Tag: Hamas
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Hamas rejects new conditions as Israel demands release of hostages
The Islamist Palestinian movement Hamas on Thursday said it will not negotiate any new conditions for a ceasefire or the release of hostages, as a new round of negotiations began in Qatar.
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U.S. not involved in Hamas leader Haniyeh’s killing – Blinken
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, said on Wednesday via the Channel News Asia (CNA) that the U.S. was not involved in the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Blinken, during a visit to Singapore, also reiterated the need for a ceasefire
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Hamas negotiators arrive in Cairo for Gaza truce talks
Hamas negotiators began intensified talks on Saturday on a possible Gaza truce that would see a halt to the fighting and the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas official told Reuters.
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Hamas leader must be taken dead or alive – Israeli president
I sraeli President Isaac Herzog has vowed that Hamas leader Yehya al-Sinwar will be gotten dead or alive. Herzog sees the Hamas leader as the lynchpin in the Gaza war and key to getting Israel’s hostages held in the Gaza Strip released.
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Israel agrees to U.S. proposal on prisoner exchange with Hamas – Reports
Israel agrees to the terms proposed by the United States for the exchange of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli hostages held by Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip and is awaiting a response from the movement on this matter, CNN reported, citing a source. The report indicated that the proposal was presented by CIA Director…
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Gaza: We’re open to ceasefire talks – Hamas leader
Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, on Tuesday said that his movement is examining a draft agreement with Israel. He said the draft agreement would lead to an exchange of hostages for
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In pursuit of the last Hamas – By Azu Ishiekwene
After futile attempts by others to get the prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate allegations of genocide against the parties in the war in Gaza, South Africa raised the stakes
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Israel battles Hamas on streets of Gaza City as UN delays vote again
Israeli troops and Hamas militants fought fierce gunbattles on the streets of Gaza’s second-biggest city on Wednesday as the United Nations delayed a vote on a bid to boost aid deliveries to the Palestinian enclave facing a humanitarian disaster.
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We’re ready to swap all detained Israeli soldiers for Palestinian prisoners – Hamas
Reports coming out of Gaza indicates that the Islamist movement known as Hamas was ready to release all the Israeli soldiers it is holding captive in exchange for all Palestinian prisoners held in Israel, amid negotiations to extend a truce over Gaza.
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85-year-old Israeli woman confronts Hamas chief in captivity
An 85-year-old Israeli woman abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 and set free two weeks later said she met its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar while in captivity and asked him how he was not ashamed for having acted violently against peace activists like herself.