Tag: Ceasefire

President Donald Trump's ceasefire agreement in Gaza was tested 28 October as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the Israeli military to conduct strikes in Gaza as his government alleged Hamas violated a White House-backed ceasefire agreement by firing on Israeli forces and failing to return the remains of deceased hostages.

After two years of the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, emotions were still raw despite the ceasefire, with each person having lived a very different experience.

In an historic breakthrough, all Israeli hostages still held in Gaza have been freed, and 250 Palestinian prisoners released as part of a US-brokered ceasefire, with the release of more Palestinian prisoners to follow.

With the start of the first phase of a peace deal between Israel and Gaza, Pope Leo XIV prayed for a just and lasting peace that respects all people.

Historic momentum is felt across the Middle East as thousands gathered 11 October in Tel Aviv, Israel, for the last mass gathering before the hostage release expected to take place 13 October, and tens of thousands of Palestinians started to make their way back to their homes in northern Gaza Strip.

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem welcomed "with joy" the announcement of an initial agreement between Hamas and Israel in an 9 October statement, but also stressed the "absolute urgency" for the "immediate" and "unconditional" entry of humanitarian relief and sufficient aid into Gaza.

After an early morning attack on the Holy Family Church in Gaza, Pope Leo XIV called for an immediate ceasefire, dialogue and peace in the region.

Israel and Iran both violated a ceasefire agreement, President Donald Trump said 24 June, a significant setback to his attempt at ending the conflict.

A couple found themselves scrambling down to a bomb shelter in the Beit Joseph Guest House of the Benedictine Dormition Abbey early 13 June, as Israel launched what it said was a preemptive strike against Iran's nuclear program.

Israel and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement after 12 days of warfare, President Donald Trump announced on social media 23 June—a day after Pope Leo XIV warned world leaders they were headed for an "irreparable abyss."

The world is rightly celebrating the recently announced ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and anxiously waiting to see if the agreement holds.

On 19 January, crowds gathered in Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square, celebrating the release of Israeli hostages, people crying with joy watching live feed from their road to freedom.