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Relatives of Israeli hostages celebrated in Tel Aviv after the announcement that Israel and Hamas had signed the first phase of a peace deal.
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Trump says Israel and Hamas have 'both signed off' on first phase of Gaza ceasefire plan USPresident Donald Trump announced late on Wednesday thatIsraeland thePalestinianmovement Hamas had "both signed off" on the "first phase" of a plan to end the two-year genocidal war onGaza. Writing on the social media platform Truth social, Trump said: "This means that ALL of the Hostages will be released very soon, and Israel...
Published on: October 09, 2025 | Source:Israel and Hamas agree to first phase of Gaza ceasefire plan Submitted by Faisal Edroos on Thu, 10/09/2025 - 00:02 US president said Hamas would release Israeli captives 'very soon' and Israeli forces would 'withdraw their troops to an agreed upon line' A man carries a flag of Palestine during the funeral of Hamdan Abu Alia, 18, who was killed in an Israeli raid in al-Mughayyir village, in Ramallah in the occupied West...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:The announcement came after last-ditch talks by outgoing premier Sebastien Lecornu failed to find a solution to crisis.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Mediator Qatar said that more details of the agreement would be announced at a later date.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Hamas officials confirm ceasefire framework in place: Report DropSite News reported late on Wednesday that Hamas and other Palestinian factions have agreed to a framework for a Gaza ceasefire after three days of talks in Egypt. The report cites a senior Hamas official and a second source close to the Palestinian negotiating team who said: βFrom our side, yes,β there is indeed an agreement. Some areas still need to be...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Over 50,000 children under five suffering acute malnutrition in Gaza Submitted by Syma Mohammed on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 20:14 The 20-month Unrwa study shows acute malnutrition correlates with periods of severe aid restrictions in the strip Palestinian children plead to receive a hot meal at a charity kitchen in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on 22 July (AFP) Off A study conducted by the UN Relief and...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Officials reported progress after a third day of indirect talks between Israel and Hamas in Egypt.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:US military build-up and strikes off coast in recent weeks.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Trump slams Chicago mayor and Illinois governor resisting his mass deportation campaign as US troops arrive in state.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Zohran Mamdani under fire from all sides following 7 October statement Submitted by Maysa Mustafa on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 19:20 Many online felt that the mayoral candidate betrayed the pro-Palestine base that secured his primary win New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during the "March on Wall Street" to call for economic justice on 28 August 2025, in New York City (Angela Weiss/AFP) Off Reactions from...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Jordan holding 'significant' arms cache earmarked for PA but blocked by Israel Submitted by Sean Mathews on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 20:46 If a Gaza ceasefire is reached, Arab states participating in reconstruction and security training could reap profits Palestinian Authority security forces deploy in Jenin refugee in the occupied West Bank on 18 January 2025 (Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP) Off Jordan is keeping βvery significantβ...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:The largest US city is among more than 2,000 other municipalities pursuing similar lawsuits.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:More than 10 percent of Gaza's population are casualties of Israel's genocide: Report The latest research reports from the Costs of War project at Brown University in the US now show that more than 10 percent of Gaza's pre-war population has been killed or maimed during Israel's genocide in the enclave since 7 October 2023. The 236,505 total casualties, counted as of 3 October, are "not an exaggeration, as some critics...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Footage shows rescue dogs and workers combing through debris after a building collapse in Madrid killed four people.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Saudi Arabia beat Indonesia 3-2 while Qatar and Oman end goalless as fourth round of qualifiers begin.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:The vote, which passes 178 votes to 169, enshrines into law an embargo that has been in effect since the war began.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Spanish lawmakers have passed a law ending all trade of arms, defence equipment, or technologies to Israel.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Trump says he may be going to the Middle East on Saturday President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he may travel to the Middle East this weekend as his negotiators seek to seal aGaza ceasefire deal. Trump said at the White House that a deal is "very close", and that he may depart on Saturday for the region. He spoke after talking to his team about the talks. Negotiators have been meeting in Egypt to try to...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Spain's parliament approves arms embargo against Israel Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 19:47 Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez wanted lawmakers to 'enshrine into law' his moratorium on Israeli arms and military items Protesters hold a banner reading "Stop the genocide in Palestine. Long live the struggle of the Palestinian people!" in Madrid on 4 October 2025 (Thomas Coex/AFP) Off The Spanish parliament on...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Police say 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht was behind fire that destroyed much of the Pacific Palisades neighbourhood.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Spanish law now forbids selling any weapons to Israel A Spanish arms embargo was voted into law on Wednesday that bans all weapons sales and fuel transits to Israel, and also the adveritising of products that come from the occupied Palestinian territories, Al Jazeera reported. There will be exceptions made to the law if anything is deemed harmful to the Spanish national interest. The prime minister said Wednesday's...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Brazil's beef shipments to the US tumble by 41 percent as exports to China grow by 38 percent.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Educators, staff and students launch hunger strikes across the US Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 18:56 Both university and high school participants are trying to highlight the dire conditions in Gaza, where a famine is progressively worsening Protesters demonstrating against the war in Gaza carry 'Stop Starvation' signs in New York City on 4 August (Spencer Platt/AFP) Off High school and university...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Human rights groups urge Congress to block unauthorised force as fears of wider Caribbean conflict and chaos grow.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Two goals from Salah and one from Adel make Egypt the third African country after Morocco and Tunisia to book a berth.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Israeli strikes kill eight in Gaza since dawn on Wednesday Health officials in Gaza said eight people have been killed in Israeli air strikes since dawn, local time, on Wednesday.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Saudi Arabia eyeing rare $10bn sovereign loan: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 10/08/2025 - 18:06 The kingdom is going on a debt blowout, capitalising on investor demand and low borrowing costs as oil prices fall King Abdullah Financial Centre in Riyadh on 1 August 2023 (Fayez Nureldine/AFP) Off Saudi Arabia is in talks with banks on Wall Street about obtaining a $10bn sovereign loan, as the kingdom continues to...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Al Jazeeraβs Maram Humaid remembers the beginning of Israelβs war on Gaza and reflects on her time reporting.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Police said Jihad al-Shamie called emergency services to declare allegiance to armed group as he carried out the attack.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:President Mohamud says adopting Swahili 'important for our integration into the region'.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Omar M. Yaghi, a chemist born to Palestinian refugee parents in Jordan, has been awarded a Nobel Prize.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Turkish FM says Gaza ceasefre could be declared as early as Wednesday evening Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in Ankara on Wednesday that "a lot of headway" has been made in the current talks on a Gaza ceasefire being held in Egypt. He added that a ceasefire could even be declared this evening, local time in Egypt, if a deal is agreed upon. βIf the consensus is reached today, the ceasefire will be brokered,β...
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:The attack by the paramilitary on the hospital wounded 17 others, and is the second such attack in 24 hours.
Published on: October 08, 2025 | Source:Nigeria is suffering complex security crises, but Republicans in US are eager to paint them as purely religious.
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