Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has signaled that Israel is prepared to extend the current truce with Hamas but warned that West Jerusalem will resume its offensive after it is over. Meanwhile, the armed Palestinian group has also backed the idea of extending the four-day ceasefire. In a video statement released …
Read More »More hostages to be exchanged in Israel-Hamas truce
Israel has said that more hostages being held by Hamas since the militant group’s cross-border attack on October 7 will be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in what is the second day of a truce deal that has allowed crucial humanitarian aid into Gaza. On Friday’s first day of the four-day …
Read More »Russia honors Christmas truce despite Ukrainian strikes – Moscow
Russian troops are observing a 36-hour Orthodox Christmas truce despite attacks by Ukrainian forces, the country’s Defense Ministry has confirmed. The statement came after Kiev rejected Moscow’s declaration of a unilateral ceasefire, due to expire at midnight on Saturday. The ministry said during its daily press briefing on Saturday that …
Read More »Donetsk shelled in first minute of Christmas truce – authorities
Ukraine’s forces disregarded the Christmas ceasefire announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin less than a minute after it took effect, by shelling a residential area in the city of Donetsk, according to the local authorities. The truce is supposed to last from noon on January 6 until midnight on January …
Read More »Putin announces Christmas truce
President Vladimir Putin has ordered the Russian military to impose a cessation in hostilities in Ukraine. Hours earlier, Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill, had called on both sides of the conflict to cease hostilities in the run-up to, and during, the Orthodox Christmas holiday. According to the Kremlin, …
Read More »Palestinian militants confirm truce – media
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) confirmed on Sunday that it had reached a ceasefire deal with Israel, the Times of Israel reported. Israel reportedly agreed to the Egyptian-brokered deal earlier in the afternoon, after three days of airstrikes on Gaza. The militant group said that the ceasefire would come into …
Read More »Ukraine sends mixed messages on ‘Easter truce’
The foreign ministry of Ukraine said on Wednesday that Kiev is in favor of a four-day “Easter ceasefire” proposed by the UN secretary general, and remains committed to resolving the conflict with Russia peacefully and through diplomacy. However, Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba, had a day earlier, contradicted this stance by telling French media the …
Read More »Call for Ukraine Easter truce
Pope Francis has called for a truce in the Russia-Ukraine conflict and for the sides to start meaningful talks. Delegations from both governments have already held several discussions – both in person and online – since Moscow attacked in February. However, they have been unable to find an agreement. “Put the …
Read More »Kiev explains why it’s not interested in temporary truce
A temporary truce with Moscow is “meaningless” and will only lead to a further escalation, a member of the Ukrainian team negotiating with Russia in peace talks has stated. “We won’t agree to a ‘Minsk-3’ or ‘Budapest-2’ – it’s all pointless,” Mykhailo Podolyak, adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, said …
Read More »UN announces nationwide truce in Yemen
Yemenis may get a reprieve from hostilities in their war-shattered country, as Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition fighting to reinstate the country’s deposed government have agreed to a UN proposal to cease offensive operations for at least two months. The truce is scheduled to go into effect at 7pm …
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