As a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas is expected to be signed, former deputy IDF chief Maj. Gen. (res.) Uzi Dayan has told the Jerusalem Post that more hostages could have been returned alive and faster if Israel had chosen to seize…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Gaza hostage deal: Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire in phases
Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani is set to announce that Israel and the Palestinian terror group Hamas have agreed to a three-stage deal to release the 98 remaining hostages held in Gaza at a press…
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Israel-Hamas hostage deal: IDF prepares to withdraw from Gaza
The IDF has begun certain undefined withdrawal preparations in the Gaza Strip, The Jerusalem Post learned on Wednesday.
Some sources confirmed that the early stages of such preparations are underway, while others have not denied them.
IDF…
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Israel, Hamas agree deal for Gaza truce, hostage release: source briefed on talks
Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages being held in Gaza following separate meetings with Qatar’s prime minister, a source briefed on the talks told AFP.
A US official confirmed the…
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Mediators announce Gaza truce, but Israel says some points ‘uresolved’
Mediators said Israel and Hamas agreed Wednesday to a ceasefire and a deal to release hostages held in Gaza, but Israel cautioned that some final sticking points still needed to be ironed out.
A source briefed on the latest talks in Doha told AFP…
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UN chief appeals for Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
UNITED NATIONS —The U.N. secretary-general on Wednesday urged all parties to the Gaza war to finalize a ceasefire and hostage release, as mediators say they are in the final stages of a deal.
“For months, there has been no ceiling to the…
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Gaza ceasefire deal agreed by Israel and Hamas, source tells BBC
Israel and Hamas have agreed a Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal following meetings with Qatar’s prime minister, a source briefed on the talks has told the BBC.
There was no confirmation from the Israeli government or Hamas, but a Hamas official…
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Gaza hostage deal: Deal agreed, Trump says hostages ‘released shortly’
US President-elect Donald Trump announced on Wednesday night that a hostage-ceasefire deal had been met and the hostages would be “released shortly,” in a post on Truth Social.
WE HAVE A DEAL FOR THE HOSTAGES IN THE MIDDLE EAST. THEY WILL BE…
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UN rights chief says transitional justice ‘crucial’ in Syria
United Nations rights chief Volker Turk on Wednesday said transitional justice was “crucial” for Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, during the first-ever visit by someone in his post to the country.
Since Islamist-led rebels seized Damascus…
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Iranian VP accuses Israel of ‘nuclear terrorism’
Iranian Vice President Mohammad Javad Zarif told online news program Hozour on Tuesday that Israel had rigged a uranium enrichment site with explosives in an act of “nuclear terrorism.”
The accusation relates to an April 2021 incident at the…
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