Ceasefire
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Israel and Hamas on Wednesday reached a deal to release hostages being held in Gaza and establish a ceasefire, an agreement pushed through mostly because of President-elect Donald Trump’s influence, a diplomat briefed on the negotiations told The Washington Post. About 98 hostages are still being held in Gaza, including seven Americans. Trump took credit for…
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Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday, pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies. The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens of…
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Viktor Orban says he’s still holding out hope that Russia and Ukraine may agree to a ceasefire and large-scale prisoner exchange before Orthodox Christmas. Hungary’s prime minister noted that Kyiv and Moscow were unlikely to reach such an agreement by Catholic Christmas, celebrated on 25 December. “Therefore, I will try to make it happen by…
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Qatar says it will work with the Biden administration “until the last minute” before the US presidential election to help achieve a ceasefire deal in Gaza. The Gulf state, along with the US and Egypt, has been spearheading negotiations to end the war between Israel and Hamas since the conflict erupted in October 2023. The…
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The Israeli military said Tuesday that it recovered the bodies of six hostages taken in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack that started the war in Gaza, as U.S. and Arab mediators tried to advance an agreement to halt the fighting and release scores of other militant-held captives. The military said its forces recovered the bodies in an…
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Qatar said on Tuesday it delivered an Israeli proposal to Hamas that reflected the positions stated by U.S. President Joe Biden, adding that the paper was now much closer to the positions of both sides. Qatar, which has been mediating on Gaza between Israel and Hamas, also stressed that there should be a clear position…
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Israel has recalled its negotiators from Doha after deeming mediated talks on a Gaza truce “at a dead end” due to demands by Hamas, a senior Israeli official said on Tuesday. The official, who is close to the Mossad spymaster heading up the talks, accused Hamas’ Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar of sabotaging the diplomacy “as…
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President Joe Biden last week announced plans for the U.S. military to set up a dock on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast that will enable distribution of up to 2 million meals a day in Gaza. Aid agencies say five months of war between Israel and Hamas has driven much of the population there to the brink…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country’s forces plan to invade the city of Rafah in southern Gaza despite President Joe Biden claiming that doing so would be crossing “a red line.” In an interview broadcast Saturday, Biden told MSNBC that Netanyahu “must pay more attention to the innocent lives being lost” during the Israel-Hamas war,…
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The conflict between Israel and Hamas in 2023 is a significant event with far-reaching implications. Here are some key facts about the war: For a detailed understanding of the conflict, it’s important to consider the historical, political, and social contexts that have shaped the region’s dynamics. Is Israel winning the war against Hamas? The situation…
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The Brazilian president and his Egyptian counterpart have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi also reiterated their support for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state during a press conference in Cairo. “We agreed on the importance of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and…
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There will be “tactical pauses for humanitarian pauses” to allow civilians in the Gaza Strip to replenish stocks such as food and water, the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) has said. COGAT, a unit in the Israeli defence ministry, said the pause is taking place in Deir al-Balah from 10am-2pm. On Friday, the UN…
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A new process for inspecting aid for Gaza at the Kerem Shalom crossing is being tested, but efforts to get permission for trucks to enter through the crossing and ramp up relief are still ongoing, a senior UN official has told Reuters. Under the new system, trucks would come to the Kerem Shalom crossing on…
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The US army will sell Israel $106.5m (around £84m) worth of tank shells after the Biden administration used its emergency authority, the Pentagon said. This means about 14,000 tank shells will be sold to Israel without congressional review. The sale will be from army inventory and consist of 120mm M830A1 high explosive anti-tank multi-purpose with tracer…
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The initial sympathy for Israel in the immediate wake of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks is diminishing as Tel Aviv’s response is widely viewed as disproportionate. Nearly 17,200 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip, with an estimated 70% being women and children. After Oct. 7, ruling elites, government officials, establishment media and mainstream…
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Ireland on Friday announced that it will co-sponsor a UN Security Council resolution demanding a humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. The resolution will demand an immediate humanitarian cease-fire, protection of civilians and compliance with international law, immediate and unconditional release of hostages, and urgent humanitarian access, Irish Foreign Minister Micheal Martin said on X. “The Council…
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