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Nov
30
2023
By NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI, MOHAMMED SALEM and EMILY ROSE
Islamic Jihad says it frees some hostages as truce talks proceed

Islamic Jihad says it frees some hostages as truce talks proceed

WORLD
THE Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement said that it had handed over several civilian hostages as part of an exchange deal with Israel, on the final day of a two-day extension of a truce in the Gaza war. The release was overshadowed by an unconfirmed claim by Hamas, the largest militant group in Gaza, that a family of Israeli hostages, including the youngest hostage, baby Kfir Bibas, had been killed during earlier Israeli bombardment. Israeli officials said they were checking the Hamas report about the Bibas family, a very sensitive issue in Israel where the family is among the most high-profile…
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May
14
2023
By NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and MAAYAN LUBELL
Islamic Jihad says agrees Gaza truce with Israel -officials

Islamic Jihad says agrees Gaza truce with Israel -officials

WORLD
ISRAEL and the militant Islamic Jihad group in Gaza have agreed on a truce that will go into effect at 10 p.m. (1900 GMT), Palestinian officials said, signalling an end to the worst episode of cross-border fire since a 10-day war in 2021. Egypt, which brokered the ceasefire, called on all sides to adhere to the agreement, Egypt's Al-Qahera News television channel reported. "In the light of the agreement of the Palestinian and the Israeli side, Egypt announces a ceasefire between the Palestinian and the Israeli side has been reached," a text of the agreement seen by Reuters read, and…
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Apr
22
2023
By KHALID ABDELAZIZ and NAFISA ELTAHIR
No let-up in Khartoum fighting after Sudan’s army declares truce

No let-up in Khartoum fighting after Sudan’s army declares truce

NEWS
HEAVY firing rang out in Khartoum after Sudan's army declared a truce, a Reuters witness said, dealing the latest blow to international attempts to try to end almost a week of fighting between army troops and a rival force. The source of firing was unclear, the witness said, adding air strikes were also heard from time to time. The army said it agreed to a three-day truce to enable people to celebrate the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. Its adversary, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), said earlier in the day it had agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire, also to mark Eid.…
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Nov
04
2022
By The African Mirror
Analysis: Truce in Ethiopia’s Tigray war just first step on long road to peace

Analysis: Truce in Ethiopia’s Tigray war just first step on long road to peace

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP
ESTELLE SHIRBON IMPLEMENTING the ceasefire agreed by the Ethiopian government and forces from the northern region of Tigray will be fraught with difficulties, while thorny political and territorial disputes will need to be tackled to achieve lasting peace. Two years of war between Ethiopia's federal army and Tigray forces have killed thousands of people, displaced millions from their homes, brought hunger to towns and villages across the region and caused catastrophic destruction. The truce signed on Wednesday after just a week of formal peace talks in the South African capital Pretoria reflected heavy pressures on both sides. When the talks…
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