Israel, Hamas agree to extend truce for seventh day
JERUSALEM: Israel and Hamas struck a last-minute agreement on Thursday to extend their six-day ceasefire by one more day to allow negotiators to keep working on deals to swap hostages held…
Browsing Tag
truce
Israel-Hamas truce enters final day with talk of extension
GAZA: The truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final 24 hours on Monday, with the group saying it was willing to extend the pause after it freed more hostages, including a…
Israel, Hamas begin four-day ceasefire in Gaza
JERUSALEM: There were no reports of bombings, artillery strikes or rocket attacks as Israel and Hamas started a four-day ceasefire in Gaza on Friday, the first pause in a 48-day-old war that…
Hamas chief says close to truce agreement with Israel
GAZA: The chief of Hamas said that the Palestinian group was near a truce agreement with Israel, even as the deadly assault on Gaza continued and rockets were being fired into Israel.…
Afghan govt frees Taliban prisoners as truce holds for second day
Afghan authorities released 100 Taliban prisoners Monday as part of the government's response to a surprise, three-day ceasefire the insurgents called to mark the Eid al-Fitr festival.…