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India and Pakistan hold a ceasefire for a second day
The ceasefire between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) has been extended for the second day. Indian and Pakistani directors-general of military operations held talks on Monday to ensure commitment to the ceasefire, the Indian Defence Ministry said in a statement. The two countries held their first round of talks on Saturday…
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PopeLeo XIV said “never again war” in Gaza and Ukraine
Pope Leo XIV has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine, saying that “Never again war”. He also welcomed the ceasefire between India and Pakistan. He called for the release of war prisoners and return of Ukrainian children to their families, and welcomed the ceasefire between India and Pakistan.
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Russia’s Putin wants to hold talks with Ukraine on May 15
Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin’s offer of direct talks with his country is a “positive sign” but it should be done with a ceasefire. Zelenskyy, who met Putin in Turkey, challenged him to meet him personally on Thursday. Russia has accused Ukraine of violating its three-day ceasefire more…
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Both India and Pakistan accuse the other of violating the ceasefire after the deal was reached
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif said his country has agreed to the ceasefire in the larger interests of peace in the region and hoped all outstanding issues with India, including the long-running dispute over Kashmir, would be resolved through peaceful dialogue. However, Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said that Pakistan had violated the agreement and accused…
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Palestinian deaths in the Gaza Strip rise as Israel expands its military campaign
At least 26 people, including five children and a Hamas political leader, were killed on Sunday in Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip. The strikes came as the military ordered the mass evacuation of Palestinians from Gaza. Last week, Israel launched a surprise wave of airstrikes, killing hundreds of Palestinians, and ended its ceasefire…
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Why did Israel start a war in Gaza?
Israel will return to war if Hamas doesn’t agree to the new ceasefire terms presented by the Mideast envoy for the Trump administration, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said. According to the Israel-Hamas agreement, the sides were supposed to enter talks regarding the permanent end of the war. The original deal requires Hamas to remove Israeli…
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Israelis are taking to the streets after strikes on Gaza
Following the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended on Tuesday, Israeli Defence Minister Gabi Ashkenazi said that Israel will carry out an offensive in Gaza. “We haven’t decided on what we’ll do, but it’s clear that there’s going to be a large military operation in Gaza,” he added. Earlier, IDF chief Lieutenant General Benny Gantz…
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U.S. and Russia talk about ending the war in Ukraine
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu met Russian PM Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Moscow on Monday for talks on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Netanyahu said that they talked about how to “complete the change in the Middle East” under US President Donald Trump. He added that he and Zelenskyy discussed “the prospects of a peace agreement…
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Will they make a deal when they meet Tuesday?
US President Donald Trump said that Israel would “own” and “be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site” of the Gaza war. “We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexploded bombs and other weapons on the site,” he added. The war ended…
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Will Netanyahu be able to accept the deal that Trump has for him?
