At least eight killed in Gaza airstrikes as ceasefire delayed over hostage list dispute - The ceasefire deal was signed off by Israel’s government on Saturday morning - but attacks have continued on t

Hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and two other ministers from his nationalist-religious party resigned from Netanyahu's cabinet over the deal, their party said

With just hours to go before an agreed ceasefire to halt the 15-month war between Israel and Hamas, protesters wanting the fight to continue have shut down Jerusalem.

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The agreement is set to halt a 15-month-old war between Israel and Hamas that has decimated the Strip, killed nearly 47,000 Palestinians and 1,200 Israelis, and destabilised the Middle East.

The first phase of the deal, which includes a series of hostage and prisoner exchanges, is taking place from today. Meanwhile, Israel PM Netanyahu has vowed to bring home all hostages held in the Palestinian territory.