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The Presidency affirmed its firm position of the necessity of an immediate ceasefire in and full Israeli withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. The Presidency reiterated that it was necessary to establish an immediate ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, and pave the way for the State of Palestine to assume full responsibility for the Gaza Strip as an integral part of the occupied territory."
Stressing Gaza as an integral part of Palestine, the President said in a statement The government administrative and security personnel were fully prepared to carry out their tasks to alleviate the suffering inflicted on the Gaza population, allow displaced persons to return to their houses, restore essential services to the Strip, assume responsibility for the border crossings and help commence Gaza reconstruction,
Everything has been destroyed, children are on the streets, you can't pinpoint just one priority,
Doctors Without Borders coordinator Amande Bazerolle told AFP I think of them, these two little redheads, and I get shivers,
said 70-year-old Osnat Nyska, whose grandchildren attended nursery with the Bibas brothers I will go to kiss my land,
said Nasr al-Gharabli, who fled his home in Gaza City for a camp further south The government has approved the hostage return plan
Netanyahu's office said early Saturday morning after the cabinet held its vote If we weren't involved... the deal would've never happened,
Trump said in an interview Thursday Yesterday was a bloody day, and today is bloodier,
said Zaher al-Wahedi, a Health Ministry official We ask our brothers in Hamas to communicate with mediators to end the war,
said Omar Jendiya, in Deir al-Balah We were expecting that the (Israeli) occupation would intensify the bombing, like they did every time there were reports of progress in truce talks,
said Mohammed Mahdi, who is sheltering in Gaza City From Argentina, we will do everything within our power to recover our compatriots and put an end to this scourge,
said Milei, referring to the detained citizens with dual Argentine-Israeli nationality We eagerly await the success of US president-elect Donald Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu in the process of liberating the 98 people abducted by the terrorist group Hamas, among whom are nine Argentines,
Milei posted on his X account Pending approval by the Security Cabinet and the Government, and the agreement taking effect, the release of the hostages will be implemented according to the planned framework in which the hostages are expected to be released on Sunday,
Since the announcement of the ceasefire agreement, the Israeli army has killed 73 people as of this morning, including 61 in Gaza City alone.”
In a press statement, Civil Defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said It's not exactly surprising that in a process and negotiation that has been this challenging and this fraught, you may get a loose end,
I am confident, and I fully expect that implementation will begin, as we said, on Sunday,
Blinken told reporters in Washington at his farewell news conference as America’s top diplomat However, deep anxiety and concerns accompany us regarding the possibility that the agreement might not be fully implemented, leaving hostages behind,
As the president of the State of Israel, I say in the clearest terms: This is the right move,
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was informed by the negotiating team that agreements have been reached on a deal to release the hostages,
his office said in a statement The Prime Minister ordered the political-security cabinet to convene tomorrow (Friday). The government will then convene to approve the deal,
