More than half a million Palestinians have made their way north from central and southern Gaza over the past three days.
They've been met by a landscape of annihilation with hardly a single building still standing from Israel's 15 months of war.
Returning residents are putting up tents where their homes once stood.

Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports.

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M23 rebels have captured most of Goma in eastern DRC, despite resistance from government forces. The armed group is now reportedly advancing south towards Bukavu. More than 100 people have been killed in recent days as fighting intensifies. The Congolese President says he is determined to recover lost territory but is open to negotiations, including with Rwanda, the key backer of the M23.

Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Goma.

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A Russian delegation has arrived in Syria.
It's the first since the fall of Moscow's long-time ally Bashar al-Assad.
The future of Russia's air and naval base on the Syrian coast remains unclear.
The visit comes a day after the EU agreed to lift some sanctions on the country.

Al Jazeera’s Osama bin Javaid has more from Damascus, Syria.

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Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa will work on forming an inclusive transitional government, he said on Thursday in his first speech after being declared president. "A preparatory committee for the national dialogue conference will be announced in the coming days," Sharaa added.

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Palestinian prisoners are reuniting with their loved ones, years after being torn apart. The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas has given them a chance to catch up on lost time, and rebuild their lives.

Al Jazeera’s Julide Ayger reports.

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Displaced Palestinians who've returned to the north took part in their first Friday prayers in Gaza's largest and oldest mosque.

Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud went to the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City, that's been severely damaged by Israeli strikes.

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Hamas fighters have handed an Israeli captive over to the ICRC in northern Gaza.

Red Cross officials have signed papers presented by Hamas after taking two Israeli captives under their care in northern Gaza.


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The return of more than half a million displaced Palestinians to northern Gaza, having survived war, siege and starvation, is a historic moment. For right-wing media outlets in Israel, however, it's a humiliation.

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Abdullah Al-Arian – Associate Professor, Georgetown University in Qatar
Jehad Abusalim – Executive Director, Institute for Palestine Studies
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man – Director of Israel-Palestine Research, DAWN
Yara Hawari – Co-Director, Al-Shabaka: The Palestinian Policy Network

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Tingting Liu – Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney

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Keith Siegel has been handed back to the Red Cross and is leaving Gaza City.

The crowds in Gaza City are chanting and waving flags.


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The foreign ministers and officials from Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Palestinian Authority and the Arab League have made a joint statement on the proposal advanced by US President Donald Trump. They rejected the transfer of Palestinians from their land “under any circumstances or justifications”, presenting a unified stance against Trump’s call for Egypt and Jordan to take in residents of Gaza.

Mohamad Elmasry, a Professor of Media Studies at the Doha In-stitute for Graduate Studies, joins Al Jazeera’s live.

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Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara highlights the intense emotional and psychological dimensions surrounding the ongoing conflict. He emphasizes the stark contrast between public emotions—ranging from joy and relief to anger and despair—amid the release of captives on both sides. Bishara also suggests that beyond the emotional outpouring, there is a calculated strategic element at play, with both Israel and Hamas engaging in psychological warfare. Hamas seeks to project an image of resilience and defiance, while Israel underscores the necessity of its actions despite the broader implications. He further notes that such displays of power risk escalating tensions, potentially provoking further responses. Ultimately, Bishara reflects on the remarkable endurance of Hamas, as it continues to operate despite relentless Israeli military pressure.

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Al Jazeera’s senior political analyst Marwan Bishara highlights how Israeli prisons have served as both places of education and sites of immense suffering for Palestinians. He emphasizes that while many detainees pursued higher education and even learned Hebrew through distance learning, they also endured torture, which profoundly affected their lives and their families. Bishara suggests that these prisons are not just physical confinement spaces but part of a broader metaphorical prison that has encompassed Palestine for the past 75 years. Whether locked inside Gaza and the West Bank or locked out as refugees forbidden from returning home, Palestinians live in a state of perpetual confinement. He underscores that, for all Palestinians—whether imprisoned or under occupation—their ultimate aspiration remains freedom.

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Hamas has released three Israeli and five Thai captives in Gaza and Israel began releasing 110 Palestinian prisoners after delaying the process after crowds swarmed one of the captive handover points. Agam Berger, a 20-year-old Israeli soldier, was the first to be released on Thursday as she emerged from under rubble at the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, which has repeatedly been targeted by Israeli forces throughout more than 15 months of war.

Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports.

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Israel has released 110 Palestinian prisoners, as part of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas.
Hundreds of Palestinians gathered Beitunia, in the occupied West Bank to welcome them home.
Around 30 children are among the prisoners released. At least 32 of them were serving life sentences.
And Israeli forces opened fire as the Red Cross convoy carrying the Palestinian prisoners travelled through the occupied West Bank.
Israeli soldiers used rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse crowds along the route of the heavily-protected convoy.

Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud is in Gaza City, Tareq Abu Azzoum in Khan Younis and Hamdah Salhut in Jordanian capital, Amman, because the Israeli government and Palestinian Authority have banned Al Jazeera from reporting inside Israel and in the occupied West Bank.

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Since re-emerging just over three years ago, the Rwanda-backed rebels have advanced steadily through the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing towns and villages, and forcing people from their homes.
M23 is just one of hundreds of rebel groups in the country and has been fighting the army for years.
But the latest escalation could mark a major shift, with serious implications for regional stability.
So, does diplomacy stand a chance to defuse the escalating tensions?

Presenter: Elizabeth Puranam

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Vava Tampa -- Founder and Chief Campaigner of Save the Congo, a grassroots campaign group

Richard Moncrieff -- Project Director for the Great Lakes region at the International Crisis Group

Kambale Musavuli -- Spokesperson for the advocacy organisation, Friends of the Congo

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Israeli captive Agam Berger has been handed over to the Red Cross in the Jabalia refugee camp.
Dressed in a military uniform, she appeared walking, escorted by Palestinian fighters, through the rubble of a wrecked building in the camp.
She then appeared on a stage and waved to onlookers, before getting into a car belonging to the Red Cross.

Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif reports from Jabalia in northern Gaza.

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Donald Trump's Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff has arrived in Israel.
He's set to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss the ceasefire and implementing the second phase of the deal.
Israeli media is also reporting that Witkoff has visited the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza, to see US security contractors that are screening Palestinian vehicles.

Al Jazeera's Laura Khan has more from Jordan's capital Amman, because the Israeli government and Palestinian Authority have banned Al Jazeera from reporting in Israel and the occupied West Bank.

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Syria's de-facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa has been declared the interim president, months after his opposition group toppled the country's long-time president Bashar al-Assad.
As the new Syrian state begins to take shape, it faces challenges and uncertainty.
Sharra says all armed factions have been dissolved, to form a unified army.
Sharaa also vowed to rebuild state institutions and grow the economy.

Al Jazeera’s Ferdia Carr reports.

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Extraordinary and emotional scenes in the occupied West Bank and Gaza as 110 Palestinian prisoners are released after a delay imposed by Israeli authorities.
Around 30 children are among the Palestinian prisoners released.
At least 32 of them were serving life sentences.

Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum spoke to one prisoner who had been released after 24 years in Israeli jail.

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For a second day, thousands of Palestinians are continuing to return to northern Gaza to try to rebuild their lives.
They are heading back on foot along al-Rashid Road after being forcibly displaced by 15 months of Israel's war. Some are driving through the Salah al-Din Road.
300,000 of them have already returned to find their neighbourhoods in ruins.
They are reuniting with their loved ones after being separated for more than a year.

Al Jazeera’s Michael Appel reports.

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