Talks have begun for a second phase of a ceasefire deal that would end the war with Hamas and return all Israeli hostages from captivity in Gaza. The first phase of the deal has ended with the release of 18 hostages who had been held for over 15 months, as well as hundreds of Palestinians…
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In exchange for Palestinian prisoners, 3 Israelis and 5 Thai hostages were freed
Hamas has released five Thai workers who were kidnapped in October 2023 by Palestinian militants during the recent conflict with Israel, an official said on Thursday. The three Israelis freed on Thursday are part of a deal to exchange over 100 prisoners for the release of the Thai workers. Israel and Hamas have agreed to…
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The Palestinians were trying to return to their homes when they were killed by Israeli troops
Israel has blocked thousands of displaced Palestinians from travelling back to their homes in the northern parts of the Gaza Strip, amid accusations that Hamas had breached the ceasefire deal by delaying the release of specific hostages. Israeli troops blocked thousands of displaced Palestinians from traveling back to their homes in the northern parts of…
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The Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal were approved by Israel’s security cabinet
The US has said that the Palestinian militant group Hamas has brought in more people as many as it has lost in the war between it and Israel in the Gaza Strip. US State Secretary Antony Blinken said that he is “cautiously optimistic” that the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas will come into effect…
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Progress is being made in the Israeli and Hamas ceasefire and hostage release talks
Israel and Hamas are making “significant progress” on a ceasefire to end their recent conflict in the Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported, citing Qatari officials. Under the proposed deal, Israel would release 33 of its soldiers and Palestinian prisoners in exchange for the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza. The conflict began on August 8…
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The Israel and Hamas are making progress in their talks
Israel and Gaza’s Hamas are close to agreeing on a ceasefire in exchange for the release of 33 hostages held by Hamas and other militant groups, media reports said. Some Israeli officials have reportedly opposed the deal as a “catastrophe” and argued against the release of “arch-terrorists”. US President-elect Donald Trump has warned that if…
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Israel and Hamas make progress in their talks about releasing hostages
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that the country would continue to wage a war against Hamas until the Islamist group is defeated. His comments came amid negotiations with Hamas for a ceasefire to end the war. The conflict began in October last year and has killed over 2,800 Palestinians and over 60 people…
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The agreement between Israel and Hezbollah is here
Israel’s Defence Minister Moshe Ya’alon has said that the country has decided to pull out its forces from Lebanon’s south as part of a ceasefire between the two countries. The Israeli military said on Thursday that an Israeli aircraft had struck a storage site for Hezbollah rockets. The ceasefire deal ends a conflict between Israel…
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Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Hezbollah in order to stop the war in Lebanon
The Israeli Security Cabinet on Tuesday approved the US-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said. The announcement came during some of the heaviest fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in months. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia said it hoped the ceasefire “will lead to the implementation of [UN] Security Council Resolution 1701”.
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The general strike in Israel leads to different closings
Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the military action against Hamas in Gaza will continue “as long as necessary”. Netanyahu’s comments came after six Hamas hostages, including three American citizens, were killed by Israeli airstrikes. This comes after Hamas blamed Israel and the US for dragging out talks on a ceasefire between the two…
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The UN Security Council supports the U.S. cease-fire plan
Israeli officials have not publicly endorsed the UN Security Council’s ceasefire plan for Gaza Strip, and they have not said whether they would abide by it if Hamas accepts it. The US has reportedly refused to incorporate clear language in the text that Israel accepts the deal. China, which vetoed a UN cease-fire resolution in…
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The U.S.- Israel proposal had small changes, officials said
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Monday said that Hamas was serious and positive about the ceasefire talks with Israel. “We are not ready to accept a situation in which…Hamas battalions come out of their bunkers, take control of Gaza again, rebuild their military infrastructure, and return to threatening citizens of Israel,” Haniyeh added. Israel said…
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A first look at the ruins of Khan Younis, a Gaza city
Israel has pulled out its soldiers from Gaza after a four-month battle with Hamas that killed over 31,000 Palestinians and over 1,200 people in the Jewish state. The conflict began on July 8 when Israel and Hamas agreed to end an eight-day ceasefire, following which Israel launched an offensive against Hamas. Gaza’s health ministry said…
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Biden met with a small group of Muslims
US President Joe Biden on Monday said that he is “very concerned” over the rising death toll in the Gaza conflict, adding that the US was working to achieve a durable ceasefire with Israel. “I don’t think it’s going to be resolved overnight,” Biden said. Over 2,800 people have died in the conflict between Hamas…
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This is not the first time that the US and Israel have disagreed over Gaza
The US President Joe Biden on Thursday said that Israel needed to end its offensive in Gaza. “I do see a…risk for…state of Israel and its long-term interests,” he added. Biden’s comments came after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire that would end a conflict that has killed over 1,500 people, including over 200…
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Scores of people died in a chaotic scene while trying to get aid in Gaza
Around 50 aid trucks have entered Gaza this week, the first major aid delivery there in a month, Israeli military officials said. Over a month ago, witnesses and health officials in Gaza accused troops of firing on a previous aid distribution in Gaza City, killing at least 20 people. Palestinians and Israelis are demanding a…