What Happened With Gaza?

Every summary we've sent on Gaza since January 1, 2025, newest first, each linked to its source. Each brief goes up here 14 days after our readers get it by text the morning it happens. Get today's brief here.

The Latest on Gaza

Monday, September 28, 2026

Full Brief
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    Palestinian death toll in Gaza since start of Israel-Hamas conflict surpasses 74K with 175K+ wounded; 1.1K Palestinians & 7 Israeli soldiers killed since Oct 2025 US-brokered ceasefire

Every Summary on Gaza

September 20261 Summary

  1. Monday, September 28, 2026Full Brief
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      Palestinian death toll in Gaza since start of Israel-Hamas conflict surpasses 74K with 175K+ wounded; 1.1K Palestinians & 7 Israeli soldiers killed since Oct 2025 US-brokered ceasefire

August 20261 Summary

  1. Monday, August 10, 2026Full Brief
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      Israeli PM Netanyahu rejects US-backed 15-point Gaza plan accepted by Palestinian militant group Hamas, saying military will not withdraw from Gaza until Hamas undergoes "genuine disarmament"

July 20263 Summaries

  1. Friday, July 31, 2026Full Brief
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      Trump announces US-led Board of Peace & mediators reached agreement with Hamas on "complete disarmament" in Gaza, advancing 2nd phase of ceasefire; Deal calls for Israeli withdrawal as disarmament progresses

  2. Wednesday, July 22, 2026Full Brief
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      Palestinian militant group Hamas names 64yo exiled Gaza chief & top negotiator Khalil Al-Hayya overall leader, succeeding Yahya Sinwar after he was killed by Israeli forces in 2024

  3. Tuesday, July 7, 2026Full Brief
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      Palestinian militant group Hamas dissolves Gaza governing body to "facilitate the administrative transition" to "National Committee for the Administration of Gaza"; Israel dismisses move as "stunt"

June 20261 Summary

  1. Monday, June 15, 2026Full Brief
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      Gaza Health Ministry: Palestinian death toll from Israel-Hamas war surpasses 73K; Israel continued strikes since Oct 2025 truce in "response to ceasefire violations"

May 20261 Summary

  1. Friday, May 29, 2026Full Brief
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      Israeli PM Netanyahu orders military to seize 70% of Gaza Strip (vs current 60% & 53% allotted under Oct 2025 US-brokered ceasefire); Expansion would violate UN-backed truce terms & Trump's 20-point peace plan

February 20262 Summaries

  1. Friday, February 20, 2026Full Brief
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      Trump's Board of Peace announces $19B reconstruction pledges for postwar Gaza; US commits $10B to fund; Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia & UAE contribute $7B collectively, UN $2B & FIFA $75M

  2. Tuesday, February 3, 2026Full Brief
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      Israel partially reopens Rafah crossing (border between Egypt & Gaza) after 2yrs of closure, marking key step in Israel-Hamas ceasefire signed Oct 2025

January 20264 Summaries

  1. Tuesday, January 27, 2026Full Brief
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      Israel recovers remains of final Gaza hostage, completing 1st ceasefire deal phase; Recovery moves ceasefire to next stage, including reopening Rafah crossing & talks on Hamas disarmament

  2. Friday, January 23, 2026Full Brief
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      Trump launches Board of Peace at World Economic Forum in Switzerland as "official international organization" with Trump as Chairman & founding members "committed to Gaza demilitarization, governance reform & large-scale reconstruction" following ceasefire

  3. Thursday, January 22, 2026Full Brief
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      8 nations (Pakistan, Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Indonesia, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Qatar) join Israel in Trump admin's "Board of Peace," reaffirming support for Trump-led transitional administration for Gaza ceasefire & reconstruction

  4. Wednesday, January 14, 2026Full Brief
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      US designates Egyptian, Jordanian & Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood branches as Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) & Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT) citing groups' "material support to Hamas"

December 20251 Summary

  1. Tuesday, December 2, 2025Full Brief
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      SIPRI: Revenue of world's top 100 arms producers hit record $679B in 2024 (+5.9% vs $632B in 2023) amid wars in Ukraine & Gaza; US firms earned $334B (+3.8%), European firms $151B (+13%), Russian firms $31.2B (+23%), Israeli firms $16.2B (+16%)

November 20251 Summary

  1. Tuesday, November 18, 2025Full Brief
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      UN Security Council approves (13-0, China & Russia abstain) Trump's Gaza peace plan, authorizing creation of International Stabilization Force (peacekeepers to demilitarize Gaza) & Board of Peace (transitional administration for Gaza reconstruction)

October 202511 Summaries

  1. Friday, October 24, 2025Full Brief
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      International Court of Justice rules Israel must allow UN aid to Gaza & work with UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA); Israel rejects non-binding advisory opinion as "political", maintains UNRWA ban citing terror ties

