•Israeli flag The Israeli justice ministry published a list of 95 Palestinian prisoners who are to be freed starting Sunday as part of the first exchange for Israeli captives under a Gaza ceasefire deal. “The release of prisoners is… subject to government approval of the (ceasefire) plan and will not take place before Sunday 16:00 […]...
•Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) attends a meeting in the command center of the defense ministry Israel’s security cabinet approved in a vote today a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend, the prime minister’s office said. The agreement, which must now go to the full cabinet for a final [&helli...
•People celebrating along a street in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday Crowds of Gazans chanted and embraced yesterday as news spread that a ceasefire and hostage release deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in the Palestinian territory. After a US official […]
•Men and children stand by a collapsed building at the site of Israeli bombardment on a residential block in Jalaa street, Gaza city, yesterday Hamas has approved a draft deal for a ceasefire in Gaza, with Israel’s cabinet debating the conditions, officials suggest. A truce, if agreed, would put an end to over a year […]
•Israeli soldiers take up position with a tank near Shtula, bordering Lebanon The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah rocket launchers in south Lebanon yesterday, despite a fragile ceasefire with the militant group. The truce, which took effect on November 27, has been marked by mutual accusations of violations from both sides, reports A...
•People stand from afar to view the site of reported Israeli bombardment Hamas and Israel traded accusations today over delays in finalising a ceasefire and hostage release deal, after both had reported progress in the latest round of Gaza truce talks. Indirect negotiations mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States have taken place in [&...
•Tinubu President Bola Tinubu has officially launched the 2024 main Christian pilgrimage to Israel and Jordan. This was disclosed in a statement by the Deputy Director and Head of Media and Public Relations, Celestine Toruka, and published on the Commission’s official X handle, #NGChrisPilgComm, today. The airlift of pilgrims was flagged off y...
•Lebanese people celebrate taking over of the capital Damascus by Syrian rebel fighters The leader of the Islamist-led rebels who seized power in Damascus criticised Israel yesterday for its incursion into southern Syria this week but said his country was too exhausted for fresh conflict. Israeli troops entered the UN-patrolled buffer zone th...
•Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would bring a US-brokered proposal for a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon to his government for approval as soon as yesterday evening. In a televised address, Netanyahu said he would put “a ceasefire outline” to ministers “this evening”. He did not say how long...
•Donald Trump A senior Hamas official said today that the group is “ready for a ceasefire” in Gaza and requested US President-elect Donald Trump to pressure Israel to end the war. “Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire proposal is presented and on the condition that it is […]

