After nearly two weeks of violence between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza, a ceasefire agreement has finally been reached. But the duration of the ceasefire remains questionable, especially given that the grievances that led up to the most recent conflict persist, and without addressing them, it's only a matter of time before the next wave of violence begins. Indeed, less than a day after the ceasefire was announced, violent clashes began again between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police at Al-Aqsa mosque in East Jerusalem, reproducing the same conflagration that led to the armed conflict with Gaza.
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5/25/21
5/20/21
Middle East: Israel and Hamas agree cease-fire after 11-day conflict
Israel and Hamas announced a cease-fire on Thursday to halt an 11-day conflict that caused widespread destruction in the Gaza Strip and brought life in much of Israel to a standstill.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Thursday said his Security Cabinet unilaterally approved the Egyptian-mediated proposal.
Read more at Israel and Hamas agree cease-fire after 11-day conflict | Euronews
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office on Thursday said his Security Cabinet unilaterally approved the Egyptian-mediated proposal.
Read more at Israel and Hamas agree cease-fire after 11-day conflict | Euronews
3/7/20
Turkey-Russia agreement: Ceasefire in Syria's Idlib comes at a cost for Turkey's Erdogan - by Tuvan Gumrukcu
After six hours of talks with Vladimir Putin, a somber Erdogan
announced an accord which cements territorial gains by Russian-backed
Syrian forces over Turkish-backed rebels.
Returning from Russia, Erdogan said his deal with Putin will lay the ground for stability in Idlib and protect civilians who could otherwise become refugees in Turkey, after months of fighting that has displaced nearly a million people.
“The ceasefire brings about important gains,” he said.
The agreement, if it holds, does stem the advances of forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, easing Ankara’s greatest fear - an influx of Syrians fleeing bombardment in Idlib and clamoring to cross its border and join 3.6 million Syrian refugees already in Turkey.
Read more at: Ceasefire in Syria's Idlib comes at a cost for Turkey's Erdogan - Reuters
Returning from Russia, Erdogan said his deal with Putin will lay the ground for stability in Idlib and protect civilians who could otherwise become refugees in Turkey, after months of fighting that has displaced nearly a million people.
“The ceasefire brings about important gains,” he said.
The agreement, if it holds, does stem the advances of forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, easing Ankara’s greatest fear - an influx of Syrians fleeing bombardment in Idlib and clamoring to cross its border and join 3.6 million Syrian refugees already in Turkey.
Read more at: Ceasefire in Syria's Idlib comes at a cost for Turkey's Erdogan - Reuters
10/19/19
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8/18/16
Syria: : Russia says ready for Aleppo ceasefire
Russia says it is ready to support a proposal by the United
Nations for weekly 48-hour ceasefires in Aleppo in a bid to allow
humanitarian aid deliveries to the contested northwestern Syrian city.
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov announced Moscow’s position in a statement released on Thursday.
Humanitarian aid could be sent from Turkey’s Gaziantep to the eastern parts of Aleppo or from Syria’s Handarat to western Aleppo, both via the Castello road, the Russian official said.
Read more: PressTV-Russia says ready for Aleppo ceasefire
Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov announced Moscow’s position in a statement released on Thursday.
“We are ready to implement the first 48-hour 'humanitarian pause' to deliver humanitarian aid to Aleppo residents as a 'pilot project' already next week in order to ensure safe cargo deliveries to the city's civilians," Konashenkov said.He added that specific dates could be determined after coordination with the UN and receiving guarantees of safe passage of the aid convoys from the US.
Humanitarian aid could be sent from Turkey’s Gaziantep to the eastern parts of Aleppo or from Syria’s Handarat to western Aleppo, both via the Castello road, the Russian official said.
Read more: PressTV-Russia says ready for Aleppo ceasefire
2/12/15
Ukraine: Breakthrough in Minsk as leaders agree to ceasefire deal on Ukraine
A breakthrough in Minsk as Putin announces a ceasefire deal following marathon talks to end the fighting in east Ukraine.
The Russian president said the truce would come into effect on Sunday and that the withdrawal of heavy artillery would take place over the next two weeks.
It comes after more than 16 hours of talks in the Belarusian capital between the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine in a last push towards a diplomatic solution to the conflict which has killed more than 5,000 people.
Earlier the Ukrainian president told reporters certain conditions from Russia were unacceptable. The leaders confirmed the respect of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, a crucial sticking point in the run up to the talks.
