Hamas has rejected Israel’s proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza, calling on the international community to pressure the occupying regime to proceed to the second phase of the deal.

Days after Israel failed to release hundreds of Palestinians in exchange for Israeli captives, Hamas says it has reached a new agreement with mediators in Egypt to bring the abductees home.

Several children, including a newborn girl, have died of cold weather overnight in Gaza as Israel continues to restrict the entry of tents and mobile homes.

Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT, on February 22, 2024.

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun urges the US to press Israel to completely pull out from towns and villages in southern Lebanon

Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy chief of Hamas says the resistance group will hand over the bodies of four Israeli captives on Thursday and release six living captives on Saturday.

Hamas says the "treacherous" drone strike near Rafah “is a serious violation of the ceasefire” between Hamas and Israel.