Hamas accepts new Gaza ceasefire proposal, hostage release deal amid ongoing conflict with Israel
May 07, 2024, at 03:43 pm
Hamas has said it has informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators that it has accepted the proposal for the implementation of a new Gaza ceasefire.
US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire amid ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict
Feb 21, 2024, at 04:25 pm
The UN Security Council met again in an emergency session on Gaza in New York on Tuesday, where the United States vetoed a resolution put forward on behalf of Arab States by Algeria demanding “an immediate humanitarian ceasefire that must be respected by all parties”.
Israel-Hamas War: UN envoy advocates immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Feb 09, 2024, at 05:14 am
Gaza: A top UN official in the Middle East underscored the importance of a ceasefire in Gaza during a briefing to journalists at UN headquarters on Wednesday.
Hamas proposes 135-day truce plan amid ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict
Feb 07, 2024, at 11:52 pm
Hamas group members have put forward a 135-day truce plan during which hostages might be freed in three stages in response to an Israel-backed ceasefire proposal.
Israel-Gaza crisis: Hamas releases 12 more hostages amid extended truce
Nov 29, 2023, at 03:02 pm
Ten Israeli nationals and two Thai hostages have been released by Hamas during the first day of the two-day extended truce on Tuesday (November 28, 2023).
Gaza: Vital aid reaches shattered north amid ongoing Israel-Hamas truce
Nov 27, 2023, at 11:24 pm
Desperate Gazans in the north of the enclave had their first sip of clean water in weeks on Monday as a continuing pause in fighting enabled broadening aid access to the Strip, UN humanitarians said.
Israel-Hamas discuss possibility of increasing temporary ceasefire as four-day truce nears end
Nov 27, 2023, at 10:57 pm
With the truce between Hamas and Israel entering its fourth and final day on Monday (November 27, 2023), both sides are discussing a possibility of extending the temporary ceasefire.
Hamas-Israel ongoing ceasefire: UN confirms more aid entering Gaza
Nov 26, 2023, at 06:38 pm
Sixty-one trucks hauled aid to northern Gaza on Saturday (November 25, 2023) – the largest number since 7 October, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
Twenty-four hostages released on first day of Israel-Hamas truce
Nov 25, 2023, at 03:10 pm
Twenty-four hostages, including 13 Israeli nationals, have been released as a part of the temporary truce reached between Israel and Hamas, media reports said.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire will not start 'before Friday': Reports
Nov 23, 2023, at 03:51 pm
Gaza/UNI: There will be no ceasefire under the deal between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas "before Friday," an Israeli official said on Thursday.
Fifty hostages to be released after Israeli Cabinet okays temporary ceasefire deal with Hamas
Nov 22, 2023, at 03:23 pm
The Israeli cabinet has approved an agreement to secure the release of 50 hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7 attacks by Hamas.
Guterres welcomes ceasefire in Israel and Gaza
May 16, 2023, at 09:47 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed last night’s ceasefire agreement in Israel and Gaza and reiterated that only a negotiated political solution will lead to lasting peace and end the devastating cycles of violence “once and for all.”
TTP returns to warpath in Pakistan
Dec 01, 2022, at 12:12 am
Islamabad: The proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has asked its combatants to carry out attacks across the country in the wake of “unabated” operations by security forces against militants in the southern districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, media reports said on Wednesday, a move taken by the group when the South Asian nation is witnessing a change in Army's command.
Pakistan: FC soldier die, two sustain bullets during cross-border attack from Afghanistan
Nov 14, 2022, at 02:02 pm
Islamabad: A Frontier Corps soldier died and two other security personnel sustained injuries during a cross-border attack from Afghanistan to Balochistan's Chaman district, media reports said on Monday.
UN Security Council calls on parties to fully comply with ceasefire in Gaza : Statement
May 23, 2021, at 07:37 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The UN Security Council on Saturday welcomed the ceasefire in Gaza and urged the sides to fully comply with the agreement, while stressing the need for urgent humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population following 11-day hostilities.
