[ad_1] Israel on Sunday (January 19, 2025) said a truce with Hamas began in Gaza at 0915 GMT, nearly three hours after initially scheduled, following a last-minute delay on the orders of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. During the delay, Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli strikes killed eight people. Israel-Hamas ceasefire LIVE updates A statement…
[ad_1] Smoke rises after an explosion in northern Gaza, before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas goes into effect, as seen from Israel, January 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The deadline for the start of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip passed as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas had not lived…
[ad_1] The deal, which came into force on Sunday, was reached in talks mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the U.S. If it holds, it would provide a desperately needed relief for Gaza, the tiny strip along the Mediterranean Sea which was relentlessly bombed by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) over the past 15 months in which…
[ad_1] Smoke rises inside the Gaza Strip, before a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas goes into effect, as seen from southern Israel, January 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel will go into effect on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT), mediator Qatar announced on Saturday (January…
[ad_1] Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas. File | Photo Credit: AFP Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas said on Friday (January 17, 2025) the Palestinian Authority was ready to assume “full responsibility” in post-war Gaza, in his first statement since a ceasefire deal was announced. “The Palestinian government, under president Abbas’ directives, has completed all preparations to assume…
[ad_1] Israel carried out fresh air strikes on Gaza on Thursday and accused Hamas of backtracking on parts of a fragile ceasefire and hostage release deal ahead of an expected vote by its cabinet. The truce, announced by mediators Qatar and the United States on Wednesday, would take effect on Sunday and involve the exchange…
[ad_1] Supporters of Israeli hostages, who were kidnapped during the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, react to news on the Gaza ceasefire negotiations, during a protest to demand a deal to bring every hostage home, in Tel Aviv, Israel, January 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters India welcomes the ceasefire and hostage-release deal…
[ad_1] Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire deal to pause the devastating war in the Gaza Strip, multiple officials announced Wednesday, raising the possibility of winding down the deadliest and most destructive fighting between the bitter enemies. The deal, coming after weeks of painstaking negotiations in the Qatari capital, promises the release of dozens…
