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Egypt receives Hamas response to Gaza truce proposal, working to reach final formula

Egypt receives Hamas response to Gaza truce proposal, working to reach final formula

EGYPTIAN officials said that they have received Hamas' response to a framework ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip, a statement from Egypt's State Information Service said. "We will discuss all the details of the proposed framework with the concerned parties to reach an agreement on the final formula as soon as possible," Diaa Rashwan, head of the State Information Service, was quoted as saying. Egyptian security sources told Reuters on Tuesday that Hamas' response showed flexibility, asking for a specific timeline for the ceasefire to end after the Muslim Eid al-Fitr holiday in early April. "Egypt will continue to exert…
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Libyan medics already faced war, now the pandemic is surging there too

Libyan medics already faced war, now the pandemic is surging there too

AS  the pandemic started to rage through Libya last month, medics working in the war-ravaged country's few functioning hospitals faced their nightmare scenario - a surge in cases and dwindling resources. Hamza Abdulrahman Jelwal, 35, a supervising nurse at a quarantine centre in the coastal city of Misrata, has not seen his family since Libya's lockdown began in March. He has also not been paid. He tested positive for the coronavirus in August and was quarantined in the same facility. As soon as he got better, he got up and went back to work. "We work 12 hours a day.…
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