Ceasefire
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Gaza ceasefire and India: Here's how Israel-Hamas agreement will bring IMEC back on track
Explainers | Jan 16, 2025, 12:21 PM ISTAs Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire in Gaza, pending projects like the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) are expected to get back on track. US President Joe Biden also expressed the likelihood of project getting started again.
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Israel-Hamas agreement: India welcomes Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages
World | Jan 16, 2025, 02:45 PM ISTThe Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday welcomed the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, saying, "We welcome the announcement of the agreement for the release of hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza."
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Netanyahu says deal with Gaza still not complete, will issue formal statement only after...
World | Jan 16, 2025, 09:39 AM ISTIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the agreement with Hamas over a ceasefire in Gaza is still not complete and final details are still being worked out. This comes after US announced a groundbreaking deal between the conflicting parties in Gaza.
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal likely to take effect from January 19: Qatar's Foreign Affairs Ministry
World | Jan 16, 2025, 08:39 AM ISTThe Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement has said that the ceasefire deal reached between Israel and Hamas will be taking effect from January 19. The Israeli PM has thanked President-elect Donald Trump 'assistance in advancing the release of the hostages'.
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire: Trump claims credit as 'moving force', Biden lauds his 'diplomacy'
World | Jan 16, 2025, 06:57 AM ISTAfter Israel and Hamas reached the ceasefire deal on Wednesday, both President-elect Donald Trump and outgoing President Joe Biden claimed credits for the breakthrough. While Trump asserted that he was the driving force behind the deal, Biden lauded his diplomacy for the ceasefire.
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Israel-Hamas reach consensus on 6-week ceasefire in Gaza with release of hostages, mediators say
World | Jan 15, 2025, 11:48 PM ISTThe announcement offered the first sign of hope in months that Israel and Hamas may be winding down the most deadly and destructive war they’ve ever fought, a conflict that has destabilised the broader Middle East and sparked worldwide protests.
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Is the Israel-Lebanon War over? Here's what top insiders reveal
World | Nov 27, 2024, 12:19 PM ISTAccording to the agreement, Israel will gradually withdraw its forces over 60 days as Lebanon's army takes control of territory near its border with Israel to ensure that Hezbollah does not rebuild its infrastructure there.
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Has Israel struck ceasefire deal with Hezbollah? Netanyahu's spokesperson breaks silence
World | Nov 25, 2024, 07:09 PM ISTMichael Herzog, the Israeli ambassador to the United States, told Israel's GLZ radio an agreement was close and "it could happen within days ... We just need to close the last corners".
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'India is in regular touch with both Israel and Iran...': Jaishankar affirms support for ceasefire
World | Nov 25, 2024, 06:26 PM ISTExpressing concerns about the escalating conflict in West Asia, Jaishankar stated that India has been maintaining regular high-level communication with both Israel and Iran to promote restraint and foster dialogue.
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'No ceasefire, will fight until victory': Israel rejects US-backed Lebanon truce proposal
World | Sep 26, 2024, 04:56 PM ISTNetanyahu, who is travelling to the United States for the UN General Assembly, has not yet responded to the cease-fire proposal. But his foreign minister, Israel Katz, said Israel would continue fighting “with full force until victory.”
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Biden says killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh 'not helpful' for ceasefire in Gaza
World | Aug 02, 2024, 01:57 PM ISTThe assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has triggered calls for retaliation from Iran and Hamas, who have blamed Israel for the attack. The brazen attack on Haniyeh in Tehran dealt a severe blow to Hamas and halted any immediate chances of a ceasefire in Gaza.
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Hamas accepts US proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages as war continues
World | Jul 06, 2024, 01:52 PM ISTThe development came as Israeli negotiators are set to resume peace talks in Qatar next week on a ceasefire and hostage exchange deal. More than 38,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in retaliation for the Hamas-led October 7 attack that killed 1,200.
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Putin vows to order ceasefire if Ukraine withdraws from occupied regions, renounces NATO plans
World | Jun 14, 2024, 05:14 PM ISTPutin said Russia would be ready for such talks "tomorrow" if Ukrainian troops withdraw from the Zaporizhzhia, Kherson, Donetsk and Luhansk regions occupied by Russia. He also demanded that Ukraine gave up its plans to join the US-led NATO alliance.
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'Israel must be stopped': South Africa urges UN World Court to order ceasefire in Gaza
World | May 17, 2024, 11:09 AM ISTThe case by South Africa comes amid international alarm over Israel's military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have taken refuge. Earlier this year, the ICJ ordered Israel to ensure its troops commit no genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza.
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Hamas says it accepts Gaza ceasefire proposal hours after Israel orders Rafah evacuation
World | May 06, 2024, 11:18 PM ISTIsrael’s closest allies, including the United States, have repeatedly said that Israel shouldn’t attack Rafah. The looming operation has raised global alarm over the fate of around 1.4 million Palestinians sheltering there.
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Blinken meets Saudi Arabian counterpart with high hopes of convincing Arab states on post-Gaza war
World | Apr 29, 2024, 02:08 PM ISTUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday begins his seventh diplomatic mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas war began more than six months ago. He landed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday and was greeted by officials.
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'What he's doing is a mistake. I don't agree with his approach': Biden as Netanyahu rages war
World | Apr 10, 2024, 02:56 PM ISTBiden described Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza as "a mistake" in one of his sharpest critiques of how the Israeli government is prosecuting the conflict against Hamas.
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All is not well between Netanyahu, Biden? Israel cancels White House visit after UN ceasefire vote
World | Mar 26, 2024, 10:46 AM ISTNetanyahu abruptly scrapped a visit to Washington this week by a senior delegation to discuss Israel’s threatened offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah after the US abstained in a Security Council vote that demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
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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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Russia, Ukraine respond to Pope's 'Kyiv should have courage of white flag of negotiations remarks'
World | Mar 11, 2024, 01:07 PM ISTPope Francis has said that Ukraine should have what he called the courage of the "white flag" and negotiate an end to the war with Russia that followed Moscow's full-scale invasion two years ago and that has killed tens of thousands.