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Shipment of 'heavy' US bombs arrives in Israel

Israel's defense ministry said Sunday that a shipment of "heavy" U.S.-made bombs arrived overnight in Israel, as Marco Rubio began his first visit to the country as Washington's top diplomat.

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Saudi Arabia to host Arab summit on Trump's Gaza plan

Saudi Arabia will host the leaders of four Arab countries at a summit on February 20 to discuss President Donald Trump's proposal for a U.S. takeover of Gaza, a source with knowledge of the preparations said on Friday.

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Israel says working with US to get all Gaza hostages out 'as quickly as possible'

Israel is working with the U.S. to get all of its hostages out of Gaza as "quickly as possible", a statement from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday.

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Israel and Hamas complete new exchange of captives

Gaza militants freed three Israeli hostages on Saturday in an exchange that is also saw the release of 369 Palestinians from Israeli custody, the latest such swap under an ongoing truce deal.

An AFP journalist saw masked Hamas militants parade the hostages onto a stage in Gaza's southern city of Khan Younis, where they were told to address the crowd before their handover to the Red Cross and eventually Israel.

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Hamas expected to name Israeli hostages it will free this weekend

Hamas was expected Friday to name three hostages it will release this weekend as part of a planned exchange for Palestinian prisoners, local media said, after days of uncertainty in which Israel threatened to scrap a nearly month-old Gaza ceasefire deal.

Israel warned Thursday that the Palestinian militants must release three living hostages this weekend or face a resumption of the war in Gaza, after Hamas said it would pause releases over apparent Israeli violations of the truce.

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Rubio says US keen for Arab ideas on Gaza

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the United States was eager to hear new proposals by Arab states on Gaza, after President Donald Trump's stunning plan to displace the territory's entire population.

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Western allies and Arab countries gather in Paris to discuss Syria's future amid US aid freeze

Western allies and Arab countries are gathering in Paris on Thursday for an international conference on Syria to discuss the country's future after the fall of former Syrian president Bashar Assad and amid uncertainty over the United States' commitment to the region.

It's the third conference on Syria since Assad was ousted in December, and the first since President Donald Trump's administration took over in the U.S.

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Erdogan lashes out at Israel on a visit to Pakistan and laments the tragedy of Gaza

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan lashed out at Israel during a visit to Pakistan on Thursday, speaking up in defense of Palestinians in Gaza and condemning ideas to forcibly displace them from their land.

Speaking at a business forum, Erdogan accused Israel of failing to keep to a ceasefire agreement, warning that the region was being dragged "toward blood and tears again."

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Hamas says 3 Israeli hostages will be freed on Saturday as planned

Hamas said it would go ahead with the release of three more Israeli hostages, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip.

The militant group had threatened to delay the next release of captives after accusing Israel of failing to meet its obligations to allow in tents and shelters, among other alleged violations of the truce. Israel, with the support of U.S. President Donald Trump, has said it will resume fighting if the hostages are not freed, but did not immediately comment on the statement by Hamas.

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Egypt, Qatar 'overcome' Gaza truce obstacles

Egypt and Qatar have successfully "overcome obstacles" hindering the completion of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Egyptian state-aligned media reported Thursday.

Citing an official source, Extra News said that Israel and Hamas were now committed to fully implementing the deal following a round of disputes that had called it into question.

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