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Israeli residents take to streets following ceasefire deal with Hamas
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Following the ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, crowds took to the streets of Tel Aviv. In a display of unity, people were seen singing songs and expressing their relief.
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Netanyahu thanks Trump, Biden for Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
Following the ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu engaged in discussions with US President-elect Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden.
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Global leaders welcome Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres praised the mediation efforts of Egypt, Qatar, and the United States, while former US President Barack Obama called the agreement a positive step. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer also welcomed the deal, stressing the need for a long-term po
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"Economic corridor vision from India, Middle East, Europe can now become r
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that his vision of an economic corridor connecting India, the Middle East, and Europe--a vision first presented at the G-20 summit in Delhi in September 2023--can now become a reality following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal.
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Joe Biden outlines three-phase ceasefire deal between Israel, Hamas
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced the successful negotiation of a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas, ending over 15 months of conflict. The deal, structured in three phases, includes a complete ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza, and the re
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'If we go back to fighting, the costs will be heavy,' Security expert warn
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
As Israel weighs the merits of an emerging hostage and ceasefire deal, one security expert warned that the agreement has too many parallels with another hostage deal that led to the October 7 attacks.
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Hamas expected to release 33 hostages in first phase of ceasefire-hostage
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Hamas is expected to release 33 hostages in the first phase of the ceasefire-hostage agreement being negotiated in Doha in relation to the situation in Gaza, CNN reported on Tuesday, citing two Israeli officials.
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Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu discuss progress on Gaza ceasefire-hostage d
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
US President Joe Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the progress of ongoing negotiations regarding the ceasefire-hostage deal in relation to the situation in Gaza, the White House said in a statement on Sunday (local time).
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Israel "closer than ever" to close hostage deal with Hamas: Report
Updated : 1 year, 2 months ago IST
Katz's comments to the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defence Committee were reportedly made in a closed-door meeting, but leaks of his remarks were reported widely in the Hebrew press.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu meets with families of hostages amid opportunity to a
Updated : 1 year, 3 months ago IST
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held two meetings on Sunday in Jerusalem with representatives of families of hostages, including the Families' Headquarters Assembly and the "Hope Forum".
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Kamala Harris supports Israel ceasefire deal, terms Gaza suffering "heartb
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
"President Biden and I are working around the clock, because now is the time to get a hostage deal and a ceasefire deal done," she said in her nomination acceptance speech on August 22 night on the final day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Israel President Herzog meets with US Secretary Blinken
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
At the start of his meeting with Blinken, the Israeli President was cited by the Times of Israel as blaming Hamas for failure to reach a hostage deal stating that "people have to understand it starts with a refusal of Hamas to move forward."
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