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Hamas releases six Israeli hostages as ceasefire holds
Six living hostages — including two who were held in Gaza for a decade — were released by Hamas Saturday.CBS News - Feb. 22 -
The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faces a key deadline. Will it last?
The first phase of the ceasefire that paused 15 months of brutal warfare between Israel and Hamas militants is set to end on SaturdayABC News - Feb. 24 -
Putin hopeful after US talks on Ukraine ceasefire
Russian president says the first round held in Saudi Arabia lays the ‘groundwork for future co-operation’Financial Times - 4d -
Zelenskyy aims for a ceasefire with Trump before discussing peace
Also in this newsletter: why the EU shouldn’t let itself be bullied on tech regulationFinancial Times - 4d -
Kurdish group PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey
The PKK calls for the release of its jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan to lead a process of disarmament.BBC News - 2d -
Ramadan begins in Gaza amid a fragile ceasefire
For Palestinians observing Ramadan in Gaza, the Muslim holy month started this year under a fragile ceasefire agreement that paused more than 15 months of the Israel-Hamas warABC News - 2d -
Zelenskyy rejects calls for immediate Ukraine-Russia ceasefire
Defiant Ukrainian president sees no need to make amends for explosive Oval Office row with TrumpFinancial Times - 1d -
UK distances itself from Macron ceasefire proposal
Kyiv’s European allies sought to project unity at London summitFinancial Times - 21h -
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FirstFT: Ceasefire under threat after Hamas accused of violation
Also in today’s newsletter, Japanese to court Tesla for Nissan investment, and Eric Adams’ Faustian pact with TrumpFinancial Times - Feb. 21 -
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Hamas’s failure to return Israeli mother’s body strains ceasefire
A tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has been strained by outrage over Hamas’s alleged transfer of an unknown body to Israel in the place of Shiri Bibas, the Israeli mother who was ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Hamas frees six hostages as first phase of ceasefire nears end
First phase of effort to end more than a year of conflict set to conclude on ThursdayFinancial Times - Feb. 22 -
Gaza ceasefire once again in doubt as first phase nears end
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indefinitely delayed the release of what would have been the biggest group of Palestinian prisoners so farBBC News - Feb. 23 -
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Palestinian prisoners expected to be released as ceasefire deal impasse resolved
The delayed release of 600 Palestinian prisoners will reportedly go ahead when Hamas returns four Israeli hostages' bodies.BBC News - 6d -
Netanyahu sends delegation to Egypt to continue Gaza ceasefire talks with Hamas
Israeli team heads to Cairo as end of deal’s first phase approaches, but big differences remain between two sides. Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has announced that he has instructed ...The Guardian - 4d -
Kurdish militants declare ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarmABC News - 3d -
Gaza ceasefire in doubt as first phase expires with no further negotiations underway
The six-week ceasefire in Gaza expired Saturday with no talks underway for the second phase, Hamas said, accusing Israel of “evading the commitment to end the war and withdraw completely from Gaza.”NBC News - 2d -
Kurdish terror group declares ceasefire in 40-year insurgency in Turkey
The Kurdistan Workers' Party, designated a terror group by the U.S., has declared a ceasefire amid changes in the Middle East.CBS News - 2d -
PKK declares ceasefire with Turkey after more than 40 years of conflict
Kurdish militant group responds to call from its jailed leader, Abdullah Öcalan, to lay down arms. A Kurdish militia has declared a ceasefire in its 40-year insurgency against Turkey after its ...The Guardian - 2d -
Gaza ceasefire deal hits critical moment as first phase ends
Talks on phase two of the agreement to release all hostages and the withdrawal of Israeli troops have barely begun.BBC News - 2d -
Gaza ceasefire talks stall, as Egypt proposes long-term reconstruction plan
Israel had agreed partial troop withdrawal by 9 March, but start of second phase of truce hits impasse. Talks aimed at maintaining the ceasefire in Gaza hit an impasse in Cairo on Saturday over ...The Guardian - 2d -
Turkey's Kurds wary of path to peace after PKK declares ceasefire
A momentous ceasefire declaration has stirred a mix of emotions in southeast Turkey and northern Iraq, where people bore the brunt of the 40-year conflict between Kurdish militants and the Turkish ...ABC News - 2d -
U.K., France agree to work on ceasefire plan for Russia's war in Ukraine
Ahead of an emergency summit in London on Sunday to discuss the war in Ukraine, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said that Britain, France and Ukraine have agreed to work on a ceasefire plan to ...NBC News - 1d -
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Series of explosions on buses in a parking lot rattles Israel
JERUSALEM — A series of explosions on three buses in a parking lot rattled central Israel on Thursday in what authorities suspected was a militant attack.NBC News - Feb. 20 -
Israel says body released by Hamas was not Shiri Bibas
The Israeli military says the body released by Hamas was not that of Shiri Bibas as they claimed. “No match was found for the fourth body,” they say, describing it as “anonymous and unidentified.” ...NBC News - Feb. 21 -
'The smallest coffins are the heaviest': Israel grieves youngest hostages
The return of the children in coffins, and their mother's absence, is being painfully felt across the country.BBC News - Feb. 21 -
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Israel Confirms Body Returned by Hamas Is That of Shiri Bibas
DNA testing had found that remains returned a day earlier purportedly of Ms. Bibas, a dead Israeli hostage, were in fact not hers, stirring outrage in Israel.The New York Times - Feb. 22 -
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Israel demands complete demilitarisation of southern Syria
The announcement could make conflict between Israel and the new leadership in Syria more likely.BBC News - Feb. 24 -
Israel says it is conducting strikes in southern Syria
Israel confirmed it is conducting strikes in southern Syria, as the new Syrian government calls for the full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Syrian territory.ABC News - 6d -
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Thursday Briefing: An Israel-Hamas Hostage Exchange
Plus, the female gaze behind the camera.The New York Times - 5d -
Israel and Hamas Exchange Prisoners and Hostage Remains
The militant group turned over four coffins it said contained the bodies of Israeli captives, and Israel began releasing Palestinian prisoners.The New York Times - 4d
