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Negotiations over Hamas's disarmament may emerge as a key obstacle to securing a permanent end to Israel's war on Gaza.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:'Hope it lasts':Palestinians welcome news of Gaza ceasefire with cautious optimism Submitted by Maysa Mustafa on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 17:20 As the world awaits implementation of a ceasefire, many online fear of what's to come Palestinians celebrate outside Deir al-Balah's Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital in the central Gaza Strip following news of a new Gaza ceasefire deal, on 9 October 2025 (Bashar Tabel/AFP) Off As an official...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Western leaders now claim credit for 'peace', but Gazaβs survival belongs to its people alone.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:March comes after 'Gen Z' anti-government protesters reject President Andry Rajoelina's attempts to defuse tensions.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Protesters in Madagascar have refused to speak with President Andry Rajoelina, instead demanding his resignation.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Ben-Gvir again threatens to dismantle Netanyahu government Far-rightIsraeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir warned on Thursday that his Jewish Power party would push to topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuβs government unless Hamas is "dismantled". βIf the Hamas government is not dismantled, or if they only tell us that it is dismantled while in reality it continues to exist under a different guise -...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Opinion: For Israeli colonialism, the end is nigh This has been the longest, bloodiest and most destructive war fought byIsraelagainst thePalestiniansin the history of this conflict. It will end in theatrics, largely orchestrated byUSPresident Donald Trump, who willfly to Israelto welcome home the hostages who are still alive. There could also be a declaration, at the insistence of Hamas andQatar, of a formal end to...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:US taxpayers spent over $33bn on Israel's wars over two years Submitted by MEE staff on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 18:13 The hefty price tag amounts to US taxpayers giving each citizen of Israel about $3,400 since 7 October 2023 A billboard displays an image of US President Donald Trump with a message thanking him for reaching a ceasefire deal in Gaza, on the side of a building in Tel Aviv's Hostage Square on 9 October 2025...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:In destroying Gaza, Israel destroyed its own image as a moral enterprise Submitted by David Hearst on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 18:33 After stage one, Trump's Gaza deal is likely dead in the water. But with soaring global support for Palestinian liberation, justice is on the horizon A displaced child waves a Palestinian flag as he walks on the rubble of a building in Gazaβs Bureij refugee camp, on 22 September 2025 (Eyad...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:British veteran returns home after 'kidnapping' by Israeli forces during Gaza flotilla Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 17:46 Malcolm Ducke recounts the harassment he and fellow volunteers faced from Israeli forces while detained in Negev desert Malcolm Ducker served in the RAF and captained the 'All In' as part of the Gaza Sumud Flotilla (Areeb Ullah/MEE) Off A British veteran who captained a boat...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:US President Donald Trump said Israelβs Benjamin Netanyahu βshould be very popular right nowβ.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:French President Emmanuel Macron urged full support for the US plan to end the Gaza war.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Trump says he has no opinion on a two-state solution US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had no opinion on a two-state solution after being pressed by a reporter at his monthly cabinet meeting. "I don't have a view. I'm going to go with what they agreed to," he said. He did not specify who "they" referred to, but likely meant Israel and the mediators, though the current ceasefire deal does not spell out a...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:From Tehran to Sanaa: Ceasefire in Gaza resonates across the region Submitted by Mohammad Ersan on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 17:05 As news of the agreement spread, people reacted with joy and cautious optimism, reflecting on Israelβs past violations Palestinian children celebrate at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat, Gaza, following news of a ceasefire deal, on 9 October 2025 (Eyad Baba/AFP) Off In the early hours of...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals agreed to reopen Roberson's habeas petition but did not approve a new trial.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:French appeals court increases Husamettin Dogan's sentence to 10 years for sexually abusing Pelicot.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Trump says Hamas 'probably lost 70,000 people' in war of retribution The US president on Thursday said the ranks of Hamas lost "70,000" people - a figure that is even higher than the total number of known dead across the enclave, half of whom are women and children. As of Thursday morning local time in Gaza, health officials put the overall number of Palestinians killed in the genocide at 67,194. "October 7 [2023] was...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:In the absence of tech-related spending, the US would be close to, or in, recession this year, experts say.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Trump to head to Israel, Egypt in coming days US President Donald Trump said at his monthly cabinet meeting that Israeli captives held in Gaza are likely to be released "Monday or Tuesday" per the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, and suggested that he would be in Israel for that event, and then go to Egypt for a signing ceremony. Egypt hosted three days of intensive talks this week that led to the ceasefire...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Palestinians greet Gaza deal with promise to never abandon their homeland Submitted by Mohammed al-Hajjar on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 14:01 Once the guns fall silent, Gaza's residents promise to rebuild the Palestinian enclave and breathe life into it once again Palestinians celebrate the ceasefire deal announcement at a camp for displaced people in Nuseirat, central Gaza Strip, on 9 October 2025 (Eyad Baba/AFP) On In the...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:India and China are resuming direct flights after five years of suspension and say they will strengthen trade ties.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:After two years of war on Gaza, Israelis struggle to believe that the conflict may have finally ended.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Gaza: NGOs ready to distribute aid in strip as questions remain around access Submitted by Katherine Hearst on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 14:57 UN says 170,000 metric tons of food, shelter, medicine are in warehouses, but details around distribution remain unclear Palestinians wait to receive a hot meal from a charity kitchen in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on 4 September (AFP) Off As the Gaza ceasefire is set to...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:A government spokesperson has laid out how Israel will implement the first phase of the peace plan for Gaza.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Names of Palestinians to be released in captive swap from Israeli prisons to be announced soon: Report Israel's Channel 14 is reporting that the list of Palestinians who will be released from Israeli prisons - as part of the captive swap with Hamas - will be released later on Thursday, following the meeting of the Israeli security cabinet, and a vote on the ceasefire deal by the full government. The Israeli prime...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Indian foreign ministry says the two sides agreed to set up a connectivity and innovation centre and a joint AI centre.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:The UK is eyeing India's controversial digital ID system for inspiration. Critics say it is fraught with problems.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:World leaders, and people in Gaza and Israel have welcomed the tentative deal between Israel and Hamas.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:For the first time since the Hamas attacks on Israel two years ago, there is a realistic chance of ending the horrors
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:The deal will see the release of hostages held in Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and raises hopes for peace after two years of war.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Egypt Red Crescent says 153 aid trucks cross Rafah border to Gaza The Egyptian Red Crescent told Reuters on Thursday that 153 aid trucks were headed into Gaza via the Rafah border crossing following the announcement of the Hamas-Israel ceasefire. "153 aid trucks entered through the Rafah crossing's bypass road, en route to the Kerem Shalom crossing, to be brought into the Gaza Strip", sources told Reuters. Among the...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:The agreement of the first-phase of the peace plan for Gaza, announced by US President Donald Trump, is a big moment.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Palestinians celebrate on the streets of Khan Younis after the first phase of a Gaza peace deal was agreed.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Palestinians celebrate on the streets of Khan Younis after the first phase of a Gaza peace deal was agreed.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Relatives of Israeli hostages celebrated in Tel Aviv after the announcement that Israel and Hamas had signed the first phase of a peace deal.
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