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Relative calm returns to Gaza for the first time in months, as Palestinians hope first phase of deal will end the war.Relentlessly bombarded Palestinians in Gaza have reacted with relief and jubilation to the announcement of a ceasefire deal aimed at ending Israel’s war in Gaza.As word of the agreement spread through the besieged enclave, residents of southern Gaza’s Khan Younis took to the streets to celebrate what many hoped would mark the first real reprieve from Israeli attacks since a fragile truce was shattered by Israel more than six months ago.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3What…
Leaders and groups around the world celebrate negotiators signing off on first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire deal built off United States President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan aimed at ending Israel’s war on Gaza.“This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel will withdraw their Troops to an agreed upon line”, Trump said on his Truth Social platform, announcing the ceasefire agreement late on Wednesday.Under the first phase of the plan, Hamas and other Palestinian factions are required to release 20 Israeli captives…
This is the first phase of a 20-point plan announced by Trump last week.United States President Donald Trump has announced that Israel and Hamas have agreed on the first phase of a peace framework that aims at a Gaza ceasefire and the release of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners.The announcement follows from Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war on Gaza, which he announced last week, and which Israel, Hamas and most of the world broadly welcomed.More than 67,000 people have been killed in Israel’s war on Gaza, described by many international rights organisations and a United Nations commission as…
Gaza has faced relentless bombs and hunger for two years. Families struggle to live, children grow up in fear, and hope feels distant. We speak to media correspondent Tareq Abu Azzoum to hear what life is really like in Gaza. How do people keep going when the world watches but does little to change the situation on the ground?Recommended Stories list of 2 itemslist 1 of 2The Take: The objects Gaza’s women refused to leave behindlist 2 of 2The Take: With Gaza in ruins, will US media name the crime?end of listIn this episode: Tareq Abu Azzoum – (@abuoazzum) media…
Mediator Qatar said that more details of the agreement would be announced at a later date.United States President Donald Trump says Hamas and Israel have agreed on the first phase of his plan for a ceasefire in the war on Gaza and an exchange of captives.“I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan,” the US president wrote on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Jordanian-born Palestinian chemist awarded Nobel Prizelist 2 of 3Brazil’s beef exports to China surge as…
Experts say countries across the world have a responsibility to prevent and stop genocide under international law.Washington, DC – Two years into the war on Gaza, legal scholars have emphasised the importance of labelling the mass atrocities Israel is committing against Palestinians as a genocide due to the legal and political implications of the determination.Additionally, experts stressed that it is the most accurate description of the Israeli campaign, and even some of Israel’s staunchest supporters acknowledged that the country has committed war crimes in Gaza.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3US activist from Gaza flotilla alleges ‘psychological torture’…
Two goals from Salah and one from Adel make Egypt the third African country after Morocco and Tunisia to book a berth.Egypt have booked a berth at the FIFA World Cup 2026 with an easy 3-0 win over Djibouti in Casablanca that gave them top place in Group A with one game remaining.Liverpool star Mohamed Salah scored twice and Ibrahim Adel claimed the other goal for the Pharaohs on Wednesday, as they became the third African country after Morocco and Tunisia to book their place in next year’s finals in North America.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Italy-Israel…
The attack by the paramilitary on the hospital wounded 17 others, and is the second such attack in 24 hours.At least 12 people have been killed and 17 were wounded when the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) shelled a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur state, medical sources said.A female doctor and a nursing staff member were among the injured in the attack on the el-Fasher Hospital, the Sudan Doctors Network said in a statement on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Van Jones and the moral vacancy of American commentary on Gazalist 2 of 3Russia says prospects for…
media Director General Sheikh Nasser bin Faisal Al Thani says ‘protecting journalists is protection of the truth.’The Director General of media Media Network has stressed the importance of protecting journalists working in conflict zones and called for more solidarity between media organisations and human rights groups.In his first public address since he was appointed director general of the Doha-based network last month, Sheikh Nasser bin Faisal Al Thani said on Wednesday that media has made the protection of journalists a firm priority and the network conducts training and mentorship of its journalists to ensure this.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist…
Palestinians in Gaza will have to wrestle with the enduring trauma of genocide.Under the buzzing of Israeli drones and warplanes, Jihan Abu Mandeel watched her five young children play with toy animals in their tiny, makeshift tent in Deir Balah, Gaza. It was a brief moment of childhood amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in the besieged enclave.United Nations experts and the International Association of Genocide Scholars have recognised the genocide, saying Israel has obliterated almost every source of life in Gaza, damaging or destroying 90 percent of buildings by razing hospitals, universities and entire neighbourhoods.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1…