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Pope Leo says Gaza ceasefire has “given a spark of hope in the Holy Land”

The ceasefire in Gaza agreed upon by Israel and Hamas has “given a spark of hope in the Holy Land,” Pope Leo XIV said today, speaking after a mass in St Peter’s Square. Since his papacy began in May, the American pontiff has been robust in his criticism of Israel’s war in Gaza, consistently voicing …

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Egypt Independent October 12, 2025

Trump announces visit to Cairo, Jerusalem to mark Gaza ceasefire

US President Donald Trump announced his plans to travel to Cairo and Jerusalem to herald an agreement that has halted the fighting in Gaza. According to Bloomberg, Trump told reporters on Friday, 10/10/2025, he would be meeting with “a lot of leaders from all over the world” who had been invited to visit Cairo for …

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Egypt Independent October 11, 2025

Despite ceasefire ratification, Israeli airstrikes hit Khan Younis amid troop withdrawal

The Israeli occupation army’s reserve Etzioni Brigade began withdrawing from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday, according to Israel’s Army Radio. Earlier, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the steps to implement US President Donald Trump’s peace plan included an immediate end to the war upon the Israeli government’s approval. The office …

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Egypt Independent October 10, 2025

Italy ready to send peacekeepers to Gaza, hails Trump’s ceasefire plan

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani welcomed the agreement on the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza, stating that Rome is prepared to dispatch troops if a peacekeeping force is required. Tajani wrote in a post on the X platform: “Peace is near, and Italy, which has always supported the American plan, …

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Egypt Independent October 9, 2025

The key points to know on the Gaza ceasefire talks

Delegations from Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect negotiations over the past three days in Egypt, based on US President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza. Trump’s plan demands Hamas release all hostages while Israel releases Palestinian prisoners, withdraws its forces within Gaza to agreed-upon lines following a timeline. Both Israel and …

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Egypt Independent October 8, 2025

Trump tells CNN Hamas is “agreeing to things” in ceasefire talks

A reminder of what US President Donald Trump said yesterday about the talks based on his Gaza ceasefire plan. Speaking from the Oval Office, he said Hamas has been making important concessions during negotiations in Egypt. “I think Hamas has been agreeing to things that are very important,” Trump told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins. When Collins …

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Egypt Independent October 7, 2025

There have been 2 ceasefires in the war in Gaza – both have collapsed

More than 67,000 Palestinians have been killed since the beginning of the war, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, including more than 17,000 children. In the attack that ignited the conflict on October 7, 2023, Hamas and other militant groups killed approximately 1,200 people in Israel and kidnapped more than 250 others. Since then, …

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Egypt Independent October 5, 2025