Hamas confirms it will free 6 hostages this week, including Arbel Yehoud
The Hamas terror group confirms that it will release Arbel Yehoud and two other hostages “before Friday,” and that this is in addition to three...
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Gaza residents stream home to the north after hostage breakthrough
Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed along the main roads leading north in Gaza on Monday, jubilant to be returning home after months of living...
Trump says Jordan, Egypt should take in Palestinians from Gaza; Egypt and Jordan push back
U.S. President Donald Trump said Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians from war-ravaged Gaza, a suggestion rejected by Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that...
US shared intelligence with new Syria government to counter Daesh, officials reveal
The United States has been sharing confidential intelligence with Syria’s new authorities, in an apparent effort to counter the common threats posed by the terror...
Nigerian court declares Lakurawa group a terrorist organisation
A federal court in Nigeria has declared the Islamist Lakurawa group a terrorist organisation, a designation that allows the military to use maximum force against...
Nigerian forces neutralize 70 Boko Haram terrorists
Nigeria’s Defense Ministry announced Sunday that 70 Boko Haram militants were killed in a series of military operations in northeastern Borno state. In a statement,...
Over 50 terrorists killed in ISWAP-JAS rivalry clash
Rivalry between the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Jama’atu Ahlis-Sunna Lidda’Awati Wal-Jihad (JAS) has escalated, culminating in a clash that reportedly resulted in...
Senior Hamas official says group could step away from governing post-war Gaza, willing to enter talks with US on issue
Senior Hamas politburo official Moussa Abu Marzouk tells the Saudi Al Arabiya news outlet that the terror group is not necessarily seeking to govern the...
Somali Government Launches Military Campaign Against Al-Shabaab
The Federal Government of Somalia has initiated a military offensive targeting Al-Shabaab militants in several regions of the country, with the Hiran region seeing the...
Syria says it seized weapons being smuggled to Lebanese Hezbollah
The new Syrian government’s border authority has reportedly seized weapons that were being smuggled across the border to Lebanese group Hezbollah. According to state news...
Middle East live updates: Israel-Lebanon ceasefire extended to Feb. 18
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect a week ago. Hostages held in the strip and Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails...
Morocco dismantles terrorist cell planning attacks
The intervention operations carried out by elements of the DGST special force, in coordination with the commissioners and officers of the BCIJ and in collaboration...