Tag: ceasefire
Gaza ceasefire sees smoothest exchange yet of Israel hostages and Palestinian prisoners; AP explains
Three men held hostage in the Gaza Strip for more than 15 months were freed Saturday, bringing to 18 the number of captives...
With the ceasefire in Gaza comes a gruesome challenge: Counting and collecting the dead
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The corpses keep coming every day, sometimes dozens at a time, brought to morgues in the Gaza...
Netanyahu says Gaza ceasefire won't begin without hostage names
Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that a newly brokered ceasefire with Hamas in the Gaza Strip won't begin if the Palestinian militant...
Gazans shed tears of joy, disbelief at news of ceasefire deal
By Nidal al-MughrabiCAIRO (Reuters) - Palestinians burst into celebration across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday at news of a ceasefire between Israel and...
On its first day, Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire holds
Residents of southern Lebanon and northern Israel began to return to their homes Wednesday as a U.S.-backed ceasefire between Israel and the Iranian-backed...
US says ceasefire call shows Hezbollah 'getting battered'
By Simon Lewis and David BrunnstromWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hezbollah's call for a ceasefire on Tuesday shows the militant group is on the back...