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(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has invited German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to attend the forthcoming signing ceremony of a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, according to an official statement released Friday.

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(MENAFN) Senior Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzouk said Friday the Palestinian resistance group has agreed “in principle” to the main elements of a ceasefire proposal put forward by U.S. President Donald Trump, while stressing that any implementation...

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(MENAFN) Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended an invitation to German Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Friday to participate in the signing ceremony of a Gaza ceasefire agreement.

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(MENAFN) A senior Hamas figure, Mousa Abu Marzouk, stated on Friday that the Palestinian resistance movement has accepted U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed ceasefire framework for Gaza “in principle,” while noting that its execution would...

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(MENAFN) Germany on Friday welcomed the creation of a Palestinian committee to oversee Gaza, pledging continued support to improve humanitarian conditions and facilitate reconstruction.

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(MENAFN) A ceasefire proposal announced by former U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly includes a major Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza and the release of remaining hostages within days, according to multiple media outlets.

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(MENAFN) During a press briefing held at the White House, United States President Donald Trump voiced sharp disapproval toward several European allies for their formal acknowledgment of Palestinian statehood.

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that Israel has agreed to an initial withdrawal line in Gaza, marking a crucial step toward a ceasefire and the start of a planned hostage and prisoner exchange with Hamas, according to...

Middle East Institute

Read in PDF Last updated on November 18, 2025 Introduction and History Hamas (Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya, Islamic Resistance Movement) is a prominent Palestinian militant Islamist group with roots in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood that has ruled...

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(MENAFN) France on Thursday endorsed the United States decision to move into the second phase of the Gaza plan, calling it a critical step toward shifting “from a ceasefire to a lasting peace.” In a formal statement, the French Foreign Ministry...

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(MENAFN) France on Thursday welcomed the US announcement that the Gaza plan is moving into its second phase, saying it could enable a shift “from a ceasefire to a lasting peace.” In a statement, the French Foreign Ministry noted that the step was...

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Read in PDF Last updated on November 13, 2025 Introduction The Abraham Accords are a series of bilateral agreements brokered by the United States whose core original intent has been to normalize relations between Israel and several Arab countries....

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(MENAFN) Growing attacks by Israeli occupiers are increasing pressure on the Palestinian town of Taybeh in the occupied West Bank, with local leaders and church figures warning that the violence, alongside worsening economic hardships, threatens...

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(MENAFN) Israel’s Defense Minister, Israel Katz, on Tuesday asserted that Tel Aviv will never fully withdraw from the Gaza Strip or Israeli-occupied areas of Syria. “We are located deep inside Gaza and we will never leave all of Gaza,” Katz said...

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(MENAFN) On Tuesday, Israel’s Defense Minister, Israel Katz, asserted that Tel Aviv will never completely retreat from the Gaza Strip or the occupied Syrian lands, according to a newspaper. “We are located deep inside Gaza and we will never leave...

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(MENAFN) Israel is pressing the United States to soften elements of a draft UN Security Council resolution scheduled for a vote on Monday, specifically clauses referencing “self-determination and the establishment of a Palestinian state,”...

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(MENAFN) The UN Security Council on Monday endorsed a US-sponsored resolution forming a transitional Board of Peace (BoP) and authorizing an International Stabilization Force (ISF) to manage governance, rebuilding and security in the Gaza Strip....

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(MENAFN) According to reports, the UN Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People convened a special session Tuesday in New York to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.

ABN Newswire

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Oxfam

UN member states have wasted 25 years of potential by largely ignoring the crucial role that Palestinian women and girls should have played in building peace in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT), says Oxfam.