Lebanon, Hezbollah agree to US proposal for ceasefire with Israel, Lebanese official says
Beirut, Lebanon Reuters Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a US proposal for a ceasefire with Israel with some comments on the content, a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday, describing the effort as the most serious yet to end to the fighting. Ali Hassan Khalil, an aide to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, said […]
Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah as diplomacy falters
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israeli tanks advanced deeper into the western area of Rafah, amid one of the worst nights of bombardment from air, ground, and sea, forcing many families to flee their homes and tents under darkness, residents said on Thursday. Residents said the Israeli forces thrust towards the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah near the […]
Gaza ceasefire plan hangs in balance as US says Hamas seeking changes
Doha, Qatar/Geneva, Switzerland/Cairo, Egypt Reuters US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that Hamas had proposed numerous changes, some unworkable, to a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire with Israel in Gaza, but that mediators were determined to close the gaps. Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan denied that the Palestinian Islamist group had put […]
UN Security Council backs Israel-Hamas ceasefire plan
United Nations Reuters The United Nations Security Council on Monday backed a proposal outlined by President Joe Biden for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip and urged the Palestinian militants to accept the deal aimed at ending the eight-month-long war. Hamas welcomed the adoption of the US-drafted resolution and said in […]
Israel strikes, shelling kill 19 in Gaza amid manoeuvring on ceasefire quest
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 19 people in central and south Gaza on Tuesday including two policemen who were helping protect humanitarian aid deliveries in the southern city of Rafah, Palestinian medics said. Seventeen of the deaths, they said, occurred in separate Israeli airstrikes on the al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee […]
Hamas issues ceasefire proposal detailing exchange of hostages, prisoners
Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, according to a proposal seen by Reuters. Hamas said the initial release of Israelis would include women, […]
Netanyahu dismisses Hamas ceasefire proposal, insists on total victory
Doha, Qatar Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that total victory in Gaza was within reach, rejecting the latest offer from Hamas for a ceasefire to ensure the return of hostages still held in the besieged enclave. Netanyahu renewed a pledge to destroy the Palestinian Islamist movement, saying there was no alternative […]