The deal was confirmed by the French president who warned there was still much work to be done.
Read more: Breakthrough in Minsk as leaders agree to ceasefire deal on Ukraine | euronews, world news
The Russian president said the truce would come into effect on Sunday and that the withdrawal of heavy artillery would take place over the next two weeks.
It comes after more than 16 hours of talks in the Belarusian capital between the leaders of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine in a last push towards a diplomatic solution to the conflict which has killed more than 5,000 people.
Earlier the Ukrainian president told reporters certain conditions from Russia were unacceptable. The leaders confirmed the respect of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, a crucial sticking point in the run up to the talks.
The deal was confirmed by the French president who warned there was still much work to be done.
Read more: Breakthrough in Minsk as leaders agree to ceasefire deal on Ukraine | euronews, world news
7/21/14
Israel kills militants entering from Gaza, death toll tops 500
Israeli forces killed 10 Palestinian militants who slipped across
the border from Gaza through hidden tunnels on Monday, the military
said, as the death toll from the two-week conflict passed 500 amid
growing international calls for an end.
Defying a U.N. Security Council appeal for an immediate ceasefire, Israeli jets, tanks and artillery continued to pound the Gaza Strip, killing 28 members of a single family near the enclave's southern border with Egypt, medics said.
The Islamist group Hamas and its allies fired multiple missiles across southern and central Israel, and heavy fighting was reported in the north and east of Gaza.
Non-stop attacks lifted the Palestinian death toll to 496, including almost 100 children, since fighting started on July 8, Gaza health officials said. Israel says 18 of its soldiers have also died along with two civilians.
Despite worldwide calls for a cessation of the worst bout of Palestinian-Israeli violence for more than five years, Israeli ministers ruled out any swift truce.
"This is not the time to talk of a ceasefire," said Gilad Erdan, communications minister and a member of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's inner security cabinet.
"We must complete the mission, and the mission cannot end until the threat of the tunnels is removed," he told reporters.
For its part, Hamas, weakened by the loss of Egypt and Syria as allies, voiced determination to fight on to break Israel's economic siege of Gaza.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was due to fly to Egypt later in the day as part of a gathering effort to halt the bloodshed, and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is touring the Middle East trying to secure a ceasefire.
Read more: Israel kills militants entering from Gaza, death toll tops 500 | World | News |
Defying a U.N. Security Council appeal for an immediate ceasefire, Israeli jets, tanks and artillery continued to pound the Gaza Strip, killing 28 members of a single family near the enclave's southern border with Egypt, medics said.
The Islamist group Hamas and its allies fired multiple missiles across southern and central Israel, and heavy fighting was reported in the north and east of Gaza.
Non-stop attacks lifted the Palestinian death toll to 496, including almost 100 children, since fighting started on July 8, Gaza health officials said. Israel says 18 of its soldiers have also died along with two civilians.
Despite worldwide calls for a cessation of the worst bout of Palestinian-Israeli violence for more than five years, Israeli ministers ruled out any swift truce.
"This is not the time to talk of a ceasefire," said Gilad Erdan, communications minister and a member of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's inner security cabinet.
"We must complete the mission, and the mission cannot end until the threat of the tunnels is removed," he told reporters.
For its part, Hamas, weakened by the loss of Egypt and Syria as allies, voiced determination to fight on to break Israel's economic siege of Gaza.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was due to fly to Egypt later in the day as part of a gathering effort to halt the bloodshed, and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is touring the Middle East trying to secure a ceasefire.
Read more: Israel kills militants entering from Gaza, death toll tops 500 | World | News |
10/26/12
Syria Eid al-Adha ceasefire marred by clashes
Syrian activists have reported a series of clashes in violation of a ceasefire to mark a four-day Islamic holiday.
Violence appeared to have died down as the ceasefire period began on Friday morning, before reports of fighting in several cities. Both rebels and the army had said they would only observe the truce if the other side held their fire.
The truce was proposed by UN and Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, who hopes it will lead to a peace process.
Previous attempts at ceasefires in Syria have collapsed.
The BBC's James Reynolds, on the Turkish-Syrian border, heard repeated explosions and automatic weapons fire coming from the Syrian town of Harin, and saw smoke rising from buildings.
Read more: BBC News - Syria Eid al-Adha ceasefire marred by clashes
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