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Sana’s: As a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took hold, Yemen’s Houthi rebels have signalled they will limit attacks in the Red Sea corridor to Israeli-affiliated ships. The Houthis, through their Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center, announced that they were “stopping sanctions” on the vessels it has previously targeted since it started attacks in November 2023,…
The first three hostages were released from Gaza and the first Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war, with mixed emotions and more difficult steps ahead over the next six weeks. Palestinians across Gaza began making their way home, and…
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Charleston: President Joe Biden on Sunday welcomed the ceasefire taking hold between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, saying the “region has been fundamentally transformed.” “After so much pain, death and loss of life, today the guns in Gaza have gone silent,” the outgoing president said, just hours after the ceasefire took effect. Biden was speaking…
The UN did not give details on where the shipments entered Gaza (File) Geneva: Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Sunday after a truce between Israel and Hamas went into effect, the United Nations said. “First trucks of supplies started entering” minutes after the ceasefire took effect on Sunday morning, UN aid official Jonathan…
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Cairo: Thousands of Palestinians burst into the streets across Gaza as a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began on Sunday, some in celebration, others to visit the graves of relatives, while many rushed back to their homes. “I feel like at last I found some water to drink after getting lost in the desert for…
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Displaced Palestinians share sweets as they return to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on January 19, 2025, hours after a ceasefire deal in the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas was expected to be implemented. | Photo Credit: AFP Thousands of Palestinians burst into the streets across Gaza as a ceasefire…
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Palestinians walk at a street market before a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas takes effect, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early on Sunday (January 19, 2025) that the ceasefire in Gaza will not begin until Israel has received a…
The ceasefire in Gaza will begin tomorrow, bringing hopes of an end to the year-long war that has left thousands dead in the land strip bombed by the Israeli forces in response to an attack on civilians by Palestinian groups. Hundreds of Israelis were kidnapped during the October 7 attack and dragged across the border,…
People hug as family members and supporters of hostages deliver statements for the release of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7, 2023 attack by Hamas, ahead of a possible ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters An Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal expected to take…
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Paris: The war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Hamas, which on Wednesday agreed a ceasefire, has killed tens of thousands of people and created a humanitarian disaster. The fragile ceasefire deal is due to start on Sunday, but still has to be approved by Israel’s cabinet. The sheer scale of bombardment and violence…