Ceasefire Talks
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Israel recovers bodies of six hostages from Gaza's Khan Younis as US tries to advance ceasefire deal
World | Aug 20, 2024, 04:03 PM ISTThe hostages were identified as Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Abraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell and Chaim Peri. The recovery of their bodies came as the United States is trying to broker a ceasefire deal with Secretary of State Blinken currently in Egypt.
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'Not there yet': US presents new ceasefire proposal for Israel-Hamas war as Gaza talks paused
World | Aug 17, 2024, 01:33 PM ISTThe US, Qatar and Egypt said a lot of progress was made on a number of issues in the last 48 hours and Washington presented a new proposal to close gaps for the implementation of a ceasefire deal. Israel's military campaign has killed more than 40,000 people in Gaza.
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Who was Ismail Haniyeh, the long-time Hamas leader and ex-PM assassinated in Tehran? 5 FACTS
World | Jul 31, 2024, 09:54 AM ISTHaniyeh, 62, left the Gaza Strip in 2019 and had lived in exile in Qatar, leading the Hamas delegation in ceasefire negotiations as the war with Israel in Gaza continued. He was "specially designated" as a global terrorist by the United States and was once briefly imprisoned in Israel.
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Trump meets Israeli PM Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, criticises Kamala Harris' 'disrespectful' remarks
World | Jul 27, 2024, 10:13 AM ISTTrump and Netanyahu's first meeting in four years signals an effort to mend ties after relations soured between them when the Israeli PM congratulated Biden for winning the 2020 election. Trump also warned Netanyahu that the Middle East will see a World War III if he loses the upcoming election.
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Israel-Hamas war 'should end now': Biden on ceasefire deal, opposes Israeli occupation of Gaza
World | Jul 12, 2024, 04:17 PM ISTThe US President said there were some "gaps to close" in the ceasefire deal he proposed in late May between Israel and Hamas. Biden's foreign policy towards Israel had drawn flak due to the rising Palestinian death count in the embattled Gaza Strip.
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29 Palestinians killed in fresh Israeli airstrike on Gaza as Hamas warns truce talks in jeopardy
World | Jul 10, 2024, 07:10 AM ISTIsraeli tanks have further pushed into Gaza City and forced Palestinians to flee from eastern and central neighbourhoods. Hamas has warned that the renewed Israeli offensive in the besieged territory could bring the ongoing ceasefire talks "back to square one".
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Israel-Hamas conflict: How Netanyahu's decision to dissolve War Cabinet will impact ceasefire talks?
World | Jun 18, 2024, 04:01 PM ISTNetanyahu's rival Benny Gantz left the Cabinet earlier this month, leaving him more dependent on his far-right allies. His decision to dissolve the War Cabinet can impact monthslong efforts by the US, Egypt and Qatar for a lasting ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas to consider 'extraordinarily generous' ceasefire proposal that could avert Rafah invasion
World | Apr 30, 2024, 07:17 AM ISTThe deal proposed by Egypt calls for the release of some Israeli hostages and the "restoration of sustainable calm" in the seven-month-long war in Gaza. It comes amid global alarm over a possible Israeli invasion in Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have taken shelter.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu sets 'date' for Rafah invasion as ceasefire talks in Cairo deadlocked
World | Apr 09, 2024, 03:45 PM ISTIsrael has threatened a ground offensive in nearby Rafah, the last refuge for Gaza's beleaguered population, for weeks. The prospect of an operation in Rafah has sparked global alarm, including from Israel's top ally - the US - which has urged the military to protect civilians.
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Israel-Hamas war: US finalises draft UN resolution on 'immediate and sustained' ceasefire in Gaza
World | Mar 15, 2024, 12:20 PM ISTThe US' resolution "unequivocally supports international diplomatic efforts to establish an immediate and sustained ceasefire as part of a hostage release deal. The US has previously voted three resolutions at the UN draft resolutions, two of which have called for an immediate ceasefire.
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Netanyahu says Israel will push on with offensive in Gaza's Rafah as ceasefire talks stalled
World | Mar 08, 2024, 11:34 AM ISTNetanyahu's remarks came as a Hamas delegation left Cairo without any breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations in the war that has killed thousands in Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas blamed each other for the lack of agreement after four days of talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt about a 40-day truce.
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US revises language in UN draft resolution, calls for 'immediate ceasefire' of six weeks in Gaza
World | Mar 06, 2024, 07:59 AM ISTThe initial draft of the US resolution supported a "temporary ceasefire" in the nearly five-month-long Israel-Hamas war. US Vice President Kamala Harris bluntly called out Israel for not doing enough to ease the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and demanded Hamas to agree to a six-week ceasefire.
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Israeli firing on Palestinians waiting for food will complicate ceasefire talks: Biden | WATCH
World | Feb 29, 2024, 11:45 PM ISTIsraeli forces allegedly opened fire on Palestinians waiting for food near Gaza City, killing 104 people and wounding 280 others, according to health officials. Gaza is witnessing a humanitarian catastrophe with thousands facing starvation and aid groups facing difficulties in providing assistance.
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Israeli strikes kill nearly 100 in Gaza as negotiators head to Paris for ceasefire talks
World | Feb 23, 2024, 10:43 AM ISTSignalling a small sign of progress in the ongoing ceasefire talks, Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that the authority of its hostage negotiators will be expanded. Israel is sending negotiators to Paris on Friday as people in Gaza seek to avoid a military assault in Rafah.
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US proposes UN resolution for temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, opposes Rafah invasion
World | Feb 20, 2024, 12:18 PM ISTThe US has expressed concerns that a major ground offensive into Rafah would result in further harm to civilians and their further displacement. Washington has been calling on Israel for some time to reduce civilian casualties and provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
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Brazilian President compares Israel's offensive in Gaza to Holocaust, Netanyahu responds
World | Feb 19, 2024, 10:36 AM ISTLula's remarks came as leaders of the African Union summit condemned Israel's offensive in Gaza, which has killed nearly 29,000 Palestinians. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as promised to "finish the job" as a member of his war cabinet threatened an invasion in Rafah after Ramadan.
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Egypt to host Gaza ceasefire talks
World | Sep 21, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTCairo: Egypt will host Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday in a bid to consolidate the truce reached last month.Indirect talks between the Gaza-ruling Hamas movement and Israel will resume Wednesday,