Families of the American hostages felt a different momentum on Wednesday morning in what was likely their last call with members of the Biden administration, just a few hours before the ceasefire and hostage deal was officially announced,…
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More than 19.5 mn Yemenis in need as crisis worsens: UN
More than 19.5 million people in Yemen will need assistance in 2025, a senior UN official said Wednesday, expressing concern over a worsening humanitarian crisis and for children suffering from malnutrition.
“People in Yemen continue to face a…
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‘Complete Surrender’ – How Gaza Defeated Israel and What It Means – Analysis
Itamar Ben-Gvir said the ceasefire agreement is a surrender deal. (Design: Palestine Chronicle) By Ramzy Baroud
Israel’s military failure in Gaza underscores the power of grassroots resistance against colonial oppression.
Israel’s…
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Gazans and Israelis react to ceasefire and hostage release deal
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage release deal, to begin on 19 January.
The long-anticipated agreement aims to bring an end to 15 months of war.
Hamas attacked southern Israel on 7 October 2023, killing about 1,200 people and…
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Amnesty International Venice event to present Gaza ‘genocide’ report breeds hate and
Venice has become the center of a heated debate following Amnesty International’s recent event aimed at presenting its findings on alleged genocide in Gaza. The controversy erupted over the event’s original title, “You Feel Like You Are…
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Fragile hope spreads in Gaza as ceasefire deal reached
It is a pattern with which Gazans are painfully familiar: as reports of an imminent ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas began swirling earlier this week, the Israeli military unleashed hell on the besieged Strip,…
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Netanyahu thanks Trump for help securing hostage release deal – Israel News
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked US President-elect Donald Trump for his help in promoting the release of the hostages and made plans to visit Washington through a phone call, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on X/Twitter on…
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Isak Haleva, Turkey’s chief rabbi and face of Jewish minority, dies at 84
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s Jewish community is mourning after Isak Haleva, chief rabbi since 2002, died at 84 on Tuesday.
Haleva was the 35th person to hold the title of Hahambaşi, by which the chief rabbis of both the modern…
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Joe Biden confirms Israel and Hamas Gaza ceasefire deal
Joe Biden has said a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas will “halt the fighting in Gaza” and boost “much-needed” humanitarian assistance to Palestinians.
In an address on Wednesday, the outgoing US president also said the agreement will mean…
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Turkey looks to cash in on Syria's reconstruction
Turkey is pushing for a significant role in Syria’s postwar reconstruction and leading efforts to lift international financial sanctions on Damascus. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul.
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