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India welcomes Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, calls for sustained humanitarian assistance in Gaza
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…
Gaza Ceasefire: What We Know So Far
Key mediator Qatar said on Wednesday that 33 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza would be released in the first stage of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the war in the Palestinian territory. Two sources close to Hamas earlier told AFP that Israel would release about 1,000 Palestinian prisoners, while an Israeli government spokesman…
10 key moments in the Israel-Hamas war
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:…
After Ceasefire, War-Ruined Gaza’s Future Unclear
Jerusalem: Once a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas takes effect, part of the focus will shift to the monumental task of rebuilding and governing the war-battered Gaza Strip. Israel vowed to crush Hamas in retaliation for its October 7, 2023 attack, the deadliest in Israeli history. The militant movement emerges from the war, the…
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Israel Hails Gaza Ceasefire Deal
Jerusalem: Israeli President Isaac Herzog said in a televised statement on Wednesday that a ceasefire and hostage-release deal announced between Israel and Hamas was the “right move” to bring all the captives home. “As the president of the state of Israel, I say in the clearest terms: This is the right move. This is an…
Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire to pause Gaza war, release some hostages, mediators say
Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal, mediators announced Wednesday (January 15, 2025), pausing a devastating 15-month war in the Gaza Strip and raising the possibility of winding down the the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies. The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the…
Israel PM Netanyahu’s office denies Hamas agreed to Gaza deal
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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Hamas has accepted draft agreement for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages: officials
Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages, two officials involved in the talks said on Tuesday (January 14, 2025). Mediator Qatar said the negotiations were at the “closest point” yet to sealing a deal. Also read | Is Israel’s war in Gaza…
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What Biden Said In His Final Foreign Policy Speech
Washington: Outgoing President Joe Biden sought to burnish his foreign policy record on Monday and said U.S. adversaries are weaker than when he took office four years ago despite global crises that remain unresolved. A week before handing over to President-elect Donald Trump, Biden in a rare State Department speech touted his administration’s backing for…
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