The Israel-Hamas ceasefire entered a third day Tuesday, while US President Donald Trump said he doubted the fragile deal would hold.
Desperately needed humanitarian aid has begun to flow into war-battered Gaza after Israel and Hamas conducted the…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Israel army chief resigns over October 7 ‘failure’
The head of Israel’s military resigned on Tuesday, taking responsibility for its “failure” to stop Hamas’s October 7 attack, days after a fragile truce took effect following 15 months of war in the Gaza Strip.
In his resignation letter, released…
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Hamas says will free four women hostages in next swap
Hamas said Tuesday it will release four women hostages in the next swap with Israel under the terms of a fragile truce intended to bring to an end to 15 months of war in Gaza.
US President Donald Trump, who claimed credit for the hard-won…
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Trump ‘not confident’ Gaza deal will hold
US President Donald Trump said Monday he was not confident a ceasefire deal in Gaza would hold, despite trumpeting his diplomacy to secure it ahead of his inauguration.
Asked by a reporter as he returned to the White House whether the two sides…
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Israelis and Palestinians welcome beginning of six-week ceasefire
There was relief and happiness for both Israelis and Palestinians as a planned six-week ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas began Sunday. Hamas released three female hostages, and Israel freed 90 Palestinian prisoners. Many Israelis credit…
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UN says 915 aid trucks entered Gaza on Monday
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said 915 aid trucks entered the Gaza Strip on Monday, the second day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after 15 months of war.
OCHA cited information from…
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Freed Palestinian prisoner welcomes Gaza deal
BBCBushra al-Tawil, a 32-year-old journalist, was detained without charge from March 2024 before her release On her first day of freedom, Bushra al-Tawil was enjoying a morning coffee and looking forward to lunch when we arrived at the family…
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Israelis, Palestinians welcome beginning of six-week ceasefire
There was relief and happiness for both Israelis and Palestinians as a planned six-week ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas began Sunday. Hamas released three female hostages, and Israel freed 90 Palestinian prisoners. Many Israelis…
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Relatives of freed Gaza hostages call for release of remaining captives
The relatives of the three Israeli hostages released from Gaza by Palestinian militants Hamas called on Monday for all those remaining in the territory to be freed.
Speaking at a press conference at the Sheba hospital where the three women are…
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Syrian minority groups on edge as leadership consolidates power
As Syria’s new leadership — Sunni Muslim, like most Syrians — works to consolidate power, many minority groups in the country fear they may be left behind. VOA’s Heather Murdock talks to Armenians, Druze and Alawites in Aleppo, Damascus…
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