ROME — Italy, which holds the rotating G7 presidency, is calling for moderation after Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed. It's also reiterating its support for U.S. President Joe Biden’s three-phase, hostage-for-truce plan for Gaza. “We absolute...
In November last year, Israel and Hamas conducted a hostage-for-prisoner swap under a fragile truce.■ People take part in a protest calling for the release of hostages taken by Hamas in Gaza, at a shopping mall in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb. 21, 2024. Israel will send a delegation for...
The fragile deal has held for nearly two weeks, halting the fighting and allowing for increased aid to flow into Gaza. A total of 33 Israeli hostages are expected to be freed in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners during the truce's first six weeks. Before we resume...
In a U.N. vote on Friday, the General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, with 120 countries in favor, 14 against and 45 countries abstaining. The U.S. and Israel voted against ...
The United States says it is still pushing for a truce and hostage-release, and thatit would veto a U.N. Security Council resolutioncalling for an immediate cease-fire because it conflicts with those efforts. In an interview with Al-Jazeera, a senior official in Hamas, Khalil al-Haya, rep...
Image:Salah al Din is the main road connecting the north to the south Meanwhile, Islamic Jihad, a militant group fighting alongside Hamas, said in a statement that now is not the time for a truce, adding "our duty today is fight and fight"....
Israel and Hamas had largely observed an informal truce since Israel's devastating incursion into Gaza four years ago, but rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes on militant operations continued sporadically. The latest flare-up exploded into major violence Wednesday when Israel assassinated Hamas' military...
In a U.N. vote on Friday, the General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian truce between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, with 120 countries in favor, 14 against and 45 countries abstaining. The U.S. and Israel voted against ...
Our people want to see this aggression completely halted, and do not want to wait for a temporary or partial truce for a short period, after which the aggression and terrorism might fatally continue,” Al-Rishq’s statement continued. CNN has reached out to Egyptian officials for comment ...
Hezbollah supports a ceasefire: Hezbollah supports efforts aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Lebanon, deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem said on Tuesday, marking the first time the group has publicly endorsed a truce and not conditioned it on stopping the war in Gaza. Postponed visit: Israeli Defens...