The truce between Israel and Hamas, which has allowed the release of hostages and prisoners and the distribution of some desperately needed humanitarian aid, is in its fourth and final day today, amid talks to extend it. On the night of Sunday to Monday, the armed Palestinian Islamist movement assured in a statement that it … Read more
Virtually absent from even the temporary peace process for Lorisa, Gaza, Turkey continues to maintain its extreme aggressive rhetoric against Israel. And this despite the fact that since yesterday, Friday, the process of releasing and exchanging hostages between Israel and Hamas has been in full progress. For every one hostage released by Hamas, Israel releases … Read more
A total of 233 persons who resided illegally in Cyprus, left the country in the last week (18-25/11/2023), as part of the Police’s efforts to return third-country nationals to their countries of origin. In the same context, ten persons who resided illegally in Cyprus left today, with the forced return of FRONTEX. This is the … Read more
A four-day ceasefire came into effect a day late after nearly seven weeks of continuous shelling of the Gaza Strip. The afternoon is expected to see the first exchange of hostages held by Hamas with Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli prisons. The next few hours are critical and will determine to a large extent whether … Read more
The four-day truce between Israel’s military and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, which is expected to lead to the release of hostages in the Gaza Strip and in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, took effect at 07:00 (local time and Cyprus time). The “humanitarian pause” in military operations, agreed in … Read more
The Ezzedine Al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas, confirmed in a press release the Qatari Foreign Ministry’s announcement of a ceasefire with Israel starting at 7am on Friday. “It will last four days” and “includes a complete suspension of military activities”, they emphasize. During the truce, “50 Zionist captives (as it calls the hostages), … Read more
The United States is against the displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to another country, the country’s special envoy for humanitarian affairs in the Middle East, David Satterfield, told Lebanon’s al-Jadeed network. Satterfield said Gazans displaced to the southern part of the Strip by Israeli military operations “must be allowed to return to their … Read more
The Government expects a conclusion to be reached in the negotiation with Chevron as soon as possible, Government Spokesman Konstantinos Letympiotis said on Tuesday. Answering a question after the conclusion of the Council of Ministers, about the letter that has recently been sent to the Government by the Chevron company in relation to the development … Read more
A “UN protectorate” in Gaza would not be a solution to the conflict there, the organization’s secretary-general said Monday, calling instead for a “transitional period” involving Arab states and the United States and leading to a solution two states. Antonio Guterres said it was “important to be able to turn this tragedy into an opportunity” … Read more
A representative of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas told the Jordanian newspaper Al-Gad (“Tomorrow”) that it was agreed to declare a cease-fire within the day which will last from four to five days in exchange for the release of 50 hostages, however a source close to the government of Israel denied this information speaking to … Read more