Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and US President Donald Trump agreed on the need to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire deal in a phone call on Saturday, the Egyptian presidency said, but it was unclear if they discussed Trump’s call for…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Gazans voice ‘indescribable joy’ as prisoners released in Khan Yunis
Three buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released by Israel as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal arrived to a cheerful crowd in the territory’s southern city of Khan Yunis on Saturday.
The prisoners, many wearing grey prison uniforms, were greeted…
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At least 56 killed as fighting grips greater Khartoum
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and Sudanese activists.
Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have been locked in a…
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Emotions run high in Tel Aviv's 'Hostages Square'
Pictures of Ofer Kalderon, Keith Siegel and Yarden Bibas were everywhere on Saturday at “Hostages Square” in Tel Aviv as the three Israeli captives were released by Gaza militants.
Sighs of relief ran through onlookers gathered to watch a live…
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At least 56 killed as fighting grips Sudan’s capital
Artillery shelling and air strikes killed at least 56 people across greater Khartoum on Saturday, according to a medical source and activists, the latest bloodshed in Sudan’s devastating war.
Sudan’s regular army and the paramilitary Rapid Support…
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Tears and cheers for freed West Bank Palestinian prisoners
Stepping off a bus with two dozen other released Palestinian prisoners on Saturday after 23 years imprisonment in Israel, Ata Abdelghani had more than his freedom to look forward to.
The 55-year-old was also to meet his twin sons, Zain and Zaid,…
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Hamas terrorists use hostage exchange to highlight power in Gaza
Hamas carried out another hostage release on February 1, in which they released Keith Siegel, Ofer Kalderon, and Yarden Bibas. This comes two days after it released Arbel Yehoud, Agam Berger, and Gadi Moses, along with five Thai nationals,…
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Three more Israeli hostages and dozens of Palestinian prisoners released
Alice CuddyInternational reporter
Watch: Three more Israeli hostages released by Hamas Three Israeli hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza were released from captivity on Saturday, in exchange for 183 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Yarden…
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Arab League rejects Donald Trump’s relocation of Palestinians from Gaza
Arab foreign ministers on Saturday rejected the transfer of Palestinians under any circumstances, presenting a unified stance against US President Donald Trump’s call for Egypt and Jordan to take in residents of the Gaza Strip.
In a joint…
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Celebrations as crowd greets freed Palestinian prisoners in West Bank
A bus carrying freed Palestinian prisoners was greeted with celebrations in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on Saturday.
It was carrying those who had been released from Ofer prison, in Israel.
In total 183 prisoners were released by Israel -…
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