200 Palestinians freed in Gaza truce deal
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Rafah, Palestinian Territories (AFP): Fuel trucks entered Gaza as an Egypt-brokered truce between Israel and Islamic Jihad militants held Monday, raising hopes that the intense conflict that left dozens of Palestinians dead has ended. An AFP journalist at the goods crossing to southern Gaza saw trucks loaded with fuel enter the enclave, ending...
Israeli attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip killed dozens of Palestinians and wounded hundreds of civilians over the weekend, Palestinian officials said as Israel and the militant resistance group Islamic Jihad declared a truce late Sunday night. The Palestinian Ministry of Health said Sunday that so far 44 people, including at least 15 childre...
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ANKARA (AA) – UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed the cease-fire in the Gaza Strip between Israel and the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad. Guterres also commended Egypt for its efforts carried out in close coordination with the UN to help restore calm, his office said in a statement. He also extended his condolences over [...
An Egypt-brokered deal between Palestinian factions in Gaza and Israel has come into effect at 23:30 local time, ending three days of cross-border hostilities. The weekend-long Israeli bombardment killed at least 44 Palestinians, including 15 children. More than 360 were wounded, according to the Palestinian health ministry. In Israel, three p...
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ANKARA (AA) – Russia is ready to discuss prisoner exchange with the US. However, it has also set the condition that such a discussion should be at the level of presidents. “If the Americans again decide to engage in public diplomacy … that’s their business and their problem,” Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said ...
