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After Hamas frees Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners return home
Gaza Strip: Hamas released all 20 remaining living hostages on Monday as part of a ceasefire, pausing two years of war that pummeled the Gaza Strip, killing tens of thousands of Palestinians.…
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Hamas hands over first seven hostages to Red Cross in Gaza ceasefire: Israel
Deir al-Balah: Hamas released seven hostages into the custody of the Red Cross on Monday, the first to be released as part of a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war between…
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Iran out in cold as Mideast unites in support of Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: As the Middle East broadly welcomes a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, Iran finds itself at one of its weakest moments since its 1979 Islamic Revolution. Tehran has operated its self-described…
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Israel refuses to release Palestinain doctors as part of ceasefire deal: Report
Israel has refused to release Palestinian doctors, Dr Hussam Abu Safiya and Dr Marwan Al Hams as part of the 2000 prisoner exchange agreement, CNN reported. Dr Abu Safiya and Dr Marwan…
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Gaza ceasefire: Thousands of Palestinians return to what’s left of their homes
Wadi Gaza: Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a US-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal that raised hopes for…
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World leaders hopeful after Trump announces Israel-Hamas peace deal phase one
Wellington: World leaders on Thursday expressed hope for peace and urged Israel and Hamas to fulfil their commitments in the hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the parties had agreed…
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Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire agreement: Trump
Washington: Israel and Hamas have agreed to pause fighting in Gaza and release at least some hostages and prisoners in an agreement that was put forward by the Trump administration and would…
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Hamas team in Egypt for talks on Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan
Cairo: A delegation from the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) arrived in Egypt on Sunday to prepare for negotiations with the Egyptian side on Monday in the Red Sea city of Sharm…
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Israel, Hamas to hold indirect talks in Egypt as ceasefire hopes rise
Cairo: Israel and Hamas prepared for indirect negotiations in Egypt on Monday, as hopes for a possible ceasefire began to build and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a truce and hostage release…
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Israel’s army says it will advance preparations for first phase of Trump’s plan
Tel Aviv: Israel’s army said Saturday that it would advance preparations for the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and return all the remaining…
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Hamas agrees to parts of Trump’s Gaza peace plan
Gaza Strip: Hamas said Friday that it has accepted some elements of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, including the release of all remaining hostages, but that others require further negotiations. US…
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Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to deal for ending war in Gaza
Washington: President Donald Trump said on Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal for Gaza by 6 pm ET on Sunday and threatened that the group will suffer more…
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Israel’s latest strike kills 41 Palestinians as Hamas considers Trump’s peace proposal
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes and gunfire overnight and into Thursday killed at least 41 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to hospitals, as Hamas was still considering its response to US President…