The agreement is set to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of all remaining hostages in exchange for an agreed-upon list of Palestinian prisoners
News of a cease-fire triggered joyous celebrations across Gaza – mixed with disbelief as Palestinians recall the breakdown from the previous truce after two months in March: 'We're scared to say the war has ended, because the last time we did, we lost family and friends'
Former Jamaat-i-Islami senator Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, who was aboard the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) and imprisoned by Israel, criticised Muslim governments across the globe for not putting enough pressure on Israel or taking any action to prevent the ongoing genocide. Khan led the Pakistani delegation on the 45-vessel GSF, which left Spain last month to break Israel’s blockade of aid to Gaza with activists and politicians, including Greta Thunberg, on board. However, as it approached Gaza, Israeli forces intercepted it, detaining the activists on board before deporting them. Khan was detained in Israel for five days before being deported to Jordan. Appearing on Geo News programme ‘Capital Talk’, the ex-senator slammed the federal government, as well as other Muslim governments, for failing to put pressure on Israel to stop its onslaught in the Gaza Strip. Khan also outlined his experience in Israeli captivity during the interview. “What I want to ask is that if Sweden’s Greta [Thunberg] can lead the ...
Israel's Gaza cease-fire plan moves forward without jailed Fatah leader Marwan Barghouti, a central figure in Palestinian politics and a leading contender to succeed Mahmoud Abbas. Former Shin Bet chief Ami Ayalon calls him 'the only Palestinian leader who can unite his people'
United States President Donald Trump says the deal agreed between Israel and Hamas marks the first steps toward a “strong, durable, and everlasting peace” that will end the two-year-old Gaza conflict. Yet the agreement signed after indirect talks in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, a favoured location for Middle East peace conferences over the decades with a patchy record of success, is only an initial phase involving a ceasefire, a handover of captives held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners inside Israel and a partial withdrawal of Israel from the enclave. Plenty of pitfalls remain after negotiators left for later discussions about some of the thornier issues on which previous initiatives have foundered, such as the full extent of an Israeli withdrawal, the disarmament of Hamas, how to guarantee that fighting will not resume after this phase — and who could provide such a guarantee. Have the guns fallen silent? Not yet. Trump demanded Israel halt its bombing when Hamas first indicated part...
Between the need to heal and the duty to remember, between the longing to return home and the fear of renewed danger – a visit to the Gaza border kibbutzim reveals rebuilding and renewal, but also deep disputes and an unhealed wound: the hostages who have yet to come home
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Thursday said Pakistan welcomes the agreement on first phase of the Plan, including an immediate ceasefire, release of hostages and prisoners, and unhindered humanitarian aid to Gaza.
U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end Israel's war in Gaza shouldn't be misconstrued as an all-encompassing peace plan, because it's not. It's a cease-fire deal, and the only other option on the table was endless slaughter
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday welcomed the announcement of an agreement to end the genocide in Gaza, terming it a historic opportunity to secure lasting peace in the Middle East.
All living hostages are expected to be released within 72 hours. The Israeli security cabinet has convened to approve the agreement, while the government will meet at 8 P.M.. The IDF is set to complete its Gaza withdrawal within 24 hours
Hamas en Israël zijn het in Egypte eens geworden over de eerste fase van een staakt-het-vuren in Gaza. Dat meldt de Amerikaanse president Donald Trump. Volgens hem betekent dit dat de gijzelaars vrijkomen en dat Israël zich terugtrekt uit Gaza.
Războiul din Fâșia Gaza s-ar fi putut încheia în urmă cu un an, iar Israelul ar fi reușit să elibereze mai mulți ostatici în viață, dacă Statele Unite nu ar fi avut un interes direct în prelungirea conflictului.
U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point plan to end Israel's war in Gaza shouldn't be misconstrued as an all-encompassing peace plan, because it's not. It's a cease-fire deal, and the only other option on the table is endless slaughter
An Israeli defense official said the military has yet to receive details of the security arrangements being discussed in the ongoing Gaza cease-fire talks in Egypt. For now, the IDF is reducing offensive activity and concentrating on establishing a buffer zone ahead of a potential withdrawal
Israel's Ron Dermer, U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner and Qatar's PM have arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh for Gaza talks. Hamas is reportedly demanding the release of the bodies of its former leader Yahya Sinwar and his brother Muhammad as part of the negotiations
Despite initial reports of 'cautious progress' in the talks, which discussed main issues including IDF withdrawal from Gaza and the release of Palestinian prisoners, a foreign diplomat says it is still too early to determine whether pressure exerted on both sides will be enough to bridge the gaps
Despite disputes over Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the identities of the Palestinian prisoners to be released, Jerusalem, Washington, and Doha say the Gaza cease-fire talks are moving in a positive direction
In an interview with Haaretz, Trump's envoy to Israel maintains that the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation's aid distribution method is the most efficient: 'Nobody denies there's shooting and killing all over Gaza. But whether GHF or its mechanism had anything to do with it is what I dispute'