![Gaza conflict: 13 Israeli hostages freed, Palestinian prisoners due to be released](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui/images/photos/1-1672671920.jpeg)
![Updated | Israel and Hamas pause in fighting in Gaza strip](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui/images/photos/gaza_refugees_copy.png)
![Pope Francis makes urgent plea for a halt to the Gaza conflict](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/230829-pope-francs-mn-1705-1919cd.jpeg)
Pope Francis makes urgent plea for a halt to the Gaza conflict
'I pray you to stop in the name of god, cease the fire,' Pope Francis...
'I pray you to stop in the name of god, cease the...
![Netanyahu vows not to accept ceasefire request until Hamas releases all hostages](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/benjamin_netanyahu.jpg)
Netanyahu vows not to accept ceasefire request until Hamas releases all hostages
United States secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, in Jordan in a bid to contain the war in the Gaza Strip
United States secretary of state, Antony J. Blinken, in...
![Americans will ask for brief Israeli ‘pause’ to allow aid into Gaza](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/joe_biden_benjamin_netanyahu.png)
Americans will ask for brief Israeli ‘pause’ to allow aid into Gaza
United States to press Israel for brief cessation – not ceasefire – in its intense bombardment of Gaza to allow food, water and other aid...
United States to press Israel for brief cessation –...
![Malta doubles UNRWA aid for Palestinians in Gaza facing humanitarian crisis](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/gaza_refugees_rafah_egypt.png)
Malta doubles UNRWA aid for Palestinians in Gaza facing humanitarian crisis
Malta foreign ministry to collect donations for UNRWA and Red Cross to address urgent humanitarian crisis in Gaza
Malta foreign ministry to collect donations for UNRWA and...
![UN vote exposes EU rift on Gaza war](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/un_vote_general_assembly.png)
UN vote exposes EU rift on Gaza war
Divisions within the EU on how to respond to the ongoing conflict in Israel and Gaza were evident during last week's UN General Assembly resolution calling...
Divisions within the EU on how to respond to the ongoing...
![Friends star Matthew Perry, 54, found dead in his home](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/actor-matthew-perry.jpeg)
Friends star Matthew Perry, 54, found dead in his home
Perry portrayed the icon Chandler Bing in the popular 90s sitcom Friends
Perry portrayed the icon Chandler Bing in the popular 90s...
![Malta backs United Nations call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/ian_borg_security_council_middle_east_20231024.jpg)
Malta backs United Nations call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
UNGA resolution calls for rescinding of ‘occupying power’...
UNGA resolution calls for rescinding...
![Israel announces extension of ground invasion into Gaza](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/gaza_victims_20231021.jpeg)
Israel announces extension of ground invasion into Gaza
In response to the movements, Hamas launched rockets into Israel
In response to the movements, Hamas launched rockets into...
![Israel-Gaza: Humanitarians call for immedicate ceasefire as ground invasion looms](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/gaza_israeli_attack_20231026.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza: Humanitarians call for immedicate ceasefire as ground invasion looms
Amnesty and Norwegian Refugee Council issue calls for ceasefire to prevent further staggering levels of human suffering in Gaza
Amnesty and Norwegian Refugee Council issue calls for...
![United States: Gunman on the loose kills 22 in Maine mass shooting](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/maine_shooting_20201026.jpeg)
United States: Gunman on the loose kills 22 in Maine mass shooting
Maine mass shooting: At least 22 feared dead in US city of Lewiston after...
Maine mass shooting: At least 22 feared dead in US city of...
![Israel-Gaza: Malta doubles assistance to Palestine](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/image1170x530cropped.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza: Malta doubles assistance to Palestine
Ian Borg attends Foreign Affairs Council Meeting in Luxembourg on Monday
Ian Borg attends Foreign Affairs Council Meeting in...
![Amnesty says damning evidence of war crimes as Israel wipes out entire families in Gaza](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/gaza_victims_20231021.jpeg)
Amnesty says damning evidence of war crimes as Israel wipes out entire families in Gaza
Amnesty says Israeli forces have shown shocking disregard for civilian lives, pulverising street after street of residential buildings, killing civilians on a...
Amnesty says Israeli forces have shown shocking disregard...
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![First aid trucks enter Gaza, as the first two Hamas hostages are released](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/f88sbumxiaaxtrm.jpeg)
First aid trucks enter Gaza, as the first two Hamas hostages are released
Rafah crossing is now open for first aid trucks to enter Gaza and foreigners to leave • Israel strike the Church of Saint...
Rafah crossing is now open for first aid trucks to enter...
![British Prime Minister arrives in Tel Aviv](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/img_11132fba3046-1.jpeg)
British Prime Minister arrives in Tel Aviv
The visit comes after US President Joe Biden met with Israeli Prime Minister...
The visit comes after US President Joe Biden met with...
![US blocks UN Security Council resolution calling for humanitarian pauses in Gaza conflict](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/un_mt_article.jpg)
US blocks UN Security Council resolution calling for humanitarian pauses in Gaza conflict
Malta votes in favour of UN Security Council resolution proposed by Brazil condemning Hamas and calling for humanitarian pauses in Gaza • Resolution...
Malta votes in favour of UN Security Council resolution...
![The nightmare scenario: Are we on the eve of a global war?](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/israel-gaza.png)
The nightmare scenario: Are we on the eve of a global war?
In the aftermath of yesterday’s airstrike killing 500 Palestinians in a...
In the aftermath of yesterday’s airstrike killing 500...
![Biden sides with Israel on hospital air strike during Netanyahu meeting](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/img_6fff291c3f93-1.jpeg)
Biden sides with Israel on hospital air strike during Netanyahu meeting
Tensions in the Middle East are currently high following the hospital rocket attack that claimed hundreds of lives, with Israel and the Palestinians...
Tensions in the Middle East are currently high following...
![Israel blames hospital air strike on Islamic Jihad, but IDF credibility put into question](http://content.maltatoday.com.mt/ui_frontend/thumbnail/300/0/screenshot_2023-10-18_at_09.53.27.png)
Israel blames hospital air strike on Islamic Jihad, but IDF credibility put into question
Hamas and Palestinian authorities blamed Israel for the hospital blast, but the IDF is blaming it on a rocket misfire by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Hamas and Palestinian authorities blamed Israel for the...