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# Truce

This week
26th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Israel and Hamas agree to a day-long extension to ceasefire as eight more hostages are released
The extension was agreed minutes before the original agreement was due to expire.
Hamas has freed 102 hostages over the last week while Israel has freed 210 Palestinian prisoners.
Hamas claimed last night that Israel initially refused to extend the truce.
Mediators and negotiators struck the deal this morning, minutes before the ceasefire was due to end.
Two dead and eight injured after shooting in Jerusalem
Hamas hands over released hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
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Mediators working to extend truce as Israel army investigates Hamas report of baby hostage death
The current truce is scheduled to expire tonight after a six-day pause in the conflict.
A source close to Hamas has said it is willing to extend the truce for four days and release more Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners.
Israel today said it is investigating a report that a 10-month-old baby hostage, his four-year-old brother and their mother had all been killed in Gaza.
A Hamas source has said the Palestinian militant group is not satisfied with Israel's proposals for another extension.
Hamas hands over released hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
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19th November 2023 - 2nd December 2023
Israel-Hamas ceasefire expected tomorrow, but release of 50 hostages won't begin before Friday
Hamas will free 50 of its roughly 240 hostages under the ceasefire agreement.
It is believed Irish-Israeli, 9-year-old Emily Hand is among the hostages in Gaza.
Hamas welcomed the "humanitarian truce" and said it would see 150 Palestinians released from Israeli jails.
The Israel national security adviser tonight said that there will be no hostage releases before Friday.
From the West Bank: 'Settler violence and military restrictions strangle Palestinian life'
Negotiations for truce agreement 'at final stage' as Israel PM says deal is 'right decision'
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Nov 22nd 2023, 9:57 PM
This year
2023
Fighting enters third week in Sudan despite new truce
Protesters gathered on O’Connell Street in Dublin today in solidarity with the people of Sudan.
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Last year
2022
UN says Yemen’s warring sides agree to renew existing truce for two months
The already four-month-old ceasefire has been the longest nationwide ease in fighting since the country’s war began six years ago.
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Aug 2nd 2022, 8:32 PM
Yemen's warring parties agree to two-month truce, starting tomorrow
The brutal conflict that has killed hundreds of thousands and left millions on the brink of famine in Yemen.
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Apr 1st 2022, 10:27 PM
All time
Armenia and Azerbaijan agree to end fighting over the Nagorno-Karabakh region
The peace deal comes with the deployment of Russian peacekeepers.
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Nov 10th 2020, 7:03 AM
Azerbaijan and Armenia report shelling of cities despite ceasefire
Azerbaijani authorities said today that nine civilians had been killed and more than 30 wounded following missile strikes.
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Oct 11th 2020, 3:59 PM
French and UK fishermen agree to English Channel 'Scallop Wars' truce
French boats confronted a handful of British rivals in the waters late last month to keep them from the area.
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Sep 17th 2018, 9:05 PM
UN aid convoy delivering food destroyed by airstrikes in Syria
A week-long ceasefire came to an end today with “non-stop” bombardment in some areas.
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Sep 19th 2016, 9:25 PM
Donald Trump cools feud with presenter he called "highly overrated and crazy"
The billionaire property tycoon had taken exception to tough questioning from Megyn Kelly during Republican debates.
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May 18th 2016, 7:31 AM
Christmas truce: How football on the front was used by soldiers on all sides
New photos published by the Open University show how soldiers played football throughout the war.
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Dec 25th 2014, 3:30 PM
Putin and Poroshenko are meeting next week to try and rescue a truce
The talks will include talks British Prime Minister David Cameron as well as German Chancellor Angela Merkel.
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Oct 11th 2014, 5:03 PM
Ukraine takes back comments about ceasefire with Russia
The Ukrainian president’s office had said this morning that they two leaders had reached an agreement.
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Sep 3rd 2014, 9:10 AM
UN chief calls for "durable peace" in Gaza after indefinite truce
The ceasefire provides for the opening of border crossings.
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Aug 27th 2014, 7:10 AM
What exactly is in the Israeli - Hamas peace agreement?
There’s a truce, but under what conditions?
