Tag: Truce
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Hamas Proposes New Six-week Gaza Truce, Hostage-prisoner Exchange: Official
Hamas has proposed a new six-week truce in Gaza and an exchange of several dozen Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, an official from the militant group told AFP on Friday. “The agreement is for a six-week ceasefire and a prisoner exchange,” the official said after weeks of so far fruitless mediation efforts, adding that the…
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Talks for a possible ceasefire between Gaza and Israel underway
Under the latest development, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has reportedly received “an initial positive confirmation from the Hamas side” on the “general framework” for a ceasefire in Gaza. According to Qatari officials, Hamas has responded positively to receiving a proposal to pause the military operations in Gaza. However, the final deal is “weeks” away. As of…
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Israel resumes attacks in Gaza as truce ends
The additional one-day truce between Israel and Gaza has ended on Friday while the deadline to further extend the truce has passed in vain. Israeli Defense Forces wrote on X (formerly Twitter) that IDF has “resumed combat” against Hamas in Gaza because they “violated the operational pause, and in addition, fired toward Israeli territory.” Hamas…
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Day-long extension of Israel-Hamas truce agreed
A truce between Israel and Hamas was extended on Thursday just before it was due to expire, the two sides announced, with mediator Qatar reporting it would continue for one day under the same conditions that saw hostages exchanged. Minutes before the halt in fighting in the Gaza Strip was due to expire at 05:00 GMT, Israel’s military said the truce would be…
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Truce between Israel and Hamas extended for two days
Gaza Strip (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – A truce between Israel and Hamas will be extended by two days, mediator Qatar said hours before the pause was due to end Tuesday, as more hostages were freed from Gaza in exchange for the release of dozens of Palestinian prisoners. “The Palestinian and Israeli sides have reached an agreement…
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Israel continues arresting Palestinians: What we know about day 52
3,200 arrested by Israel in West Bank since October 7 Palestinian Commission for Detainees and Ex-Prisoners’ Affairs has released a report revealing that 3,200 Palestinians have been arrested by Israel since October 7 in the occupied West Bank and occupied East Jerusalem. Among the arrested are 41 journalists, 29 of whom are in detention. This…
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Four-day Israel-Gaza truce: What to expect on day one?
A four-day pause between Israel and Gaza is now in progress. The first group of Israeli hostages, reportedly including 13 women and children, are to be released today. They will be escorted by the Red Cross to the Rafah border crossing where the Israeli military will take them in and carry out the identification process.…