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The prime minister called for calm in the Gaza Strip between now and Jan. 19 when the ceasefire deal takes effect. He welcomed the Gaza ceasefire deal, according to a post on X, and stressed the importance of a fast delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE OF THE RED CROSS PRESIDENT MIRJANA SPOLJARIC

A comprehensive strategy aims to stabilize the Middle East through Saudi normalization, Palestinian separation, and a united front against Iran As Israel’s war in Gaza appears to be reaching an end, Israeli thinkers are hard at work developing a strategy to meet the new regional dynamics that have resulted from the war.

Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip whilst Israel insists details are still being finalised

That would probably require an Israeli presence in what's known as the Netzarim corridor, a strip of closed roads ... Authority would govern postwar Gaza with the support of Arab and Muslim countries, including Saudi Arabia, which would also take the ...

Chances of the ceasefire deal unravelling after the hostage-for-prisoner exchange is completed are high. What happens after that is uncertain. Who controls Gaza? Is there a chance for permanent peace?

That statement comes on top of other pressures that Trump has brought to bear to try to ensure that a deal for the release of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip takes place before he enters the White House on January 20.

(THE CONVERSATION) A much-anticipated Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal is set to take effect on Jan. 19, 2025 – subject to an Israeli government vote on the package scheduled for the morning of Jan. 16.

The agreement should put a stop to the bloodshed, allow people to return to their homes, and get much-needed aid to more than a million people

Israel launched a major military operation Tuesday in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin that killed at least nine Palestinians and left at least 40 more people wounded, Palestinian health officials said,

In the 80 hours between Wednesday, Jan 15, when the Gaza ceasefire agreement was announced, and Sunday, Jan 19, when it went into effect, Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed 123 Palestinians,

Israeli forces have launched a major attack on the refugee camp in the occupied West Bank as the fragile ceasefire in Gaza enters its third day.