    2. 5

      Trump pardons Binance founder who served 4mo for anti-money laundering violations; World's largest crypto exchange paid $4.3B in 2023 for failing to report Hamas, al Qaeda & child abuse site transactions

  2. Monday, October 20, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas allegedly attacked troops in Rafah as both accuse each other of breaching week-old ceasefire; Hamas denies involvement, escalating tensions anew

  3. Wednesday, October 15, 2025Full Brief
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      Trump joins Egypt, Qatar & Turkey in signing "Trump Declaration" pledging support for US-brokered Gaza ceasefire, marking 1st phase of peace plan hailed as start of regional rebuilding

  4. Tuesday, October 14, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel frees 1.9K+ Palestinian prisoners & detainees in US-brokered Gaza peace deal as Hamas releases 20 Israeli hostages & remains of 4; Ceasefire holds after Gaza war that killed 67K+ Palestinians & 1.2K Israelis since Oct 2023

  5. Friday, October 10, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel & Hamas agree to 1st phase of US-backed ceasefire, ending 2yr Gaza war; Israel will partially withdraw as Hamas frees 20 living hostages in exchange for 2K Palestinian prisoners in 72hrs; Details on Gaza's postwar governance & Palestinian statehood remain unclear

  6. Thursday, October 9, 2025Full Brief
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      Israeli navy intercepts 2nd Gaza aid flotilla attempting blockade breach in international waters, detaining 145+ activists, days after releasing Greta Thunberg & 340 out of 479 detained from earlier Global Sumud Flotilla convoy

  7. Monday, October 6, 2025Full Brief
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      Hamas agrees to release all Israeli hostages under Trump's 20-point peace plan but seeks further talks on Gaza's future and Palestinian rights; Makes no mention of US demand to disarm or exit governance role

  8. Friday, October 3, 2025Full Brief
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      Israeli navy intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla attempting Gaza blockade breach, detaining 450 activists including Greta Thunberg in largest flotilla attempt carrying symbolic humanitarian aid

  9. Thursday, October 2, 2025Full Brief
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      Trump signs order pledging US defense of Qatar after Israeli strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, treating attacks as threat to America with measures including military action

  10. Wednesday, October 1, 2025Full Brief
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      Federal judge rules Trump admin violated Constitution by targeting 5K+ immigrants for deportation over Gaza war protests, saying policy was arbitrary & punished free speech

September 20257 Summaries

  1. Tuesday, September 30, 2025Full Brief
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      Trump & Israeli PM Netanyahu unveil 20-point Gaza peace plan that includes ceasefire, hostage-prisoner swap, staged Israeli withdrawal, Hamas disarmament, formation of international transitional government & possible contingent path to Palestinian statehood; Both warn Hamas to accept or face consequences

  2. Tuesday, September 23, 2025Full Brief
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      Nearly 150 world leaders gather at UN General Assembly's 80th anniversary in New York; Gaza war, Ukraine, global hunger, AI & climate change dominate discussions

  3. Monday, September 22, 2025Full Brief
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      US vetoes (for 6th time) UN Security Council's resolution demanding immediate Gaza ceasefire & hostage release as all 14 other members vote in favor; Says resolution fails to condemn Hamas or recognize Israel's right to self-defense

  4. Wednesday, September 17, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel formally launches ground offensive in Gaza after weeks of airstrikes; Defense Minister says "Gaza is burning" as tanks & troops push in; 69 Palestinians killed, 350K+ residents evacuated from 1M population

  5. Monday, September 15, 2025Full Brief
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      UN General Assembly votes (142-10) for 2-state solution & Hamas-free Palestinian government; Arab states condemn Oct 7 attacks in exchange for recognition push as declaration calls for Hamas to transfer Gaza authority & weapons to Palestinian Authority; Israel & US oppose

  6. Wednesday, September 10, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel launches airstrike on Hamas political office in Doha amid Gaza ceasefire talks, killing 6 but not top leadership; Qatar condemns attack as "cowardly assault" violating international law & sovereignty

  7. Monday, September 1, 2025Full Brief
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      Red Cross International Committee report: Global missing persons surge 68% in 5 years to 284K (vs 169K in 2019), driven by wars in Sudan, Gaza & Ukraine, mass migration & eroding respect for Geneva Conventions

August 20256 Summaries

  1. Monday, August 25, 2025Full Brief
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      UN-backed global hunger monitor IPC declares famine in Gaza Governorate (1st in Middle East), warns spread to other cities within weeks amid Israel's aid restrictions & war

  2. Friday, August 22, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel launches Gaza offensive, deploys 60K reservists; Israeli PM Netanyahu: Talks with Hamas only "on terms acceptable to Israel" for hostages & war end