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Aug 26th 2014, 10:42 PM
Fragile Gaza ceasefire enters second day
Talks are due to take place in Cairo today aimed at securing a permanent ceasefire.
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Aug 6th 2014, 7:39 AM
Strike on Gaza market during 'partial ceasefire' kills 17
Hamas earlier denounced the four-hour lull announced by Israel as a publicity stunt, saying it had “no value”.
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Jul 30th 2014, 8:08 PM
Israel extends temporary ceasefire to 9pm tonight as Gaza death toll passes 1,000
Today’s ceasefire allowed Palestinian’s to return to what was left of their homes to try to salvage belongings.
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Jul 26th 2014, 5:14 PM
Palestinian authority backs Hamas truce demands as two children killed in Gaza
As a solution is sought, fighting continued on the ground, with five more people dead.
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Jul 23rd 2014, 8:22 AM
Gaza truce efforts ongoing as Egypt mediates discussions
Egypt is mediating discussions of a ceasefire to end seven days of violence.
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Jul 14th 2014, 10:23 PM
Ukraine extends truce with pro-Russian rebels
However, the deal is a fragile agreement.
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Jun 28th 2014, 8:11 AM
Ukraine and Russia agree a 'temporary' Crimea truce
Citizens in Crimea are voting in a referendum today on whether the region should break away from Ukraine.
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Mar 16th 2014, 3:04 PM
Death toll climbs to 60 in Kiev as 67 police officers 'seized'
The death toll from today’s earlier violence stands, unofficially, at 26.
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Feb 20th 2014, 3:10 PM
Ukranian president announces ‘truce’, start of peace negotiations
25 people were killed in the violence in Kiev yesterday and the European Union and United States have been considering sanctions against the country.
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Feb 19th 2014, 10:48 PM
Marks and Spencer strike for tomorrow called off
Employees voted to accept recommendations by the Labour Court.
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Dec 19th 2013, 7:43 PM
US Senate (finally) passes budget deal
The budget deal marks a truce in the fiscal wars between Republicans and Democrats and reduces the likelihood of another government shutdown next month.
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Dec 18th 2013, 11:08 PM
North and South Korea confirm talks on family reunions to go ahead
The two countries were in disagreement about where the talks should take place, but a location has now been agreed by both parties.
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Aug 22nd 2013, 4:08 PM
Palestinian man shot dead near Gaza border
The man was the first casualty since the two sides agreed a ceasefire, with nineteen other Palestinians wounded by gunfire in the incident.
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Nov 23rd 2012, 1:39 PM
Ceasefire between Israel and gaza militants "close"
Gaza militants said a Cairo-brokered truce in their seven-day war with Israel would be announced later today.
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Nov 20th 2012, 7:07 PM
Syria: UN envoy calls on government to start truce
Lakhdar Brahimi said that rebel representatives told him they will also observe the truce if the government takes the first step.
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Oct 18th 2012, 10:39 AM
UN observers expected to monitor Syrian ceasefire
The Security Council is likely to vote today and a force of observers could be in Syria within days.
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Apr 13th 2012, 9:16 AM
Fragile ceasefire comes into effect in Syria
A truce brokered by UN envoy Kofi Annan appears to be holding, hours after another deadline passed this morning.
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Apr 12th 2012, 7:59 AM
Militant Palestinian group calls new Israel truce
A militant Palestinian group has announced a new cease-fire following more than a week of hostilities with Israel, in which more than two dozen people have lost their lives.
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Aug 26th 2011, 3:11 PM
Rocket fire from Gaza despite ceasefire
Israel’s Defence Forces say that southern Israel was attacked overnight, after a Hamas official said that a truce had been agreed.
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Aug 22nd 2011, 8:14 AM
End in sight for NFL lockout (seriously)
A meeting tomorrow is set to determine whether the lockout will be brought to an end, with the season due to start on 7 August.
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Jul 20th 2011, 3:27 PM
Thailand, Cambodia reach truce after deadly week of fighting
The neighbouring countries have called a tentative truce after a week of bloody fighting at the border has left 15 people dead.
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Apr 28th 2011, 1:55 PM