Ankara has no appetite for such adventures, amid hopes that a stable nation can emerge from the ashes of the Assad regime

London flights to Tel Aviv resume after Gaza ceasefire agreement - Airlines and travel companies cautiously welcome news of a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel

Airlines, including Lufthansa, have announced plans to resume Middle East flights cautiously following a ceasefire agreement in the region.

Many Western carriers cancelled flights to swaths of the Middle East in recent months. Read more at straitstimes.com.

What began as a battle between Israel and Hamas morphed into a much wider regional conflict that has reshaped much of the Middle East.

Joyful celebrations have broken out in Tel Aviv as the first three Israeli hostages were released under the Gaza ceasefire deal with Hamas. Friends and relatives of the three women clapped and cheered in Hostages Square in central Tel Aviv when their release was confirmed,

With an Israel-Hamas cease-fire set to begin, the shock waves from their war have reshaped the region in unexpected ways.

The Iran-backed Houthis have stepped up their missile attacks, in recent weeks. The group says the attacks are part of their campaign aimed at pressuring Israel and the West over the war in Gaza.

The truce will begin at 8:30 a.m., according to the Foreign Ministry of Qatar, a mediator in the talks. U.S. and other diplomats see the deal as the best chance to end the 15-month war that has devastated Gaza.

Israel’s Cabinet has approved the Gaza ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages held by Hamas and other militants in the Gaza Strip, along with Palestinian prisoners

Sharaa, announced his agreement to deploy UN forces in the designated buffer zone with Israel. Earlier, Israeli forces occupied the area after the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Reuters reports. "Israel's advance in the region was due to the presence of Iranian militias and Hezbollah.