Gaza ceasefire takes effect: Peace in the Middle East?
After 15 months of intense conflict, Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) finally reached a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip in January 2025.
moreAfter 15 months of intense conflict, Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) finally reached a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip in January 2025.
moreQatar will supply 12.5 million litres of fuel to the Gaza Strip in the first 10 days after the ceasefire comes into effect.
moreEgypt resumed the delivery of humanitarian aid trucks to the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip.
moreIsraeli security forces confirmed that three female Israeli hostages had been handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
moreIn the Middle East, on 15 January, news of a ceasefire agreement and an exchange of hostages between Israel and Gaza was reported.
moreIsrael has accused Hamas of violating parts of the Gaza truce and has said the Israeli cabinet will not meet on the deal until Hamas confirms all of it.
moreRecently, the US media disclosed a heavy news on the Middle East issue: Steven Witcoff, the incoming US special envoy to the Middle East, made an emergency visit to Israel before Trump took office on the 20th of this month, urging the Israeli side to reach a ceasefire agreement in Gaza as soon as possible.
moreThe Norwegian Foreign Minister said before the summit that "the two-state solution has received broad support, but the international community still needs to take more action."
moreIran and major European countries have begun a new round of talks on its nuclear program in Switzerland.
moreThe Israeli prime minister's office said Saturday that Netanyahu is sending a delegation of senior officials to Qatar to negotiate the release of hostages and a Gaza cease-fire.
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