2 h. ago Hamas says Israel’s claim on hostages’ handover ceremony is pretext to evade its obligations

Hamas on Sunday condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of Palestinian prisoners and detainees, saying its claim that the hostages’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” was false and a pretext to evade Israel’s obligations under the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin “Netanyahu’s decision reflects a deliberate attempt to disrupt the agreement, represents a […]

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7 h. ago Bank of Israel expected to hold rates again after inflation spike

The Bank of Israel is expected to leave short-term interest rates unchanged at a policy meeting next week after inflation spiked in January, although analysts believe a rate cut is possible in the coming months should price pressures ease. All 13 economists polled by Reuters said they expected the central bank to keep its benchmark […]

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19 h. ago Απελευθερώθηκαν δύο ισραηλινοί όμηροι που κρατούνταν στη Γάζα για 10 χρόνια (video)

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22 h. ago Hamas frees six hostages in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian detainees

Hamas freed six hostages from Gaza on Saturday, the last living Israeli captives slated for release under the first phase of a fragile ceasefire accord, in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners and detainees. Eliya Cohen, 27, Omer Shem Tov, 22, and Omer Wenkert, 23, all seized from the site of the Nova music festival […]

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52 h. ago Israel says body released by Hamas is not of a hostage, vows retribution

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel would make Hamas pay for failing to release the body of hostage Shiri Bibas as agreed. “We will act with determination to bring Shiri home along with all our hostages – both living and dead – and ensure Hamas pays the full price for this […]

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60 h. ago Europa League: Αυτές είναι οι ομάδες που προκρίθηκαν στους «16» και οι πιθανές διασταυρώσεις

Η φάση του Europa League προχωρά, καθώς οι οκτώ ομάδες των νοκ-άουτ διασταυρώνονται με εκείνες που τερμάτισαν στην πρώτη οκτάδα της League Phase. Ο Ολυμπιακός εκπροσωπεί τη χώρα μας σε αυτή τη φάση της διοργάνωσης, έχοντας περάσει από τη League Phase. Απέναντί του θα βρει είτε την Μπόντο Γκλιμτ είτε τη Φενέρμπαχτσε. Αντίθετα ο ΠΑΟΚ δεν κατάφερε να βρεθεί σε αυτή […]

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63 h. ago US Mideast envoy says Trump’s Gaza plan is about better prospects, not eviction

The United States’ envoy to the Middle East said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s plan for Gaza was not about evicting Palestinians, and the conversation about Gaza’s future was being shifted towards how to create a better future for Palestinians. Trump proposed on February 4 the U.S. should take over Gaza, with Palestinians resettled […]

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3 d. ago Hamas hands over bodies of youngest Gaza hostages taken from Israel

Hamas handed over the bodies on Thursday of Israeli infant Kfir Bibas and his four-year-old brother Ariel, the two youngest captives taken by Hamas in their October 7, 2023 attack and among the most potent symbols of the trauma inflicted that day. Red Cross vehicles drove away from the handover site in the Gaza Strip […]

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4 d. ago Lebanese search for dead in devastated villages as Israel withdraws

By Emilie Madi KFAR KILA, Lebanon Feb 18 (Reuters) – Residents of south Lebanon returned to devastated villages on Tuesday, searching for the bodies of relatives killed in last year’s war between Israel and Hezbollah as Israeli troops withdrew from most of the territory. Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel would complete its withdrawal from the south on Tuesday to […]

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4 d. ago Israel will begin negotiations on next phase of Gaza ceasefire

Israel will begin indirect negotiations with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal this week and it demands a complete demilitarisation of the enclave, Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Tuesday. Negotiations for the second phase of the deal were supposed to start on February 2 but Qatar, […]

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5 d. ago Israel preparing to receive bodies of four hostages on Thursday, security official says

Israel is preparing to receive the bodies of four hostages from Gaza on Thursday and is working on bringing back six living captives on Saturday, an Israeli security official said on Monday. If the two handovers are successful, only four hostages, all presumed dead, would remain in Gaza of the 33 due to be released […]

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5 d. ago Freed hostages bring signs of life from depths of Gaza tunnels

Families of some Israeli hostages in Gaza have received signs of life from their loved ones for the first time in more than a year via captives who have been freed over the past weeks in the ceasefire deal with Hamas. The messages, along with reports of their harsh conditions in captivity, have been carried […]

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5 d. ago Iran says Israel, US ‘cannot do a damn thing’ against Tehran

Iran said on Monday that U.S. and Israeli threats against it were a blatant violation of international law and that they could not “do a damn thing” to hurt Tehran. The comments came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem on Sunday and said their countries were […]

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6 d. ago Egypt, Cyprus discuss Gaza reconstruction and regional stability

Egypt, Cyprus discuss Gaza reconstruction and regional stability  Egypt Today

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3 w. ago Negotiating a ‘Frozen’ Conflict in Academia: Reflections on Youth, Peace

Negotiating a ‘Frozen’ Conflict in Academia: Reflections on Youth, Peace-Making and the Cyprus Divide  School of Geography and the Environment

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3 w. ago Israel suspends commercial flights to Paphos in Cyprus, reasons unspecified

Israel suspends commercial flights to Paphos in Cyprus, reasons unspecified  Reuters

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