Middle East live updates: Israeli cabinet to ratify ceasefire on Friday
The Israel Defense Forces continues its intense airstrike and ground campaigns in Gaza with ceasefire talks ending with success in Qatar.
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Live Updates: Israeli Cabinet Vote on Cease-Fire Not Expected Until at Least Friday
Israel’s far-right minister for national security said he would resign, shrinking the governing coalition’s Knesset majority, if the cabinet approves the cease-fire deal, which includes the release ...The New York Times - 7m -
Israeli cabinet to meet Friday on Gaza ceasefire deal
US maintains that agreement will go into force before Donald Trump takes officeFinancial Times - 2h -
Middle East Crisis Updates: Gaza Cease-Fire to Start on Sunday, Mediator Says
The Israeli cabinet still has to ratify the deal, and some details remained unresolved. President Biden said hostages were to be released over 42 days.The New York Times - 9h -
A ceasefire deal is here. For Gaza, the Middle East and the world, the future remains unknown
The sacrifice has been so great, the misery so complete, that few can claim with certainty that this was all worthwhile. There may be no winners in war, but history suggests combatants are often ...The Guardian - 19h -
Trump’s Middle East envoy visits Netanyahu in push for Gaza ceasefire
Steve Witkoff meets Israeli PM in renewed efforts to secure hostage release deal with Hamas. The US Middle East envoy chosen by the president-elect, Donald Trump, met the Israeli prime minister, ...The Guardian - 5d -
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How increased Israeli military activity is changing the Middle East
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Middle East crisis live: at least 37 killed by Israeli strikes on Gaza including in al-Mawasi ‘safe zone’
Airstrike hit tent encampment sheltering displaced families and also killed director-general of Gaza’s police department. Lebanon ’s National News Agency reports that Israeli forces fired two ...The Guardian - Jan. 2
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