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The Israeli military said on Sunday that the three released hostages had crossed into Israeli territory accompanied by its troops. "A short while ago, accompanied by IDF (military) and ISA (security agency) forces, the released hostages crossed the border into Israeli territory. The released hostages are currently on their way to an initial ...
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The UN's World Food Programme said Sunday it was moving full throttle to get food to as many Gazans as possible after border crossings reopened as part of a long-awaited ceasefire deal. "We're trying to reach a million people within the shortest possible time," the WFP's Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau told AFP, as the Rome-based UN agency's ...
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As a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Sunday morning, and the first exchange of prisoners took place by late afternoon, here are the first reactions at local and international level: United States US President Joe Biden on Sunday welcomed the fact that the Middle East is a “fundamentally transformed region” ...
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Donald Trump's top national security advisor said flatly Sunday that Hamas militants will never again govern Gaza. "They cannot be a terrorist organization any longer, and they will never govern Gaza. Period," Mike Waltz said on CNN's "State of the Union." Waltz, a former member of Congress and veteran of two combat ...
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar warned on Sunday that the Middle East would remain unstable if the Palestinian militant group Hamas remained in power in the Gaza Strip. "If (Hamas) stays in power, the regional instability it causes might continue," Saar said at a press conference. Speaking as a ceasefire went into effect in Gaza, ...
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Pope Francis called Sunday for a ceasefire in Gaza to be "immediately respected," as he thanked mediators and urged a boost in humanitarian aid as well as the return of hostages. "I express gratitude to all the mediators," the Argentine pontiff said shortly after the start of a truce between Israel and Hamas ...
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A trade war with the United States “is very likely” under the presidency of Donald Trump, with negative consequences for activity and prices, warned a senior official of the European Central Bank (ECB) on Sunday. Tariffs have played “a central role in the communication of Donald Trump," who will be inaugurated president on ...
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Millions of TikTok users were blocked from accessing the popular app in the United States as a national ban came into effect Sunday, with incoming president Donald Trump unable to intervene until he takes office. TikTok, removed from prominent app stores hours before the ban, said in a message to users attempting to log on that a "law banning ...
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Israel announced on Sunday that it had recovered, during a “special operation” in Gaza, the remains of an Israeli soldier killed in action in 2014 and held by Hamas ever since. “During the night (of Saturday to Sunday), in a special operation by the Shin Bet (Israel's internal security agency) and the army (...) we brought the body of ...
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After 15 months of war in the Gaza Strip, Israel announced on Sunday the implementation of a ceasefire with Hamas, delayed by nearly three hours due to Hamas publishing the names of hostages scheduled for release that day. The Qatari mediator also confirmed on Sunday the enforcement of the ceasefire in Gaza, noting that the names of the three ...
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Donald Trump arrived in Washington on Saturday evening for a reception at one of his golf courses, kicking off four days of festivities that will culminate in his inauguration on Monday as the 47th President of the United States. Before arriving with his wife Melania and their son Barron from their fiefdom of Mar-a-Lago, Florida, he promised that ...
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After 15 months of deadly war in the Gaza Strip, a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is due to come into force on Sunday morning, followed by the release of hostages, fuelling hopes of a lasting peace despite a warning from Benjamin Netanyahu. A few hours before the deadline, set for 08:30 local time (06:30 GMT), the Israeli Prime Minister ...