UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks at a high-level meeting of the Security Council at the UN headquarters in New York, Nov. 29, 2023. (Eskinder Debebe/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
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Türkiye to work for permanent truce in Gaza: Erdogan
Photo taken on Nov. 29, 2023 shows destroyed buildings in Gaza City. After weeks of Israeli strikes on Gaza in retaliation for an attack on Oct. 7 by Hamas against Israel, the two sides reached a four
Israel, Hamas confirm deal on releasing hostages, ceasefire
JERUSALEM/GAZA, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — Israel and Hamas on Wednesday confirmed their agreement on a Qatar-mediated proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.
In exchange for Hamas to release hostages, the Israeli
UN chief welcomes Israel-Hamas hostage deal
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomes the agreement reached by Israel and Hamas on the release of hostages, with the mediation of Qatar supported by Egypt
Hamas releases 4th batch of hostages from Gaza
GAZA, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) — The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, on Monday handed over the fourth batch of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip to the International Committee of the Re
Qatar presents Israel with \”2 suggestions\” on hostage deal with Hamas: Palestinian source
GAZA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) — A Palestinian source said on Sunday that Qatar presented Israel with \”two suggestions\” on the hostage deal with Hamas.
The source, who requires anonymity, told Xinhua that th
Israel \”willing\” to pause fighting in Gaza if Hamas releases hostages: source
JERUSALEM, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) — Israel is \”willing\” to temporarily pause the fighting in the Gaza Strip if Hamas shows \”a genuine commitment\” to releasing the hostages, a government source told Xinhua o
Israel continues ground assault into Gaza, says captive freed, rejects calls for truce
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 30, 2023. Despite the international calls for a Gaza truce and the release of civilian detainees, Ne
UN human rights body concerned over Gaza humanitarian crisis
GENEVA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) — With thousands of people killed and over one million displaced in just ten days, and large areas in the Gaza Strip reduced to rubble, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights O
Roundup: Israel prepares for ground assault on Gaza as Palestinians struggle to flee
JERUSALEM/GAZA, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — Israel on Sunday continued its preparations for a massive ground operation in Gaza, mobilizing forces near the Gaza border, as its bloody conflict with the Palestin