Conflict: Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire in Gaza
May 21, 2021, at 02:26 pm
Gaza/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on late Thursday confirmed that the security cabinet has unanimously approved a ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire in Gaza
May 21, 2021, at 07:27 am
Gaza/UNI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on late Thursday confirmed that the security cabinet has unanimously approved a ceasefire in Gaza.
Yemen: UN ceasefire monitoring mission condemns attack on civilians in Hudaydah
Mar 02, 2021, at 04:01 pm
New York: The United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA), on Sunday, strongly condemned an attack in Yemen that killed five civilians, including a woman and child.
Russia registers 17 ceasefire violations in Syria, Turkey records 5
Jan 03, 2021, at 10:12 pm
Moscow/Sputnik: The Russian side of the Russian-Turkish commission monitoring the implementation of the Syrian truce has registered 17 ceasefire violations in Syria over the past 24 hours, while the Turkish side has registered five, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
UN chief welcomes Nagorno-Karabakh ceasefire
Oct 11, 2020, at 09:57 pm
New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed agreement on a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict zone following talks held in Russia on Friday.
Taliban spokesman says ceasefire in Afghanistan to happen when gov’t adopts Islamic system
Sep 12, 2020, at 11:51 pm
Doha/Sputnik: A lasting ceasefire in Afghanistan will be reached once the governmental system in the country becomes Islamic, Suhail Shaheen, the spokesman for the Taliban's political office, said on the sidelines of the ongoing peace talks in Doha on Saturday.
170 signatories endorse UN ceasefire appeal during COVID crisis
Jun 25, 2020, at 09:55 am
New York/IBNS: UN Member States, Observers and others, sent a strong political message this week, with the announcement that 170 signatories have now endorsed the UN’s call to silence the guns, and stand united against the global threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Eid in Afghanistan: Taliban announces three-day ceasefire
May 24, 2020, at 06:57 am
Kabul/IBNS: Marking the Eid celebrations, the Taliban on Saturday declared a three-day ceasefire with the Afghanistan government.
US calls for nationwide ceasefire in Syria, condemns terror attack - State Department
Apr 29, 2020, at 01:10 pm
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The United States condemns the recent terror attack in Syria and calls for a countrywide cessation in hostilities, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a statement.
Saudi-led coalition accuses Yemen's Houthis of violating cease-fire
Apr 13, 2020, at 12:07 pm
Riyadh//Xinhua/UNI: Saudi-led coalition involved in a war in Yemen accused on Sunday the Houthis militia in Yemen of violating the cease-fire, Al Akhbariya local TV reported.
UN chief calls for ceasefire as Yemen braces for possible COVID-19 outbreak
Mar 26, 2020, at 01:40 pm
New York/IBNS: Echoing his 23 March appeal to warring parties across the globe for an immediate ceasefire, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on those fighting in Yemen to end hostilities and ramp up efforts to counter a potential outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
US welcomes ceasefire in Syria's Idlib de-escalation zone: State Department
Aug 04, 2019, at 10:15 am
Washington, Aug 4 (Sputnik): The United States welcomed the ceasefire in Idlib de-escalation zone in northwestern Syria and called for action to end attacks on civilians and infrastructure, US State Department said in a statement on Saturday.
UN-led Yemen ceasefire monitoring team gets ready to begin operations
Dec 20, 2018, at 10:04 am
New York, Dec 20 (IBNS): A UN-led team tasked with overseeing the ceasefire which came into effect on Tuesday around a number of critical Yemeni ports, has begun planning operations with a conference call to discuss the general outlines of its work, including agreement of a code of conduct, the UN Spokesperson said on Wednesday.
Ceasefire holds in Tripoli, but core problems remain, says UN Libya mission chief
Nov 09, 2018, at 09:23 am
New York, Nov 9 (IBNS): The recent ceasefire in Libya’s capital Tripoli, brokered by the United Nations mission in the country, is holding, its head told the Security Council on Thursday, highlighting efforts to sustain the calm and help secure lasting peace.
Ceasefire agreement reached in Libyan capital, announces UN mission
Sep 05, 2018, at 08:58 am
New York, Sept 5 (IBNS): An agreement on a ceasefire in Tripoli has been reached under the auspices of Ghassan Salame, the top United Nations official in Libya, the Organization’s Support Mission in the country, UNSMIL, has announced.