US President Donald Trump and other world leaders signed the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement during a summit in Egypt after Israeli hostages and Palestinians prisoners and detainees were released.
Trump posed in front of a banner which…
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Freed prisoners arrive to West Bank, Gaza to celebrations
Freed prisoners arrive to West Bank, Gaza to celebrations | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastSeveral thousand Palestinians gathered around Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis to await the arrival of the freed prisoners. A drone view shows…
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World leaders hail hostage release as step toward peace in the Middle East
Ahead of a summit in Egypt on Monday, world leaders hailed the release of the 20 remaining living hostages after over two years of Hamas captivity as part of a Gaza ceasefire brokered by US President Donald Trump.
German Chancellor…
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Gaza hostages reunite with families after two years
Watch: Emotional reunions as freed hostages return to Israel Matan Zangauker, 25, walks grinning into his mother’s arms.
“You’re my life,” she exclaims, hugging him tightly in footage filmed by the Israeli military. “My life. My hero. Come, come.”
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Israel accuses Hamas of violating deal after group says it’s only releasing 4 bodies
Israel accused Hamas of failing to stand by the commitments it agreed to under the ceasefire agreement after it only said it would release the bodies of four dead hostages on Monday.
Hamas said the bodies of Guy Illouz, Yossi Sharabi, Bipin…
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At This West Bank Checkpoint, ‘It’s Not Just Movement That’s Blocked. It’s Time Itself’
At around 1:30 in the afternoon, the line of cars at Beit Furik checkpoint, located southeast of Nablus in the West Bank, was barely moving. Drivers leaned on their horns, the smell of exhaust mixing with the aroma of coffee from a nearby kiosk….
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Middle East ‘doomed’ without Palestinian state, King of Jordan says
Fergal KeaneSpecial correspondent, Amman
BBCKing Abdullah II of Jordan has warned that the Middle East is doomed unless there is a peace process leading to a Palestinian state.
The king was speaking in an exclusive interview for BBC Panorama, as he…
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Sisi discusses Gaza ceasefire, construction with officials
Sisi discusses Gaza ceasefire, construction with officials | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Middle EastThe meeting was held on the sidelines of an international summit in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh to finalize an agreement aimed at ending the war…
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The US will participate in the reconstruction of Gaza,
During his speech at the Israeli Knesset, US President Donald Trump stated that the United States would participate in restoring “stability, security and economic development” in the Gaza Strip.
“The…
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‘Long and painful nightmare finally over,’ Trump tells Israel’s parliament
Watch: ‘It will be a golden age for the Middle East’ – Trump US President Donald Trump has told cheering Israeli lawmakers that “the long and painful nightmare is finally over”, after helping to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
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