  3. Thursday, August 21, 2025Full Brief
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      UN report: Conflict-related sexual violence up 25% in 2024 with 4.6K+ survivors, highest in Central African Republic, Congo, Haiti, Somalia & S Sudan; Blacklists 63 groups in 12 countries including Hamas, flags Israel's military & Russian forces over alleged abuse of Palestinians & Ukrainian POWs

  4. Tuesday, August 19, 2025Full Brief
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      Hamas accepts Egypt & Qatar-brokered ceasefire with 60-day truce & swap of 10 of 20 Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners; Netanyahu rejects, demands all hostages freed, Hamas disarmament & Gaza demilitarization

  5. Tuesday, August 12, 2025Full Brief
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      Australia joins UK, France, Canada & 145+ other nations recognizing Palestinian statehood at UN General Assembly in Sep, citing need for 2-state solution to end Gaza war

  6. Friday, August 1, 2025Full Brief
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      Canada, Australia & 13 other states join UK & France in threatening to recognize Palestinian statehood (subject to certain reforms) if Israel fails to reach Gaza ceasefire, urging two-state solution

July 20253 Summaries

  1. Wednesday, July 30, 2025Full Brief
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      UK will recognize Palestinian statehood as 2nd G7 country alongside France in Sep unless Israel agrees to Gaza ceasefire, allows UN aid & commits to 2-state solution with no West Bank annexation

  2. Wednesday, July 23, 2025Full Brief
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      UK, Canada, Japan & 25 nations demand Gaza war "must end now" in joint statement condemning Israel's "drip feeding of aid" & deaths of 800+ Palestinians seeking aid; Israel & US reject statement as "disconnected from reality"

  3. Tuesday, July 8, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel PM Netanyahu nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize in White House visit yesterday amid ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations in Qatar

June 20252 Summaries

  1. Tuesday, June 17, 2025Full Brief
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      UN OCHA: Israel-Gaza casualties reported by each side grow to 55K Palestinians (128K injured) & 1.6K Israelis (8K injured)

  2. Thursday, June 5, 2025Full Brief
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      US vetoes UN Security Council unanimous resolution calling for unconditional Gaza-Israel ceasefire, citing that it enables Hamas

May 20255 Summaries

  1. Thursday, May 29, 2025Full Brief
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      State Sec Rubio vows to "aggressively revoke visas for Chinese students"; China sent 277K students to US in 2024 (2nd to India); Rubio already revoked thousands of international students' visas over protesting Israel's Gaza offensive

  2. Wednesday, May 28, 2025Full Brief
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      17 of 27 EU foreign ministers urge review of EU's trade with Israel, protesting escalating Gaza military offensive & ongoing aid blockade deteriorating humanitarian conditions

  3. Wednesday, May 21, 2025Full Brief
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      UK, France, Canada threaten Israel with sanctions, demanding restoration of humanitarian aid & end of military operations in Gaza; UK suspends free trade negotiations with Israel

  4. Tuesday, May 20, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel allows "basic" humanitarian aid into Gaza after 11wk blockade while launching "extensive ground operations" to "take control of all" territory & fully dismantle Hamas; Estimated 1/5 Gazans experience extreme starvation; Ceasefire negotiations ongoing in Qatar

  5. Tuesday, May 6, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel's security cabinet unanimously approves indefinite "capture" of entire Gaza territory, to start after Trump's visit next week; Israel currently controls third to half of Gaza since current conflict began in Oct 2023

April 20255 Summaries

  1. Friday, April 18, 2025Full Brief
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      Hamas rejects Israel's latest 45 day ceasefire offer (for release of 10 hostages), "ready to immediately negotiate deal to swap all hostages with agreed number of Palestinians jailed by Israel" and end the war instead of "partial deals that serve Netanyahu's political agenda"

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      Indonesia willing to evacuate & temporarily shelter "1st wave" of 1K injured & orphaned Gazans until conditions improve

  2. Tuesday, April 15, 2025Full Brief
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      EU pledges $1.8B aid by 2027 to "help stabilize West Bank & Gaza," urging reform of Palestinian Authority; EU is Palestinians' biggest donor

  3. Friday, April 4, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel PM Netanyahu lands in Budapest in defiance of International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant alleging war crimes in Gaza; Hungary shortly withdraws from ICC

  4. Thursday, April 3, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel military will seize additional Gaza land to establish new security zone Morag Corridor (3rd Israeli corridor dividing the territory)

March 20258 Summaries

  1. Friday, March 28, 2025Full Brief
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      State Sec Rubio says 300+ international student visas revoked for alleged Hamas activism; Growing instances of students seized & detained by masked agents

