Ceasefire
- World
Zelensky says prospects of partial ceasefire with Russia ‘positive result’
Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that even a partial ceasefire with Russia will be a positive result and will bring Ukraine closer to conflict resolution. Speaking during a video briefing following…
- Middle East
European countries denounce deadly Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, call for immediate ceasefire
Valletta: European countries have strongly condemned the latest deadly Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and called for an immediate cessation of hostilities. The airstrikes, which took place early Tuesday, killed at…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says Israeli strikes across Gaza that killed hundreds are ‘only beginning’
Deir al-Balah: Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing more than 400 Palestinians, local health officials said, and shattering a ceasefire in place since January with its deadliest bombardment…
- Middle East
Over 400 killed as Israel launches airstrikes across Gaza
Deir Al-Balah: Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was hitting Hamas targets in its heaviest assault in the territory since a ceasefire took effect…
- 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…
