Ceasefire
- World
US-proposed ceasefire would benefit Ukraine: Top Russian official
Moscow: Russia claimed Thursday, March 13, that its troops have driven the Ukrainian army out of the biggest town in Russia’s Kursk border region, as a senior Kremlin official said that a…
- Middle East
Israel to send delegation to Doha on March 10 to advance Gaza ceasefire talks
Jerusalem: Israel will send a delegation to Qatar’s capital Doha on Monday to advance negotiations for renewing the ceasefire in Gaza and securing the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, according…
- Middle East
Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo to discuss second phase of Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: A Hamas delegation arrived in Egypt’s Cairo on Friday for talks on implementing terms of the Gaza ceasefire deal and pushing forward negotiations on its second phase, Egypt’s State Information Service…
- Middle East
Israel faces backlash for blocking Gaza aid to push Hamas on ceasefire deal
Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended.…
- Middle East
Gazans suffer heightened anxiety as ceasefire talks stall during Ramzan
Gaza: Amid widespread devastation and family losses, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip welcomed this year’s holy month of Ramzan with heavy hearts and weary bodies, following 15 months of Israeli assault on…
- Middle East
Israel supports US proposal to extend Gaza ceasefire’s first phase
Cairo: Israel’s government said early Sunday it supports a proposal to extend the first phase of the ceasefire in Gaza through Ramzan and Passover, though Hamas has insisted on negotiating the truce’s…
- Middle East
Israeli official says army won’t leave Gaza corridor, putting truce at risk
Israel will not withdraw from a strategic corridor in the Gaza Strip as called for by the ceasefire, an official said Thursday. Israel’s refusal could spark a crisis with Hamas and key…
- Middle East
Hamas calls for talks on next phase of ceasefire after hostage-prisoner exchange
Hamas on Thursday February, 27 said it was ready to negotiate the next phase of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, after a swap in which it handed over what it said…
- Middle East
Bodies of 4 Israeli hostages identified after return from war-torn Gaza
An Israeli group representing families of hostages held by Palestine-based resistance group Hamas said the remains of all four hostages returned early Thursday, February, 27 have been identified. The Hostages and Missing…
- Middle East
Hamas to free 6 more Israeli hostages from Gaza Strip in latest step of ceasefire
Jerusalem: Hamas is set to free six more Israeli hostages Saturday from the Gaza Strip, but the exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners is shadowed by heightened tension between the adversaries that…
- Middle East
Who are the hostages freed by Hamas as part of the ceasefire in Gaza?
The bodies of four Israelis taken captive by Hamas, including those said to be the last female and child hostages in Gaza, were released Thursday, bringing to 28 the number of captives…
- India
Pakistan troops violate ceasefire in J-K; Indian Army retaliates
Jammu: Pakistani troops on Wednesday violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a befitting response…
- Middle East
Hamas delay in Gaza’s next hostage release brings fear on all sides for ceasefire
Jerusalem: The Hamas announcement that it will delay the next planned release of Israeli hostages from Gaza has threatened a fragile truce that’s seen as having the potential to wind down 16…
- Middle East
Israeli Cabinet to discuss Gaza ceasefire’s next phase
Jerusalem: Israel’s cabinet will convene on Tuesday to discuss the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Monday. The Israeli delegation…
- Middle East
West Bank Palestinians face more barriers, traffic woes after Gaza ceasefire
Ramallah: Abdullah Fauzi, a banker from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, leaves home at 4 a.m. to reach his job by 8, and he’s often late. His commute used to…
