The Middle East
Hamas acknowledges receiving "assurances that the war is over"
US, Arab and Turkish mediators have given them assurances of an end to the war, as explained by Khalil Al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official and member of the negotiating team.
Trump believes Israeli hostages will be released on Monday or Tuesday
The President of the United States has stated that he will travel to Egypt to sign the agreement reached.
Mikel Ayestaran: "Maybe it's Saturday or Sunday (Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners)
EITB's Middle East correspondent, Mikel Ayestaran, has explained that the ceasefire agreed between Israel and Hamas will enter into force at noon (11 a.m. in the Basque Country). Thereafter, a period of 72 hours will be opened to implement what was agreed in the first phase of the peace plan for Gaza, including the exchange of hostages and Palestinian prisoners and the partial withdrawal of the Israeli army.
Israel and Hamas reach agreement on the first phase of the peace plan for Gaza
They have exchanged lists of Palestinian hostages and prisoners during talks on the Gaza ceasefire plan
Hamas has announced the exchange on the third day of talks. The US Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, and Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, have arrived in Egypt to participate in the negotiations.
The genocide in Gaza: two years of massacre in pictures
It is two years since Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Tuesday. Binyamin Netanyahu's government immediately responded: what began with mass bombings of the Gaza Strip has become a complete genocide. r shows data: 67,000 dead, mostly women and children; 168,000 wounded; and more than half a million citizens trapped by famine.
Flotilla. Basque activists leave Israel
The four Basque activists are already in Athens waiting to take the flight to Bilbao, which is expected to land in Bilbao around 23:14 this very Monday.
There will be news: peace negotiations between Israel and Hamas, the Aquarium of San Sebastian 100 years old and the flu vaccination campaign
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21 Spanish nationals who have participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla will arrive in Madrid this Sunday
From the Global Movement for Gaza Euskal Herria collective, it has not been revealed whether the four Basques are in this first group. n the meantime 28 others with Spanish nationality will remain in an Israeli prison.
The first Flotilla activists have arrived in Istanbul
137 activists of thirteen nationalities have arrived in Istanbul, members of the Global Sumud fleet, who were arrested in international waters trying to reach Gaza. Activists have explained that Greta Thunberg has been "severely tortured" and tried to "force her to kiss the Israeli flag." For the time being, they have not specified when the Spanish State citizens who are in the flotilla will be deported.
What will be negotiated from Sunday on the peace plan in Gaza?
The 20-point plan proposed by Donald Trump has not been fully accepted by the Palestinians, as Hamas has called for negotiations on the details of some issues that would remain in the air.
There will be news: Israel stops the Global Sumud Flotilla, EITB Focus and the presentation of the EITB Maratoia
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Hamas continues to study Trump's plan for Gaza, but demands that Israel ensure full compliance
According to sources familiar with the negotiations, the Palestinian movement demands assurances from the mediators that Israel will not violate the ceasefire and that it will leave Gaza.
Trump announces "something special" for the Middle East and will meet Netanyahu at the White House
The President of the United States has advanced that he is close to reaching a new agreement in the Middle East with a plan for Gaza and the West Bank.
Hamas backs down and calls on Israel to stop the bombing in order to rescue two hostages in Gaza
Israel has already killed more than 66,000 people in Gaza, not to mention the thousands of bodies that remain in the rubble.
An Israeli Army sergeant on duty in Spain has been indicted in the National High Court on charges of war crimes in Gaza
The complaint has been filed by a Palestinian journalist based in Spain, after finding that the sergeant had travelled to Madrid this weekend to watch a football game, showing on his social media accounts what he had done in the Gaza Strip, even though he was currently in Madrid.
Macron has defended Trump's decision to recognize the state of Palestine
Israel The French President has stressed that an end to the offensive in the Gaza Strip requires a "political approach".
Eleven other countries recognize Palestine as a state
France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Andorra, Malta, Monaco and San Marino have been the last to take the step at a summit in New York to define the steps to be taken to implement the two-state solution.
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Hamas calls on Trump for "assurances" for a ceasefire to release hostages in Gaza
The proposal made by the Palestinian group includes the release of half of the 48 hostages in Gaza in exchange for a 60-day ceasefire. The official proposal will be received this week by the President of the United States.