Tag: Ceasefire
Rubio: Hamas to blame if truce collapses
The ceasefire in Gaza is "tenuous" because Hamas is a terrorist organization responsible for violence against civilians, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told journalist Chris Cuomo by phone on NewsNation on Tuesday.
Rubio noted that Hamas...
Sa’ar: Israel ready to resume fighting if Hamas doesn’t free captives
During a meeting with European Union ambassadors in Israel on Tuesday, Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar warned that Jerusalem would resume military actions in Gaza if Hamas does not release the hostages.
"We discussed today Hamas's...
UN chief appeals to Hamas to release Israeli hostages
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday urged the Hamas terror group to abide by its obligation to release additional Israeli hostages in accordance with its ceasefire agreement with the Jewish state.
"We must avoid at...
Netanyahu: Ceasefire ends unless hostages are freed on Saturday
Unless Hamas returns Israeli hostages by noon on Saturday, Feb. 15, the ceasefire will expire and the Israel Defense Forces will resume fighting until it defeats Hamas totally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said...
‘Let’s bring God back into our lives,’ Trump says at prayer breakfast
U.S. President Donald Trump took credit for the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas and expressed hope that peace deals will define his presidency in remarks at the annual National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday.
“Just...
Netanyahu extends DC trip through Saturday, will meet with congressional leadership
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who arrived in Washington on Sunday, plans to extend his visit stateside until Saturday night, his office said, reportedly citing “many requests by U.S. officials who want to meet him.”
The Israeli...
Halevi: IDF will be ‘just as proud’ to return to war in Gaza Strip
The Israel Defense Forces is working to implement the ceasefire and hostage release deal with the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip, but will not hesitate to return to battle, IDF Chief of...
Witkoff in Israel to push implementation of Hamas ceasefire
Steve Witkoff, U.S. President Donald Trump's special Middle East envoy, is currently meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials in Jerusalem to discuss the implementation of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire.
Witkoff landed...
Bibas family fears for lives of hostages Shiri, Yarden, Ariel and baby Kfir
“The information we received is not good. The army is afraid about the state in which they will be returned, but nothing is proven yet," Jimmy Miller, the cousin of Hamas hostage Shiri Bibas, told...
Katz: Jerusalem to ‘firmly’ enforce Lebanon, Gaza ceasefires
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Monday warned the Hezbollah and Hamas terror organizations in Southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, respectively, not to test Jerusalem's resolve.
Israel "will continue to enforce the ceasefires in...