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Rafah border crossing to stay closed ‘until further notice’, says Israel
ByAssociated Press October 18, 2025

Officials say reopening of gateway between Gaza and Egypt would depend on Hamas returning remains of dead hostagesThe Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice,” Israel has said, after the Palestinian embassy i…

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Rafah border crossing to stay closed ‘until further notice’, says Israel
ByAssociated Press October 18, 2025October 18, 2025

Officials say reopening of gateway between Gaza and Egypt would depend on Hamas returning remains of dead hostagesThe Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed “until further notice”, Israel has said, after the Palestinian embassy i…

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Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians, says Gaza media office
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and agencies October 18, 2025October 18, 2025

Authorities urge UN to intervene ‘to protect unarmed civilian populations’ after attack on bus that killed 11Gaza’s media office has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire with Hamas 47 times since the truce came into effect in early October, killin…

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Israel has violated ceasefire 47 times and killed 38 Palestinians, says Gaza media office
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem and agencies October 18, 2025

Authorities urge UN to intervene ‘to protect unarmed civilian populations’ after attack on bus that killed 11Gaza’s media office has accused Israel of violating the ceasefire with Hamas 47 times since the truce came into effect in early October, killin…

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Egypt expected to lead global stabilisation force in Gaza, say diplomats
ByPatrick Wintour Diplomatic editor October 18, 2025

Decommissioning Hamas weapons seen as major stumbling block, with British diplomats advising on processA European and US-backed UN security council motion to give a planned international stabilisation force robust powers to control security inside Gaza…

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Gaza’s children needed a ceasefire – now they desperately need the aid that will keep them alive | Alison Griffin
ByAlison Griffin October 18, 2025

The youngest and most vulnerable have suffered extreme mental and physical trauma. We can help – but we must be granted immediate accessAlison Griffin is head of conflict and humanitarian campaigns at Save the Children UKIn the last few days, we have s…

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Iran announces official end to 10-year-old nuclear agreement
ByOliver Holmes October 18, 2025

Tehran terminates 2015 deal under which sanctions were lifted in return for curbs on country’s nuclear programmeAn international deal with Iran designed to keep the world safe from the spread of atomic weapons has officially ended, with Tehran announci…

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‘It’s like a nuclear bomb has hit’: shocked Palestinians return home to desolation
BySeham Tantesh in Gaza and Julian Borger October 18, 2025

Families are going back to Gaza City and surrounds to find their neighbourhoods obliterated, with many forced to camp in the ruinsWhen the Gaza ceasefire took effect a week ago, tens of thousands of Palestinians began to move from the sprawling camps i…

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‘We feel betrayed’: Israeli families still seeking return of deceased hostages
ByDaniel Boffey in Tel Aviv October 17, 2025

With the remains of 19 Hamas hostages still missing, loved ones feel their cycle of grief has yet to endWhen Tamir Adar left his wife and two children, Asaf, 7, and Neta, 3, in the secure room of their home on 7 October 2023 he told them: “Two minutes,…

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Gaza aid still critically scarce, say agencies, as Israel delays convoys
ByLorenzo Tondo in Jerusalem October 17, 2025

UN urges opening of all crossing points as fewer than half of intended trucks enter strip and WHO warns of ‘spiralling’ diseaseMiddle East crisis – live updatesAid remains critically scarce in Gaza one week into the ceasefire, humanitarian agencies hav…

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