Middle East

Hamas's conditions for a hostage deal include a permanent ceasefire, a return of displaced civilians to northern Gaza, boosted humanitarian aid, and withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Strip.

The Aftab refinery is described as "the largest private refinery in Iran"

Member of the Hamas' politburo Osama Hamdan says that the USA and Israel want a temporary truce and reject a permanent cessation of hostilities

Yesterday, three crew members were killed in a Houthi missile strike on a cargo ship off southern Yemen, becoming the group's first casualties in a series of merchant vessels attacks

The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea since November in a so-called campaign in solidarity with Palestinians during the war in Gaza

The arrest follows an incident from two years ago when SAS soldiers fatally shot an Islamic State militant under the suspicion that he was wearing a suicide vest.

"We are showing the necessary flexibility to end the aggression against our people, despite Israel's failure to uphold agreements," the group stated in a release.