What Does the Ceasefire Agreement Mean for Israel, Hamas and the Wider Middle East? More Abdel Kareem Hana FILE - Palestinian children play next to a building destroyed by Israeli army strikes in the central Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis, Jan. 1, 2025. (AP Phot...
Negotiations over a second phase of the agreement are to begin on the 16th day of phase one and are expected to include the release of all remaining hostages, including male Israeli soldiers, a permanent ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces. Image:Palestinians celebrat...
After months of negotiations between Hamas and Israel -- with the United States, Egypt and Qatar serving as intermediaries -- aceasefire negotiation has been reachedin the war in Gaza. The agreement will go into effect on Sunday, according to Qatari officials. ...
He promised "growing action against Hamas with greater intensity" and reaffirmed his intention to carry on fighting until all hostages are released and Hamas is destroyed. The IDF also issued evacuation orders for a number of areas in Gaza - after the ceasefire agreement allowed hundred...
JERUSALEM, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli government on Saturday approved a ceasefire agreement aimed at the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, following a lengthy cabinet meeting, the Prime Minister's Office said. Israel's decision to move forward with the ceasefire deal with Hamas...
A ceasefire to end 14 months of fighting between Israel and the militant group Hizbullah has come into effect, with Lebanese civilians already returning to the devastated south of the country. Do we know the details of the deal? The agreement follows the contours of U...
China is closely following the ongoing situation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and hopes parties will work to enable the continuous and effective implementation of the ceasefire agreement, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday. ...
After Hamas and Israel reached an agreement that in its first phase would see a ceasefire in Gaza and see the release of some hostages, CNN’s Mick Krever analyzes what the deal achieves and what it doesn’t.
His Mideast envoy, Steve Witkoff, joined the negotiations on their home stretch, saying Trump’s election had galvanized the process, while the Biden administration says the agreement is the fruit of its intensive efforts over several months. Any broader peace in the Middle East remains ...
El Salvador’s Cecot mega-prison was notorious long before the Trump administration’s recent decision todeporthundreds of alleged Venezuelan gang members there. The Center for Terrorism Confinement, to give it its full name, is considered the largest prison in the Americas – with a ...