Fresh air strikes in Gaza crush joy of ceasefire deal
After news of a ceasefire agreement sparked mass rejoicing in Gaza, residents woke up Thursday to columns of smoke, rubble and more deaths following new Israeli air strikes...
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Ceasefire: not holding my breath
THE announced ceasefire agreement between Israel and Gaza is reminiscent of the last days of the Carter administration, a time when American hostages were released with Reagan (and his behind-the-scenes machinations) taking credit for ending the hostage impasse.聽 Be on the look-out for Trump to take 95 per cent of the credit...
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli strikes Monday across the territory killed at least 12 people, the majority displaced Palestinians taking shelter in a house in the north...
Israeli officials in Doha for talks on Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
Israeli officials arrived in Doha in Qatar on Monday for talks aimed at a Gaza ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas...
Kuwait urges 鈥榠mmediate ceasefire鈥� for Gaza at Gulf summit
Kuwait鈥檚 ruler on Sunday urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as he addressed a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council held after nearly 14 months of war in the Palestinian territory...
Lebanon seeks ceasefire, 22 dead in Israel attack聽
Lebanon urged the UN on Friday to demand an 鈥榠mmediate鈥� ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, nearly three weeks into a war that has killed 1,200 people and displaced more than...
Thousands march for Gaza, Lebanon ceasefire
Tens of thousands of protesters marched in cities around the world over the weekend calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon as the war in the Palestinian territory neared the one-year mark...
Ceasefire hopes fade as Gaza fighting rages
Hopes were dwindling on Thursday for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where fighting raged despite pressure from the United States on Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas to reach an agreement...
Thou shalt not commit genocide
THERE is only one way to end the ongoing genocide in Gaza. It is not through bilateral negotiations. Israel has amply demonstrated, including with the assassination of the lead Hamas negotiator, Ismail Haniyeh, that it has no interest in a permanent ceasefire...
Hamas rejects US 鈥榙iktats鈥� in Gaza truce push
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed to Israel on Sunday seeking a Gaza ceasefire deal that could help avert a wider war, while a senior Hamas official dismissed 鈥楢merican diktats鈥� in negotiations...
Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Doha
Gaza ceasefire talks resumed in Doha on Thursday as pressure mounted for a deal to halt the spread of a war that the Hamas-run territory鈥檚 health ministry said has killed 40,000.
Israel pounds Gaza ahead of ceasefire talks
Israeli air strikes targeted Gaza on Wednesday ahead of ceasefire talks that the United States hopes will stop Iran striking Israel in retaliation for the killing of a Hamas leader...
The murder of Ismail Haniyeh
THE 62鈥搚ear-old chairman of Hamas鈥檚 Politburo, murdered during an official visit to Iran, was the organization鈥檚 chief negotiator in talks intended to produce a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages Hamas holds and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel鈥檚 jails...
Can the Gaza ceasefire work?
NINE months into Israel鈥檚 genocidal war in Gaza, the UN Security Council has finally endorsed a ceasefire plan that promises to end hostilities in the occupied territory...
Blinken in Israel to push Gaza ceasefire plan
US secretary of state Antony Blinken landed in Israel on Monday to promote a Gaza truce and hostage release plan as Israeli bombardment again rocked the Palestinian territory...
Gaza truce effort builds with Hamas to respond to Israel proposal
Diplomatic efforts intensified on Sunday to reach a long sought-after truce and hostage-release deal in Gaza, as Hamas said it would travel to mediator Egypt to deliver its response to Israel鈥檚 latest proposal...