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110 Palestinian prisoners freed from Israeli jails under Gaza ceasefire agreement

Date: 2025-01-30 16:15:54 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:11048327

RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (MENA) - Israeli forces set free 110 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails Thursday evening as part of the implementation of the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire agreement that came into effect January 19. The prisoners were ....

14 Palestinians injured as Israeli occupation forces attack civilians in Beitunia

Date: 2025-01-30 15:49:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:11048302

RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (MENA) - As many as 14 Palestinians were injured by live bullets and tear gas inhalation after Israeli occupation forces attacked civilians in the town of Beitunia, west of Ramallah. According to the Palestinian Red Crescent ....

Israel officially receives Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Moses, 5 Thai persons under ceasefire deal--Paper

Date: 2025-01-30 12:55:02 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:25 - ID:11047957

RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (MENA) - The Israeli army officially received Arbel Yehoud, Gadi Moses under a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip, The Jerusalem Post reported. Arbel Yehoud and Gadi Moses together with the five Thai workers arrived to the initial ....

Red Cross receives two more Israeli captives under Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2025-01-30 11:46:15 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:11047885

KHAN YOUNIS, Jan 30 (MENA) - The International Committee of the Red Cross received on Thursday two Israeli captives identified as Gadi Moses, 80, and Arbel Yahud, 29, in addition to five Thai workers who were released by Hamas as part of the first ....

Israeli soldier handed over to Red Cross under Gaza ceasefire deal

Date: 2025-01-30 10:49:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:11047815

RAMALLAH, Jan 30 (MENA) - Israeli soldier Agam Berger was released by Hamas in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip and transferred to the Red Cross, the Israeli military said on Thursday, adding that the vehicle carrying her was making its way to ....

Aid efforts in Gaza escalate, as risk from deadly unexploded ordnance grows: UN

Date: 2025-01-30 07:10:00 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:6 - ID:11047422

NEW YORK, Jan 30 (MENA) - UN agencies are scaling up humanitarian aid and addressing the growing risks posed by unexploded ordnance such as landmines (UXO), according to a report published by the website of the UN on Thursday. The UN Mine Action ....

Ahmed al Sharaa named transitional president of Syria

Date: 2025-01-29 21:05:28 GMT - Syria - Middle East - SN:61 - ID:11047279

DAMASCUS, Jan 29 (MENA) - Spokesman for Syria’s new government’s military operations sector Col. Hassan Abdul Ghani announced the appointment of Ahmad al-Sharaa as Syria's interim president, AlQahera News‎ reported on Wednesday. Under the ....

200 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt

Date: 2025-01-29 16:26:15 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:11046900

ARISH, Jan 29 (MENA) - The number of aid trucks that entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday from Egypt reached 200, including 11 fuel trucks, according to a source at Rafah border terminal. The source said the trucks entered the strip through Al ....

Trump’s Middle East envoy heads to Israel, plans to visit Gaza

Date: 2025-01-29 14:26:36 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:28 - ID:11046780

WASHINGTON, Jan 29 (MENA) - President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff traveled to Israel on Wednesday and is expected to visit the Gaza Strip, the devastated Palestinian enclave where a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has held for ....

130 aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt Wednesday

Date: 2025-01-29 12:13:43 GMT - Egypt - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:11046534

RAFAH, Egypt, Jan 29 (MENA) - The number of aid trucks that entered Gaza on Wednesday from Egypt reached 130 including 11 fuel trucks. A source at Rafah border terminal said the trucks entered the strip through Al Ouja and Karm Abu Salim ....