After more than a year hiding in tunnels and dodging air strikes, uniformed Hamas fighters returned to the ruined streets of Gaza hours into a ceasefire, defying Israel's vow to crush them.With the world watching on Sunday as Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross,

"We announce that we will suspend our military operations against [Israel]," the Nujaba Movement's leader said.

A senior Israeli official says the government is working with allies in a renewed push to win the freedom of an Israeli-Russian researcher who is believed to have been kidnapped in Iraq nearly two years ago.

The truce deal has been welcomed by factions of the Iran-led Axis of Resistance which joined Hamas’ fight against Israel after the conflict triggered on October 7, 2023. The forces are celebrating the

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on Monday he would sign a bilateral security deal with Britain as well as a strategic partnership accord as he headed to London for an official visit against a backdrop of historic shifts in the Middle East.

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing.

Starmer is eager to remake relations with a host of capitals, from Beijing to Brussels, and anxious to seal deals to boost Britain's ailing economy

Israel and Iraq do not have diplomatic relations. He said he hopes other countries will help. “We are counting on our allies,” the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he ...

Iran-aligned forces in Iraq and Yemen have announced suspension of their attacks on Israel in response to a ceasefire deal struck between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip.

The Israeli military says its soldiers killed an alleged militant in Gaza whom it said posed a threat to its forces. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stretched into a

Despite Israel unleashing a fierce bombardment of Gaza that left most of the territory in ruins, Hamas appears to have survived, dealing a blow to Netanyahu's war objectives.

The New Year’s Day terrorist attack by Islamic State-inspired extremist Shamsud-Din Jabbar, which killed 14 people, made headlines. But he was only one of dozens of extremists on American shores willing to carry out attacks.