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Nov 25 2023
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Hamas Says Delaying Hostage Handover Until Israel 'Adheres To Agreement'
The armed wing of Hamas said Saturday it was delaying the handover of a second group of hostages due to be released under a truce deal until Israel "adheres to the terms of the agreement". The entry of humanitarian aid to the north of the Gaza Strip and the selection criteria for the liberation of prisoners were the issues in question, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said in a statement. An
Barron'sNov 27 2023
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Report: Hamas Has Lost Track of Some Israeli Hostages Abducted in Terror Attack
The Argentine news outlet Infobae reported on Sunday, citing “sources familiar with the details of the [hostage] agreement,” that the jihadist terrorist organization Hamas does not know the location of some of the estimated 240 people abducted from Israel on October 7, complicating the group’s ability to negotiate for their release. The Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al-
Breitbart NewsDec 06 2023
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Putin Makes Rare Visit to Mideast
His plane flanked by four fighter jets, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia began a rare trip on Wednesday to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, two oil-rich Gulf nations that have resisted pressure to take sides in the Ukraine war.
The talks touched on international crises, primarily Israel’s two-month-old war with Hamas — a conflict that has played into Mr. Putin’s
New York Times (News)Nov 28 2023
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Hamas frees more hostages on fifth day of temporary Gaza cease-fire
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas and Israel released more hostages and prisoners under terms of a fragile cease-fire that held for a fifth day Tuesday as international mediators in Qatar worked to extend the truce and the United States urged Israel to better protect Palestinian civilians in Gaza if it follows through on its promise to resume the war. In the latest swap since the cease-fire
MarketWatchNov 29 2023
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Israel, Hamas reach deal to extend Gaza cease-fire for another day
Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement to extend the temporary cease-fire in Gaza for a seventh day, the Qatari government announced early Thursday. Majed Al-Ansari, spokesperson for Qatar's foreign ministry, said in a statement that the cease-fire would continue for at least one more day under the same parameters as the ongoing agreement, which sees Hamas free a group of hostages, Israel
CBS News (Online)Nov 27 2023
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Hamas releases 11 more hostages; Israel frees 33 Palestinians
Hamas has released 11 more hostages as part of a multi-day agreement made with Israel in return for Palestinians serving time in Israeli prison for security offenses. Majed al-Ansari, the foreign ministry spokesperson for Qatar, one of the countries involved in mediating negotiations between Israel and Hamas, announced Monday that 33 Palestinians detained in Israel had been released in
The Christian PostNov 27 2023
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Israeli military says 11 hostages leaving Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday said 11 more hostages held by the Islamic militant group Hamas are leaving Gaza and are headed to Israel. The IDF said in a Telegram post that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) had confirmed the hostages were en route to Israeli territory. Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed Al Ansari said 33 Palestinian civilians, including 30
The HillNov 27 2023
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OPEC says oil industry unjustly vilified ahead of COP28 climate talks
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries on Monday said the oil and gas industry is being unjustly vilified ahead of a pivotal United Nations conference on the climate crisis later this week.
OPEC Secretary General Haitham Al Ghais pushed back against accusations that the industry is not doing enough to reduce carbon emissions.
The industry was taken to task last week
CNBCNov 25 2023
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Hamas delays release of more Israeli hostages, imperiling Gaza pause
The announcement was posted to the Al-Qassem Brigades’ Telegram Channel two hours after the planned release of around 13 Israelis held hostage in Gaza at 4 p.m. local time. That was to have been followed by the release of 42 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. The pause held; there were no reports of fighting on either side. The releases were expected to follow a pattern similar to that on
Washington PostNov 25 2023
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Israel Released 39 Palestinian Prisoners: Here’s What We Know About Them
Israel released 39 Palestinians it was holding in its Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank on Friday as part of a deal for the release of Israeli hostages Hamas took during its Oct. 7 attack—the Palestinians released were mostly teenage boys and women, a vast majority had not yet been convicted of a crime and many had been imprisoned for years. Seventeen of the released Palestinian prisoners
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