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Somaliland wants international recognition - here's why, and what could have driven Israel to recognise it now.

Israel's foreign minister has arrived in the breakaway state of Somaliland, marking the first official visit since Israel ...

Israel has returned the bodies of 30 Palestinians to Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry says, as part of an exchange agreed in the ceasefire deal Hamas earlier returned the remains of two Israelis - ...

Israel's move is criticised by 10 countries, which say the new registration rules for international NGOs are "restrictive" ...

Tuesday was the fifth day of the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, after a 48-hour extension was agreed The son of Ada Sagi, who turned 75 while being held in Gaza, told the BBC he was "over ...

Israel confirms that two elderly women, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, have been released by Hamas but their husbands are still being held It brings the total number of hostages released by Hamas ...

The list of hostages due to be released from Gaza later is being discussed and "evaluated in Israel", after being received overnight, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says. The ...

Israel says 12 more freed hostages - 10 of its own citizens and two Thai nationals - have left Gaza and are now in Israeli territory Prison officials in Israel also say they've released another 30 ...