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Gaza, remains of a deceased hostage returned to Israel. US lifts sanctions on Syria

The Times of Israel reported that Hamas had found the body in Khan Younis.

7 November 2025Aggiornato alle 22:18

Veicolo della Croce Rossa da Gaza in viaggio per Tel Aviv (REUTERS/Dawoud Abu Alkas)

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Trump's latest statements on Gaza
Kazakhstan adheres to Abraham Agreements

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Gaza, remains of a deceased hostage returned to Israel

The Israeli army and the Shin Bet announced that the coffin of a deceased hostage crossed the border and entered Israeli territory, escorted by soldiers.

According to reports, the Red Cross convoy carrying the body, delivered by Hamas, crossed the Gaza Strip in the direction of Israel, passing through Deir al-Balah in the centre of the territory.

The coffin will be transferred overnight to the National Institute of Forensic Medicine for identification.Syria: US lifts sanctions

Three days after the meeting at the White House between Donald Trump and Ahmad al-Sharaa, the US lifted its sanctions against the Syrian president, as the UN Security Council did yesterday. According to a US Treasury Department memo, al-Sharaa and Interior Minister Anas Khattab were removed from the list of 'specially designated global terrorists'.

Trump's latest statements on Gaza

An international force will be deployed in Gaza 'very soon'. Trump said this, a day after the United States announced a draft UN Security Council resolution aimed at supporting the US president's peace plan. "Very soon. It's going to happen very soon. And things are going well in Gaza," the US president responded to a journalist's question about the announced deployment of such a force in the Palestinian enclave, which continues to face a precarious humanitarian situation almost a month after the truce between Israel and Hamas took effect. "Several countries have volunteered to intervene in case of problems with Hamas, for example, or for any other problem," he added during a press conference on the sidelines of a White House diplomatic meeting with Central Asian leaders.

Arrest warrant for Netanyahu from Turkey: genocide

The Turkish judiciary issued arrest warrants for 'genocide' against Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and several Israeli officials, including Defence Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir. The arrest warrants concern a total of 37 suspects, the Istanbul Prosecutor General's Office specified in a statement, without however providing a complete list.

Israel: arrest warrants publicity stunt by Erdogan

"Israel firmly and contemptuously rejects the tyrant Erdogan's latest publicity stunt". This was written on X by Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar regarding the arrest warrants against Benyamin Netanyahu from Turkey, recalling that "the Istanbul Public Prosecutor's Office recently orchestrated the arrest of the mayor of Istanbul just for daring to run against Erdogan." "In Erdogan's Turkey, the judiciary has long become a tool to silence political rivals and arrest journalists, judges and mayors," he concludes.

Kazakhstan adheres to the Abrahamic Accords

Kazakhstan is joining the Abrahamic Accords, President Donald Trump said, a largely symbolic move as the United States seeks to reinvigorate the initiative following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev is in Washington for a meeting between Central Asian leaders and Trump.

The move is largely symbolic, as Kazakhstan has had diplomatic relations with Israel for many years. Trump, after a phone call with Tokayev and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, hailed Kazakhstan's decision as an "important step forward in building bridges around the world".

"Today, more and more nations are lining up to embrace peace and prosperity through my Abrahamic Accords. We will soon announce a signing ceremony to make it official, and there are many more countries looking to join this FORCE club," Trump said in a social media post.

The US President said he expected other countries to join in the near future. Axios had anticipated Kazakhstan's plan to join. "When some of these countries join, it is a great expansion," Trump said. "And these are very important countries, so we consider it a great honour."

The Abraham Agreements, a major diplomatic achievement of Trump's first term, saw Israel normalise relations with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan.

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