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Egypt, Qatar discuss resuming, implementing Gaza ceasefire deal over phone
Cairo, March 26: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held phone talks on Wednesday, during which they discussed efforts to resume and implement the Gaza ceasefire deal.
Egypt, Spain reject Israeli military operations in Gaza
Cairo, March 26: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez rejected the ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip.
Relief workers' killing, aid blockade hamper UN humanitarian deliveries in Gaza
United Nations, March 22: UN humanitarians are seeking Israel's assurance of safety, as intensified hostilities have joined aid blockage in severely hampering the delivery of relief into Gaza.
Hamas denies halting talks on prisoner-hostage exchange deal
Gaza, March 22: Hamas refuted a media report that it had halted communication or talks on a prisoner exchange deal with Israel.
Jordanian FM urges immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Amman, March 21: Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi reiterated the urgent need for a ceasefire in Gaza, calling for immediate international intervention to halt Israel's military operations and reopen border crossings for humanitarian aid.
Israeli strikes in Gaza a 'dramatic step backward' for peace: Macron
Paris, March 20: French President Emmanuel Macron condemned the resumption of Israeli strikes on Gaza, calling it a dramatic step backward for peace efforts, urging an immediate cessation of hostilities.
Hamas says in contact with mediators to end Israeli 'aggression'
Gaza, March 19: Hamas announced that it remains in constant contact with mediators and is engaging responsibly and positively with all proposals aimed at halting the Israeli "aggression" against and lifting the blockade on Gaza.
63,000 tonnes of food await lifting of Gaza aid blockade: UN
United Nations, March 15: UN humanitarians said that 63,000 metric tonnes of food await an end to the Gaza aid blockade, enough for 1.1 million people for two to three months.
No one is expelling anyone from Gaza: Donald Trump
Washington, DC, March 13: Amid row over his 'Gaza Plan', US President Donald Trump asserted that no one would be "expelled" from the strip, The Jerusalem Post reported.
Muslim Council of Elders welcomes outcomes of Emergency Arab Summit in Cairo
Abu Dhabi, March 6: The Muslim Council of Elders, under the chairmanship of Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, welcomed the recommendations of the emergency Arab summit, the Summit for Palestine, hosted by the Arab Republic of Egypt.
Israeli Ambassador backs Trump's Gaza proposal, cites 'some gaps' with Biden administration
New Delhi, Feb 26: Citing examples from various conflict zones in Ukraine and Syria, Reuven Azar, the Ambassador of Israel to India, has backed US President Donald Trump's proposal to relocate Gaza's Palestinian population to neighbouring countries.
Disgusting savagery, Israeli Dy FM after Hamas parades Israeli prisoners' coffins
Tel Aviv, February 26: Israel's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Sharren Haskel condemned the actions of Hamas after the Bibas family was paraded across Gaza, calling it a "disgusting savagery."
Israel orders military to prepare for yearlong West Bank presence as offensives escalate
Jerusalem, Feb 23: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Sunday ordered the military to prepare for a yearlong presence in refugee camps in the West Bank as Israel escalates the ongoing large-scale military campaign in the occupied Palestinian territory.
Israeli Defence Minister orders intensified raids in West Bank after bus explosions
Jerusalem, Feb 21: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to escalate raids in refugee camps in the occupied West Bank following a series of bus explosions, which he said were "a terror attack".
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu orders immediate enforcement of UNRWA law
Tel Aviv, February 18: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday instructed the immediate enforcement of the UNRWA law, which was passed by the Knesset with broad support.
Israeli cabinet to discuss ceasefire's next phase
Jerusalem, Feb 10: Israel's cabinet will convene on Tuesday to discuss the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement on Monday.
Saudi Arabia slams Netanyahu's suggestion to establish Palestinian state on its land
Riyadh, February 10: Saudi Arabia has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's suggestion that the kingdom's land be used to establish a Palestinian state, Al Jazeera reported on Sunday.
Israel expands West Bank operation, raids Nur Shams refugee camp
Jerusalem, Feb 9: Israeli forces expanded their military operation in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, launching a raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp, a military spokesperson said.
Unacceptable, absurd: World reacts to Donald Trump's plan of US taking over Gaza
Washington, DC, February 5: World has reacted to US President Donald Trump's announcement that United States will "take over" Gaza Strip, dismantle dangerous weapons, get rid of the destroyed buildings and work for economic development of the area. Calling Trump's plan "ridiculous and absurd," senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri said they consider the plan a "recipe for generating chaos and tenison in the region."
US, Egyptian presidents discuss Gaza ceasefire over phone
Cairo, Feb 2: Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi received a phone call from US President Donald Trump, having "a positive discussion" on the ongoing Israel-Hamas ceasefire in the Gaza Strip brokered by the two countries and Qatar, said the Egyptian presidency.