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Palestinian president says ready to assume ‘full responsibility’ in Gaza

January 17, 2025 admin

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. File | Photo Credit: AFP Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said on Friday (January 17, 2025) the Palestinian Authority was ready to assume “full responsibility” in post-war Gaza, in his first statement since a ceasefire deal was announced. “The Palestinian government, under president Abbas’ directives, has completed all preparations to assume full…

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Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu postpones Cabinet vote on Gaza Strip ceasefire deal

January 16, 2025 admin

Israel delayed a Cabinet vote on Thursday (January 16, 2025) on the long-awaited ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip and release dozens of hostages. Israeli airstrikes, meanwhile, killed at least 72 people in the war-ravaged territory. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu blamed a last-minute dispute with Hamas for holding up the…

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Israel strikes Gaza and accuses Hamas of backtracking on deal

January 16, 2025 admin

Israel carried out fresh air strikes on Gaza on Thursday and accused Hamas of backtracking on parts of a fragile ceasefire and hostage release deal ahead of an expected vote by its cabinet. The truce, announced by mediators Qatar and the United States on Wednesday, would take effect on Sunday and involve the exchange of…

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Israel-Hamas war: Key takeaways from ceasefire agreement

January 16, 2025 admin

Relatives and friends of people killed and abducted by Hamas and taken into Gaza, react to the ceasefire announcement as they take part in a demonstration in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israel and the Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal, bringing an end to more than 15 months…

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India welcomes Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, calls for sustained humanitarian assistance in Gaza

January 16, 2025 admin

Supporters of Israeli hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, react to news on the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, during a protest to demand a deal to bring every hostage home, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters India welcomes the ceasefire and hostage-release deal between…

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10 key moments in the Israel-Hamas war

January 15, 2025 admin

After the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out the worst attack in Israeli history on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a devastating military campaign in the Gaza Strip. The air and ground operation has killed at least 46,707 people, according to figures from the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry that the United Nations considers reliable. LIVE:…

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Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire deal is not complete

January 15, 2025 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said late Wednesday that the ceasefire agreement with Hamas is still not complete and the final details are being worked out. Netanyahu’s statement comes hours after the United States and Qatar announced the deal, which would pause the devastating 15-month…

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Trump and Biden both claim credit for Gaza ceasefire deal

January 15, 2025 admin

Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza. File | Photo Credit: AFP U.S. President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump are both claiming credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza after the White House brought Trump’s Middle…

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‘Imperative’ Gaza ceasefire removes aid obstacles: UN chief Antonio Guterres

January 15, 2025 admin

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres while speaking about the Israel and Hamas ceasefire deal outside the Security Council at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, U.S., on January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday it was “imperative” the newly struck Gaza ceasefire removes obstacles to…

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Qatari PM says Gaza ceasefire goes into effect on January 19. Israel says details in flux

January 15, 2025 admin

Qatar’s prime minister on Wednesday announced a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that will pause the devastating 15-month war in Gaza and clear the way for dozens of Israeli hostages to go home. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani announced the agreement in the Qatari capital of Doha, the site of weeks of painstaking…

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