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Netanyahu says Israel reserves ‘right to resume war if necessary’ with U.S. support

January 18, 2025 admin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed a security cabinet meeting to vote on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect ton January 19, in Jerusalem on January 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: AFP Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday (January 18, 2025) that Israel reserves the right to resume fighting in Gaza…

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Israeli PM’s office says first hostages expected to be released on January 19

January 17, 2025 admin

Demonstrators take part in a rally in support of the recent ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas that is set to take effect on Sunday, outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, on January 17, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal is expected to begin as originally scheduled on Sunday…

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Israel-Hamas draft ceasefire deal: A look at the terms and tensions

January 15, 2025 admin

If the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal goes according to the current draft, then fighting will stop in Gaza for 42 days, and dozens of Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners will be freed. In this first phase Israeli troops will pull back to the edges of Gaza, and many Palestinians will be able to return…

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Hamas has accepted draft agreement for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages: officials

January 14, 2025 admin

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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Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire, hostage release, officials say

January 13, 2025 admin

U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war and the release of scores of hostages held in the Gaza Strip but a deal hasn’t been reached yet, officials said Monday (January 13, 2025). Three officials acknowledged that progress has been made and said the coming days would…

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Gaza rescuers say children among 12 killed in Israeli strikes

January 9, 2025 admin

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from Sderot, southern Israel, Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces pounded the Palestinian territory on Thursday (January 9, 2025), killing at least 12 people including three girls, 15 months into the war. The latest…

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Hamas official says ready to free 34 Gaza hostages in ‘first phase’ of exchange deal

January 6, 2025 admin

A Hamas official said on Sunday (January 5, 2025) the group was ready to free 34 hostages in the “first phase” of a potential deal with Israel, after Israel said indirect talks on a truce and hostage release agreement had resumed in Qatar. Mediators Qatar, Egypt, and the United States have tried for months to…

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Israeli strikes kill nine people in Gaza, mediators strive for a truce deal

January 5, 2025 admin

Smoke rises as buildings lie in ruin in Beit Hanoun and Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from southern Israel, on January 5, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli airstrikes killed at least nine Palestinians in two separate attacks in the Gaza Strip on Sunday (January…

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At least 30 people killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza as stalled ceasefire talks set to resume

January 3, 2025 admin

Palestinians gather around a car hit in an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in the central Gaza Strip on January 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters At least 30 people, including children, were killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes overnight and into Friday morning, hospital staff said, as sirens also sounded across Israel and…

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Bethlehem marks a second subdued Christmas during the war in Gaza

December 24, 2024 admin

Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday (December 24, 2024) in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the West Bank during Christmas week were nowhere to be found. The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger Square were…

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