Wed 30-April-2025

Ceasefire

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes effect in Lebanon

An Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire has taken effect at 16:00 (local time) on Wednesday to end more than 13 months of military confrontations across the border and two months of open war between the two parties.

BRICS calls for ceasefire in Gaza, flow of humanitarian aid

The countries of the BRICS economic group on Wednesday adopted a joint declaration stressing the urgent need for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and condemning Israeli persistence in attacking humanitarian and civilian infrastructure in the war-torn Palestinian enclave.

Russia calls on UN Security Council to adopt a new decision on Gaza ceasefire

Russia has called on the UN Security Council to adopt a new decision on ceasefire in Gaza, after failure to implement the decision proposed by the United States and approved by the Council last June.

Al-Hindi: Hamas will not be part of the ceasefire talks in Doha

The Hamas official, Suhail al-Hindi, said that Hamas will not "be part of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange negotiations expected to resume in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday."

The leaders of Australia, New Zealand, and Canada call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Australia, New Zealand, and Canada have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, stressing that the escalation of military tension between the Israeli army and Lebanon’s Hezbollah party makes the ceasefire more urgent.

Five Arab states call for ceasefire in Gaza

Foreign ministers from Jordan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Egypt held a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss the developments of mediation efforts aimed at concluding a ceasefire in Gaza.

Abu Hamza to Israelis: Ceasefire is the only way to get back your captives

The spokesman for Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, Abu Hamza, sent a message to the Israelis on Saturday evening.

Badran: No ceasefire without Israel ending its aggression against Gaza

Member of Hamas’s political bureau Husam Badran has reiterated the need to completely end the Israeli aggression and military operations against the Gaza Strip and help the displaced families return to their areas in order to reach a ceasefire, describing these demands as “the most prominent red lines that the resistance will not relinquish.”

Marouf: Israel escalates aggression on Gaza, turning a blind eye to all international calls for ceasefire

The head of the Government Media Office (GMO), Salama Marouf, said that the Israeli occupation army is escalating its aggression across the Gaza Strip, turning a blind eye to all international calls for ceasefire.

Qanu: Permanent ceasefire is the key to any agreement

Permanent ceasefire is the key factor to reaching an agreement with Israel on Gaza, Hamas spokesman Abdulatif al-Qanu said in a statement on Thursday evening.