34 h. ago Muslim nations condemn Israeli ceasefire violations, urge immediate withdrawal from Gaza

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and several other Muslim countries on Monday strongly condemned Israel’s violations of the fragile Gaza ceasefire and called for the immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from the occupied Palestinian territory, according to the Foreign Office (FO). The ceasefire, signed on October 9 between Hamas and Israel, was part of a United States initiative […]

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5 d. ago Qatar PM blames Palestinian faction for Gaza ceasefire breach

NEW YORK: Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has said a “Palestinian party” was responsible for violating the Gaza ceasefire, after the reported killing of an Israeli soldier in Rafah triggered deadly retaliatory strikes by Israel. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Sheikh Mohammed described the […]

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5 d. ago Israel kills 46 children, 20 women in strikes to ‘avenge’ soldier’s death

CAIRO: Israel said it remains committed to the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, despite its retaliation for the death of an Israeli soldier with day-long bombardment that Gaza health authorities said killed 104 people. Even as the military affirmed it still intended to uphold the truce in the Palestinian enclave, it announced it had carried out […]

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5 d. ago Israel reaffirms Gaza ceasefire despite deadly airstrikes killing 104

CAIRO/JERUSALEM – Israel on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to the US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, even as it launched retaliatory airstrikes that killed 104 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities. The escalation followed the death of an Israeli soldier in what Israel described as an attack by gunmen in a designated buffer zone. Read More: Israel […]

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6 d. ago Pakistan urges halt to Gaza ceasefire breaches after Israel kills 100

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has condemned Israel’s renewed air strikes on Gaza that killed more than 100 Palestinians this week, calling the assault a “flagrant breach” of international law and the recently agreed ceasefire. In a statement on Wednesday, the Foreign Office said the attacks represented a “clear violation” of the truce and urged global powers to […]

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6 d. ago Trump says Gaza ceasefire holds, affirms Israel’s right to retaliate if provoked

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a US-backed ceasefire in Gaza was not at risk after Israel launched airstrikes in the enclave, which killed 26 people in response to the killing of an Israeli soldier. Israeli planes struck in Gaza on Tuesday after Israel accused the militant group Hamas of violating the […]

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6 d. ago Israeli strikes kill 91 in Gaza; Trump says ceasefire unthreatened

Israeli forces launched airstrikes on Gaza City’s residential areas, killing 91 Palestinians, including 24 children. Many others were trapped under rubble. The attacks followed orders from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a firefight in Rafah. Israel claimed one of its soldiers died in the exchange. Hospitals in Gaza are overwhelmed, and residents fear more attacks. […]

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6 d. ago Israel resumes Gaza ceasefire enforcement amid renewed tensions

Israel has resumed enforcing the Gaza ceasefire agreement following a wave of airstrikes launched across the enclave in response to alleged Hamas violations. The strikes, which began late Tuesday, killed dozens of people and marked one of the most serious challenges to the fragile truce in recent weeks. Israeli officials stated that their actions were […]

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9 d. ago Red Cross, Egyptian teams search beyond Gaza ceasefire line for hostage bodies

The Red Cross and Egyptian recovery teams have been granted permission to enter areas beyond the “yellow line” marking Israel’s military pullback in the Gaza Strip to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, an Israeli government spokesperson confirmed on Sunday. The Egyptian team, equipped with an excavator and bulldozers, began operations after receiving clearance, […]

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9 d. ago Israel will decide which foreign troops acceptable to secure Gaza ceasefire: Netanyahu

TEL AVIV: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday Israel would determine which foreign forces it would allow as part of a planned international force in Gaza to help secure a fragile ceasefire under US President Donald Trump’s plan. It remains unclear whether Arab and other states will be ready to commit troops, in part […]

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9 d. ago Israel launches targeted strike in Gaza despite ongoing ceasefire

Israeli forces carried out a “targeted strike” in central Gaza on Saturday, claiming to have eliminated a militant allegedly planning an attack on Israeli troops. The Israeli military stated that the strike was directed at a member of the Islamic Jihad group, accusing him of preparing imminent assaults despite the US-backed ceasefire currently in effect. […]

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1 week ago Trump warns Netanyahu of consequences if Gaza deal is undermined

A senior U.S. official has warned that President Donald Trump will personally act against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he endangers the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement. The official stated that Israel “cannot treat Trump the way it treated Joe Biden,” recalling how Netanyahu repeatedly created friction with Washington during Biden’s presidency to […]

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1 week ago Pakistan slams renewed Israeli strikes in Gaza, urges swift global action

Foreign Office calls ceasefire breach ‘blatant defiance’ of peace accord, seeks ‘urgent, effective’ steps to protect civilians Reaffirms Islamabad’s long-standing position on establishment of ‘an independent, sovereign, viable and contiguous State of Palestine’ ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday strongly condemned Israel’s renewed strikes in Gaza—launched despite a US-backed ceasefire agreement—and called on the international community to […]

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1 week ago Israel’s ongoing strikes in Lebanon raise concerns for Gaza ceasefire

Nearly a year after a ceasefire was declared, Israeli airstrikes continue to hit southern Lebanon, sparking fears that Gaza could face a similar fate under its fragile truce. The most recent bombardment on October 11 targeted a construction site, killing a Syrian passerby and injuring seven others, including two women. The attack destroyed millions of […]

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2 w. ago US steps up diplomacy after Israeli strikes shake Gaza truce

US envoys met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday aiming to corral Israel and Hamas to get the Gaza ceasefire plan back on track after an explosion of violence over the weekend that threatened to derail the week-old truce. Israel and Hamas have both recommitted to the ceasefire plan pushed by US President Donald […]

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2 w. ago Israel says ceasefire, aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza

TEL AVIV: The Israeli military said on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that Palestinians said killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month’s truce. US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire he brokered was […]

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2 w. ago Israeli military launches attack on Gaza amid faltering ceasefire

TEL AVIV: The Israeli military launched an attack on Gaza on Sunday, Israeli media reported, dimming hopes that a week-old US-mediated ceasefire would lead to lasting peace in the enclave as Israel traded blame with Palestinian militant group Hamas. An Israeli military official said on Sunday that Hamas had carried out multiple attacks against Israeli […]

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2 w. ago Hamas Returns More Hostage Remains as Gaza Ceasefire Faces Strain

The Israeli government confirmed that Hamas has handed over more hostage remains, though delays in recovering bodies from Gaza’s rubble are putting pressure on the ongoing ceasefire. Israel’s army identified one of the returned hostages as Ronen Engel, 54, who was abducted and killed during the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks. His remains were brought […]

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2 w. ago Hamas Returns One More Hostage’s Body as Ceasefire Holds in Gaza

Hamas returned the remains of one more Israeli hostage to the Red Cross on Friday night, saying it remains committed to handing over all bodies still trapped under Gaza’s rubble after two years of war. Israel confirmed it received the coffin and said the body will be identified at a medical center. The exchange took […]

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2 w. ago Israel Urges Germany to Lift Arms Export Ban After Gaza Ceasefire

BERLIN: The Israeli government has urged Germany to lift its partial suspension of arms exports and travel warnings following the recent ceasefire in Gaza, signaling hopes for improved cooperation as peace efforts move forward. “We do expect the German government to lift those two restrictions now that the war is over,” said Israeli Deputy Foreign […]

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