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Posted at 11:32
What we know about Israel-Hamas hostage deal
By David Gritten
BBC News
The agreement should see Hamas release 50 hostages during a four-day pause in fighting in Gaza.
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Posted at 10:07
Stories of the hostages taken by Hamas from Israel
From elderly grandparents to young children, these are the people known to have been taken captive.
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Posted at 17:48 21 Nov
Lebanon PM says Israeli strikes killed journalists
By Lipika Pelham
BBC News
Two journalists and two other civilians are killed as exchanges of fire intensify along the border.
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Posted at 16:08 21 Nov
Parents and siblings of UK woman die in Gaza attack
By David Lumb
BBC Midlands Today
Rocket strikes killed the parents of Fatma Aljaja, along with her four siblings and other relatives.
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Posted at 13:44 21 Nov
What is happening in Israel and Gaza, and why now?
How Israel is responding to the deadly attack carried out by Hamas on 7 October.
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Posted at 7:51 21 Nov
Palestinian football's 'star defender' stuck in Gaza
By Yogita Limaye
BBC News, Jerusalem
Ibrahim Abuimeir and two others won't be able to play in Tuesday's World Cup qualifier against Australia.
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Posted at 6:03 21 Nov
Meeting between Israeli politicians and hostage families erupts
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Lawmakers pursuing the death penalty for Oct 7 attackers lashed out at hostage family members.
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Posted at 3:47 21 Nov
Israel and Hamas agree to pause fighting for release of 50 hostages
As part of the deal, Israel will release 150 Palestinian women and teenagers held in Israeli detention.
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Posted at 2:23 21 Nov
Who is the Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar?
By Frank Gardner
BBC security correspondent
Thousands of Israeli troops are trying to find the man who heads the organisation's political wing.
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Posted at 0:54 21 Nov
Yemen's Houthi rebels release video of Red Sea cargo ship hijack
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Video caption: Yemen's Houthi rebels hijack cargo ship in Red Sea
Yemen's Houthis release video footage showing armed men dropping from a helicopter and seizing a cargo ship in the southern Red Sea.
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Posted at 0:03 21 Nov
How lockdown inspired fight against period poverty
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Video caption: 'I had to cut up old clothes to use as period pads'
Inside a project tackling period poverty, with an army of thousands of volunteers across the world.
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Posted at 23:46 20 Nov
Israeli tanks surround Gaza's Indonesian Hospital
By David Gritten
BBC News
At least 12 Palestinians are reported to have been killed by Israeli fire at the hospital overnight.
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Posted at 22:42 20 Nov
US says Israel hostage deal 'closer than ever'
By Tom Bateman in Jerusalem & Kathryn Armstrong in London
BBC News
A deal to release Israeli hostages held in Gaza is "closer than ever before", a senior US official says.
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Posted at 20:20 20 Nov
Japan condemns Houthi rebels over ship hijack
By Emily McGarvey and Ana Nicolaci da Costa
BBC News
The rebels seized the car carrier in the Red Sea, claiming it was Israeli - but Israel says it is UK-owned.
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Posted at 15:31 20 Nov
'It's a nightmare' - father of Irish-Israeli hostage
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Video caption: 'I was thrown back into the nightmare' - father of Irish-Israeli hostage
Emily Hand, 9, was in Kibbutz Be'eri, about three miles from Gaza, when Hamas launched its attack.
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Posted at 15:29 20 Nov
Father of missing Irish-Israeli girl talks of 'his worst nightmare'
Tom Hand was speaking at a news conference at the Israeli embassy in London on Monday.
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Posted at 12:05 20 Nov
Gaza Strip in maps: Life in Gaza under siege
By the Visual Journalism Team
BBC News
Find out more about what it is like to live in the Gaza Strip, from the economy to education, health and water.
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Posted at 12:02 20 Nov
IDF releases CCTV it says shows Hamas bringing hostages to al-Shifa hospital on 7 October
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Video caption: IDF releases CCTV it says shows Hamas bringing hostages to al-Shifa hospital on 7 October
Israel claims the footage shows hostages being brought to al-Shifa Hospital on 7 October.
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Posted at 10:31 20 Nov
Belfast-born dad reunited with children fleeing Gaza
Khalid El-Estal vows to look after his children in honour of his wife who was killed in a Gaza bomb.
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Posted at 22:22 19 Nov
Israel says CCTV shows hostages at Gaza hospital
By Nick Beake
BBC correspondent in Jerusalem
Israel says the video - which the BBC has not verified - shows captives were taken to al-Shifa on 7 October.
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