Hamas has handed over what it says are the bodies of four Israeli hostages from Gaza, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners. Israel is testing DNA samples to confirm they are the remains of Shlomo Mansour, 86, Ohad Yahalomi, 50, Tsachi Idan, 50, and Itzik Elgarat, 69, all of whom were taken by Hamas in the 7 October 2023 attacks.

Lynn Boylan and Rima Hassan were turned away the same day Israel and the EU held talks. Two members of the European Parliament who traveled to Israel on Monday were denied entry to the country and were sent back to Europe.

Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip. The release scheduled for Saturday would also involve freeing hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

The bodies of four Israeli hostages are to be returned late Wednesday and more than 600 Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed during the last week of the current Gaza ceasefire deal.

The first phase of the ceasefire that paused 15 months of brutal warfare between Israel and Hamas militants is set to end on Saturday. It’s unclear what comes next.

An encampment was set up in spring 2024 by The Manchester Camp of Resistance for Palestine, before clearing last June. Protesters called for the university to cut all ties with BAE Systems, Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Three buses exploded in Israel in a suspected terror attack on Thursday night. Explosive devices planted on board were detonated in Bat Yam, in southern Tel Aviv. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

New tensions between Israel and Hamas are raising doubts about prospects for second phase of cease-fire and hostage deal in Gaza.

The bombings come against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, which has significantly impacted both the West Bank and Gaza.

Sinn Féin MEP Lynn Boylan has said the European Union was "completely blindsided" after she was detained yesterday upon entry to Israel.

Israel and the United States are attempting to bring forward the release of six hostages from phase one of the Gaza hostage deal to as early as "in the coming days, even this week," a diplomatic source told The Jerusalem Post on Saturday evening.

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