Source link The Ukrainian president rebuked American lawmakers who are dragging their feet on providing more funds to the country Ukraine has become caught up in US domestic politics, which jeopardizes its fight against Russia, President Vladimir Zelensky has complained. He noted that Kiev would agree to any kind of support from Washington, even in […]
Source link The local authorities have ordered an evacuation of part of the town of Ede in the Netherlands A number of people have been taken hostage by an unknown man at a cafe in the Dutch town of Ede, local media and authorities have reported. DETAILS TO FOLLOW You can share this story on […]
Source link The militants were reportedly offered to gradually release the captives in exchange for a two-month ceasefire The Israeli government has offered Hamas a “pause” in the fighting of up to 60 days so all the remaining captives could be released, Axios reported on Monday, citing two unnamed officials. Hamas seized around 240 Israelis […]
Source link The official was gunned down in broad daylight by assailants with suspected links to organized crime The Ecuadorian prosecutor tapped to investigate last week’s dramatic assault on a local television studio has been shot dead, according to the country’s attorney general. The TV station takeover was broadcast live on air, with several employees […]
Source link Security officials have freed TV station employees that were held at gunpoint by criminal gangs The hostage crisis at a TV station in Ecuador’s largest city, Guayaquil, has ended with all assailants detained and captives rescued, national police chief Cesar Augusto Zapata Correa announced on Tuesday evening. Masked gunmen invaded the headquarters of […]
Source link Gunmen have stormed a broadcast studio amid a wave of violence after the country’s president declared a state of emergency A TV news crew in Ecuador has been taken hostage by masked assailants who stormed the station’s studio during a broadcast, waving guns and explosives as a presenter pleaded for help. The incident […]
Source link The proposal involved prisoner swaps and a sustainable end to the hostilities, Axios reports Israel has rejected a new hostage deal proposed by the Palestinian armed group Hamas that would have established a long-term ceasefire, with the gradual withdrawal of West Jerusalem’s troops from Gaza, Axios reported on Monday, citing sources. The proposal […]
Source link Israeli families are asking their government to strike a new deal to release all captives being held in Gaza RT has spoken to an Israeli woman whose 23-year-old daughter is still being held in captivity in Gaza following a hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas last month. The Palestinian militants had released over […]
Source link The two sides are now considering the release of men and military personnel, according to Reuters Israel and Hamas are expected to conduct another prisoner swap on Wednesday as part of the ongoing ceasefire, with talks reportedly underway to expand the deal to include other categories of hostages apart from women and children. […]
Source link US officials involved in negotiations say the two sides are still working out “final logistical details” A hostage exchange deal between Israel and the Hamas militant group will be postponed until Friday, a senior Israeli official has said. The arrangement was originally set to begin on Thursday, with Israeli forces expected to pause […]
Source link Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has commended Qatar’s mediation efforts Russia welcomes the new agreement between Israel and Hamas, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the Russian daily Izvestia on Wednesday. A four-day humanitarian pause will allow for the release of dozens of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Praising the deal, she […]
Source link The Israeli government has voted to accept a deal for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, during which some hostages held by Hamas militants will be exchanged for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails, local media reported early Wednesday morning. DETAILS TO FOLLOW You can share this story on social media: Follow RT […]
Source link Some of the roughly 240 hostages kidnapped by the Palestinian militants could be released “very soon,” the US president has said A Qatari-mediated agreement to release some of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas militants is “very close,” US President Joe Biden told reporters on Tuesday. Over the previous 24 hours, Israeli, American, […]
Source link An agreement between the Palestinian militant group and West Jerusalem to release captives could reportedly be announced on Tuesday A Qatar-mediated deal to release a number of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas may be announced on Tuesday, several outlets have reported, noting that a temporary ceasefire in Gaza is also expected to be […]
Source link The US president has said that he’s in daily contact with parties involved in the talks to free the captives in Gaza US President Joe Biden has expressed confidence that an agreement to free the hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip will soon be completed amid the militant group’s ongoing war […]