Ceasefire

EU Calls for "Immediate" Humanitarian Pause for Gaza Vaccination

The European Union on Thursday called for "immediate" humanitarian pauses to allow the polio vaccination of all children in the Gaza Strip, which last month recorded its first case of the disease in 25 years. The World Health Organization and UN children's fund UNICEF are planning two vaccination drives across the territory in coming weeks, ...

Hamas Urges US to Pressure Israel for Ceasefire

Hamas called on the United States on Thursday to "exert real pressure" on Israel to reach a Gaza ceasefire agreement, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said there was no deal in the making. The two sides have traded blame over stalling talks for a ceasefire and hostage exchange, as Netanyahu faces pressure to seal a deal following the deaths ...

US and France Call for a Ceasefire in Lebanon (modify)

The US and French leaders pressed jointly Wednesday for an immediate 21-day ceasefire in Lebanon, in a call joined by allies as the death toll mounts from Israeli strikes on Hezbollah. Presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron met on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York as they voiced fears that the conflict, after a year of ...

The US and France Call for a 21-Day Ceasefire Between Israel and Hezbollah

As intense Israeli military strikes continued throughout Wednesday night and are still underway on Thursday morning, the United States and France called for a temporary 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah to pave the way for broader negotiations, while UN Secretary-General António Guterres told a UN Security Council meeting that “all ...

Mikati, Berri, Joumblatt Call for Ceasefire and Army Deployment in the South

Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on Wednesday from Ain al-Tine for an "immediate ceasefire" and the implementation of measures announced by the Lebanese government to enforce UN Security Council Resolution 1701. He also recommended the "deployment of the Lebanese army in the area south of the Litani River so that it can fully carry ...