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Ceasefire brings joy as 90 Palestinians freed in prisoner exchange

Celebrations erupted across the Gaza Strip as a long-awaited ceasefire took effect, ending 15 months of devastating aggressions in the coastal Palestinian enclave. The truce, which began on Sunday, was mediated after Hamas submitted a list of three female captives for release by Israel. In exchange, 90 Palestinians were freed from Israeli prisons, leading to joyous scenes in the occupied West Bank as they were warmly received by family, friends, […]

20 January 2025

International

Russian foreign minister, senior UN official call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland have called for an immediate ceasefire in the besieged Palestinian enclave of Gaza, Anadolu news agency reported. In a statement, the Russian Foreign Ministry said that Lavrov and Wennesland met on Wednesday evening and discussed in detail the situation in Gaza. “Amid the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in the enclave, the importance of an immediate ceasefire, […]

12 April 2024

International

Gaza ceasefire resolution binding but bare minimum: UN Rapporteur Albanese

It has been more than 10 days since the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, but no visible steps have been taken for its implementation, Anadolu Agency reports. Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, told Anadolu that Security Council resolutions are “absolutely binding … so it is to be acted upon.” “It seems to me that […]

6 April 2024

International

African Union urges ceasefire in Sudan during Ramadan

The head of the African Union Commission (AUC), on Friday, called for a ceasefire in conflict-torn Sudan during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Anadolu Agency reports. “Moussa Faki Mahamat calls upon the Sudanese parties to observe a total ceasefire across the whole national territory throughout the holy month of Ramadan,” the African Union said in a statement. Fighting between the Sudanese Army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began in April […]

9 March 2024

International

War on Gaza: Gantz to visit Washington, meet with Harris on ceasefire

US Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz at the White House on Monday, despite Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's disapproval. Gantz agreed to the trip as Washington seeks to reach a deal for a temporary ceasefire and increase the flow of aid to Gaza. A senior figure close to Netanyahu told Haaretz newspaper that the leader did not sanction the meeting. "The prime minister made it clear to […]

3 March 2024

International

US Ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, says that the US would not support a permanent ceasefire and hinted that it would veto it

By Kouthar Sambo Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has expressed its condemnation of the US President Joe Biden’s administration’s veto against the Algerian draft resolution, demanding a permanent ceasefire. This comes after the United States (US) proposed a draft resolution to the United Nations (UN) Security Council, calling for a "temporary ceasefire" in Gaza while opposing the escalated Israeli attacks on Rafah. The resolution came in response to an Algerian draft […]

21 February 2024

International

As truce holds, people in Gaza venture out to survey destruction

The massive destruction of homes and infrastructure ‘severely compromises’ the ability to meet basic needs, the UN said. Israel’s military offensive has turned much of northern Gaza into an uninhabitable moonscape. Whole neighborhoods have been erased. Homes, schools and hospitals have been blasted by air raids and scorched by tank fire. Some buildings are still standing, but most are battered shells. The ceasefire has allowed residents who remained in Gaza […]

29 November 2023

International

Sudan: Truce holds, but brings little relief for humanitarian crisis

Khartoum was calmer on Saturday as a seven-day ceasefire appeared to reduce fighting between two rival military factions although it has not yet provided the promised humanitarian relief to millions trapped in the Sudanese capital. A truce signed on Monday by the two fighting parties - Sudan's army and a paramilitary group called the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) - aimed to secure safe passage for humanitarian aid and lead to wider talks sponsored […]

28 May 2023

International

FM: Yemen gov’t keen to renew ceasefire with Houthis

The Yemeni Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, said the government is keen to renew the ceasefire agreement with the Houthi group, and to openly solve all problems through dialogue, Anadolu news agency reported. Speaking at a press conference at the Yemeni embassy in the Moroccan capital Rabat yesterday, Bin Mubarak said: "Our position is clear. We support peace and are keen to renew the truce because we […]

6 October 2022

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