  2. Wednesday, March 26, 2025Full Brief
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      Hundreds of Palestinians protest in rare public display of dissent against Hamas, which ruled Gaza since hostile ousting of rival Palestinian Authority in 2007; Protesters forcibly dispersed & assaulted by masked Hamas militants

  3. Thursday, March 20, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel resumes "full force" ground combat in Gaza as "just the beginning" after Mar 18 airstrikes, saying "negotiations will continue under fire" in accord with US

  4. Wednesday, March 19, 2025Full Brief
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      US expels South African ambassador, following Trump's executive order halting aid over alleged anti-white domestic policies & Hamas support

  5. Tuesday, March 18, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel strikes Gaza, claiming 400+ lives & ending January ceasefire, over negotiations deadlock & unreleased hostages

  6. Friday, March 7, 2025Full Brief
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      Arab leaders & Hamas endorse Egypt’s $53B Gaza plan to jointly clear 50M tons of rubble, deploy UN peacekeepers & rebuild region without displacing 2M Palestinians; US & Israel dismiss as infeasible

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      White House holds direct talks with Hamas, deviating from US policy of not negotiating with groups it considers terrorist; Trump publicly threatens "last warning," demanding immediate release of all hostages & bodies

  7. Monday, March 3, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel halts aid entry into Gaza & warns of "additional consequences" if ceasefire is not extended; 2nd phase of negotiated ceasefire exchanges Hamas's release of all hostages for Israel's full military withdrawal

February 20259 Summaries

  1. Friday, February 21, 2025Full Brief
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      Hamas returns 4 hostages' bodies to Israel per agreement, including 2 children abducted in Oct 7 2023 attack triggering war; Israel revolts & claims 1 body does not belong to known hostage; UN Sec Gen condemns Hamas' "parading of coffins"

  2. Monday, February 17, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel & Hamas complete 6th exchange of 3 Israeli hostages for 369 Palestinian prisoners on Sat; 2wks remain in 1st phase of fragile ceasefire

  3. Thursday, February 13, 2025Full Brief
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      Hamas to release 3 Israeli hostages on Sat as planned to uphold fragile ceasefire

  4. Wednesday, February 12, 2025Full Brief
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      Jordanian King Abdullah II accepts 2K sick children refugees as Trump reiterates plan to resettle Palestinians as US rebuilds Gaza; Jordan already houses most Palestinian refugees (2.4M, accounting for 20%+ of its population)

  5. Tuesday, February 11, 2025Full Brief
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      Hamas accuses Israel of violating ceasefire & indefinitely suspends release of hostages planned for Sat; Trump suggests Israel cancel ceasefire & "let all hell break out" unless Hamas releases all remaining hostages by Sat

  6. Monday, February 10, 2025Full Brief
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      1st phase of Israel-Hamas Jan 19 ceasefire sees total exchange of 16 Israeli hostages for 766 Palestinian prisoners so far; Israel withdraws from Gaza's 4mi Netzarim Corridor strip; 2nd phase negotiations underway in Qatar

  7. Thursday, February 6, 2025Full Brief
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      Trump admin softens President's controversial comments on US ownership of Gaza, suggesting Palestinians would be displaced "temporarily so that we can rebuild their home" vs permanently as stated by Trump

  8. Wednesday, February 5, 2025Full Brief
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      After hosting Israel PM Netanyahu in 1st official foreign leader meeting, Trump says US "will take over Gaza Strip," "own," & redevelop it as "Riviera of Middle East" as 2M Palestinians relocate to other countries

  9. Monday, February 3, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel-Hamas ceasefire progresses: Hamas releases 3 hostages & Israel releases 183 prisoners

January 20255 Summaries

  1. Friday, January 31, 2025Full Brief
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      Standing but fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire sees another exchange of 8 hostages (3 Israeli & 5 Thai) for 110 Gaza prisoners

  2. Monday, January 27, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel-Hamas ceasefire progresses: Hamas releases 4 female soldier hostages & commits to 6 more in exchange for Israel releasing 200 Gaza prisoners & allowing displaced Gazans to return north; Israel will free 30 prisoners for each civilian & 50 for soldier

  3. Monday, January 20, 2025Full Brief
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      1st phase of Israel-Gaza truce went into effect with hostage exchange & Israeli military withdrawing from several locations

  4. Thursday, January 16, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel & Hamas agree to 3-phase US/Egypt/Qatar-brokered ceasefire & hostage swap deal effective Sunday if approved by Israeli cabinet; US “confident” deal will succeed, halting 15mo war

  5. Tuesday, January 14, 2025Full Brief
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      Israel & Hamas reportedly nearing Qatar-led ceasefire deal with hostage swap in 15mo conflict in Gaza

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