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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, 72, will play a key role in the transitional body that will govern the post-war Gaza Strip, as per U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point “Peace Plan”. Mr. Trump’s plan draws heavily from a proposal that Mr. Blair himself had developed through his think tank, the Tony Blair Institute for…
Protesters in Israel demanding the government make a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign on Sunday (August 17, 2025), staging a nationwide strike that blocked traffic and closed businesses. The “day of stoppage” was organised by two groups representing some of the families of hostages…
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Trucks carrying Egyptian humanitarian aid wait to start moving to the Rafah border crossing to enter Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Cairo, Egypt, January 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Qatar announced early Monday (January 27, 2025) that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow…
A freed Palestinian prisoner (centre), is greeted by a crowd as he arrives in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, Saturday, January 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP There is an “expectation” that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will begin soon, Palestine’s…
Palestinians walk past a mosque destroyed by the Israeli airstrikes in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip on January 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday (January 24, 2025) announced the names of four Israeli women soldiers to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal…
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Gaza City: Palestinian operator group Hamas said Monday that Gaza and its people “will rise again” and rebuild the territory battered by more than 15 months of Israeli bombardment. “Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on the path of steadfastness until…
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres | Photo Credit: AP United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said the international community will back Lebanon “for what we believe will be a speedy recovery of this country, making it again the centre of the Middle East”. The UN chief made the comments on Saturday (January 18, 2025) following…
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Families and supporters of Israeli hostages kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, gather to demand a deal that will bring back all the hostages held in Gaza, on the day of a meeting between hostage representatives and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in Jerusalem, on January 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters…
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WHO said only 17 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals are currently even partially functional (File) Geneva: The World Health Organization said Thursday that at least a quarter of those hurt in the war raging in Gaza have suffered “life-changing injuries”, many requiring amputations and other “huge” rehabilitation needs. At least 22,500 of the people injured in…
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Palestinians inspect the damage at a tent area in the courtyard of Al Aqsa Martyrs hospital, hit by an Israeli bombardment on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Hamas’s lead negotiator on Thursday (September 5, 2024) urged the United States to press Israel for a truce in Gaza,…
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