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UN Chief Urges Hamas to Proceed with Planned Hostage Releases

This is Beirut, 11/02 11:55 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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The UN chief called on Hamas Tuesday to proceed with planned releases of Israeli hostages, after the Palestinian militants threatened to postpone further hostage-prisoner exchanges agreed under a fragile Gaza ceasefire. "We must avoid at all costs resumption of hostilities in Gaza that would lead to immense tragedy," Antonio Guterres said on X, ...

Death of Israeli Hostage Held in Gaza

This is Beirut, 11/02 11:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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An elderly Israeli man taken hostage by Hamas on October 7, 2023, has been declared dead, a statement from his kibbutz said on Tuesday. "With heavy hearts, we, the members of the kibbutz, received the news this morning about the murder of our dear friend, Shlomo Mansour, 86 years old, who was kidnapped from his home in Kibbutz Kissufim during the ...

Israel says Hamas Announcement 'Complete Violation' of Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 10/02 22:20 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday called an announcement by the Palestinian militant group Hamas that it would postpone the release of hostages a "complete violation" of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. "Hamas' announcement to stop releasing Israeli hostages is a complete violation of the ceasefire agreement and the ...

Israeli Military Fires on Civilian Palestinians Amid Ceasefire, Killing Three

This is Beirut, 09/02 19:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces shot dead three civilians Sunday, as the military said it fired "warning shots" and hit Palestinians who had approached troops in the territory. The incident occurred in Gaza City amid a fragile ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, in effect since January 19. During the truce, five ...

Gaza: Israeli Withdrawal From the Netzarim Corridor

This is Beirut, 09/02 13:40 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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A Hamas official said Israeli troops on Sunday completed their withdrawal from a strategic road bisecting the Gaza Strip, part of a fragile truce deal that Israel said it was implementing. "Israeli forces have dismantled their positions and military posts and completely withdrawn their tanks from the Netzarim Corridor on Salaheddin Road, ...

Israeli Army Targets a Hamas Installation Near Damascus

This is Beirut, 08/02 17:15 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on Saturday targeting a weapons depot used by Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Syria. Israeli "fighter jets conducted an intelligence-based strike on a weapons storage facility belonging to the Hamas terrorist organisation in the area of Deir Ali in southern Syria", the military ...

Hamas Hands Over Three Israeli Hostages in Fifth Gaza Exchange

This is Beirut, 08/02 14:41 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hamas militants handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday as part of the fifth exchange under a fragile Gaza ceasefire, with 183 prisoners held by Israel due to be released later in the day. The swap comes after US President Donald Trump proposed clearing out the Gaza Strip of its inhabitants and for the United States to take over the ...

Gaza: Israel and Hamas to Swap 3 Hostages for 183 Prisoners

This is Beirut, 07/02 21:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Israel and Hamas are set to carry out the fifth exchange of hostages for Palestinian detainees under a ceasefire agreement on Saturday, despite doubts cast on the continuation of the process by Donald Trump's proposal for a US takeover of Gaza. According to the Palestinian Prisoners' Club, Israel will release 183 prisoners in exchange for three ...

Israeli Military Reports Fatally Shooting Gunman in West Bank

This is Beirut, 04/02 10:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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The Israeli army said Tuesday that its troops had killed a gunman who critically wounded two soldiers when he opened fire at a military post in the occupied West Bank. "A terrorist fired at soldiers at a military post in Tayasir. The soldiers exchanged fire with the terrorist and killed him," the military said in a statement. Israeli emergency ...

Netanyahu to Meet Trump as Israel, Hamas Eye Gaza Truce Talks

This is Beirut, 04/02 09:35 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet President Donald Trump on Tuesday, as Israel and Hamas say they are ready for negotiations on a new phase in their fragile Gaza ceasefire. Netanyahu, the first foreign leader to visit the White House since Trump returned to power last month, will discuss the truce's future and efforts to ...

Trump Says 'No Guarantees' Gaza Truce Will Hold

This is Beirut, 03/02 22:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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US President Donald Trump said on Monday there were "no guarantees" that a fragile ceasefire in Gaza will hold, as he prepares to discuss its future with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Netanyahu was in Washington for talks with the new Trump administration on a second phase of the truce with Hamas, which has not yet been ...

Hamas Officials Say 'Ready' for Negotiations on Phase Two of Gaza Truce

This is Beirut, 03/02 17:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

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Hamas is ready to begin talks on the details of a second phase of the ongoing truce in Gaza, two officials from the Palestinian militant group told AFP on Monday. "Hamas has informed the mediators, during ongoing communications and meetings held with Egyptian mediators last week in Cairo, that we are ready to start the negotiations for the second ...

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