Gaza ceasefire takes hold as focus turns to longer termA ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians aimed at ending their seven-week conflict in Gaza appeared to be holding early on Wednesday as the focus shifted to securing an arrangement for the long term. No clear victor emerged More… |
Deal reached to end Gaza war, says HamasIsrael and Palestinian leaders on Tuesday reached a Gaza ceasefire agreement which will start at 1600 GMT, the state's MENA news agency said citing two Egyptian officials. Confirming the news, both Israeli and Palestinian offi More… |
Gaza war resumes with deadly strikes, rocket fireHamas militants in the Gaza Strip fired rockets at Israel for a second day on Wednesday after fighting resumed with the collapse of truce talks and an Israeli air strike that killed three people in Gaza. Charging Israel had " More… |
Israel ‘undeterred by Hamas warnings over Gaza war’Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday any deal on Gaza's future had to meet Israel's security needs, warning Hamas it faced "harsh strikes" if it resumed firing into the Jewish state. With a fi More… |
Israel signals winding up of war; avoids truce talksIsrael signalled it was winding up the 25-day-old Gaza war unilaterally, saying on Saturday it would not attend Egyptian-hosted negotiations for a new truce and giving Palestinians who had fled fighting in one northern town the all-clear to retu More… |
Israel may halt Gaza warIsraeli warplanes returned to the attack on the Gaza Strip before first light on Saturday as leaders of the Jewish state weighed a unilateral ceasefire. Political sources said a decision could come by evening. The government of Prime Minis More… |