, local medics said, and the Israeli military said it had “eliminated” a Palestinian militant who posed a threat to soldiers. CBC | World News
Read More »Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ proposal met with skepticism, caution amid shaky Gaza ceasefire
The two-year war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas eased with a ceasefire three months ago, but there has been neither peace nor reconstruction. Phase 2 promises progress, but the peace process itself is becoming increasingly controversial. CBC | World News
Read More »Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under U.S. supervision meets in Cairo
The Palestinian committee set to govern Gaza under U.S. supervision met for the first time Friday in Cairo, as its leader pledged to get to work quickly to improve conditions there. CBC | World News
Read More »Netanyahu casts 2nd phase of Gaza truce deal as largely symbolic while Hamas welcomes move
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has cast the U.S. announcement that the fragile ceasefire in Gaza would advance to its second phase as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its more challenging elements will be carried out. CBC | World News
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