ANKARA (AA) - As displaced Palestinians on Monday began returning to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, for the first time since Israel launched a war in October 2023 on the enclave, Hamas said the return was a victory for their people and a defeat for Israel and its expulsion plans.
Thousands of Palestinians on Monday morning began returning to the northern Gaza Strip as part of the ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas group that came into effect on Jan 19, Anadolu Agency (AA) reported.
Hamas has announced the names of the next four hostages it will release this weekend as part of a ceasefire deal with Israel that has halted fighting in Gaza for at least six weeks.
Negotiators reached a phased ceasefire deal on Wednesday in the war in Gaza between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Here is some reaction to the deal.
(Reuters) -Negotiators reached a phased ceasefire deal on Wednesday in the war in Gaza between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Here is some reaction to the deal. U.S. PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN "I can announce a ceasefire and a hostage deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas,
Internally displaced Palestinian people walk along a street among the rubble of destroyed buildings amid a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Rafah, Gaza Strip, Palestine, Jan. 20, 2025. (EPA Photo)
After 15 months of the deadly war, Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal with the promise of releasing some of the hostages held in Gaza. Here’s how the world leaders reacted to the news
Ankara backed opposition groups in northwestern ... that ended more than a year of fighting linked to the war in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces are supposed to complete their withdrawal from ...
Israel's economy minister said on Wednesday it seeks a peaceful Gaza but has not decided whether to help fund its reconstruction and would not allow the rebuilding of Hamas rule that he said could lead to another cross-border militant attack.
Turkish Leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan emphasized on Monday the importance of fully implementing all stages of the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel an
Anadolu Agency reported Ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari confirmed the development on X: "As coordinated by the parties to the agreement and the mediators, the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, January 19, local time in Gaza.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Thursday his Cabinet won’t meet to approve the agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages until Hamas backs down, accusing the group of reneging on parts of the agreement in an attempt to gain further concessions.