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Egypt Today
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Today
UNRWA: Gaza situation reached the level of a 'great catastrophe'
Gaza under Israeli aggression - file CAIRO - 24 May 2025: Adnan Abu Hasna, spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), confirmed that the situation in the Gaza Strip has reached an unprecedented level of humanitarian deterioration, describing it as a "major catastrophe." In press statements from Cairo, he added that all residents of the Gaza Strip, without exception, have been subjected to a systematic and dangerous process of starvation since the beginning of the war on October 7. Abu Hasna, during a phone call to Al-Qahera News TV channel, indicated that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are starving, while Gaza is witnessing widespread internal displacement, exceeding 600,000 people, particularly from Beit Hanoun, Beit Lahia, and areas east of the Strip. He said that these residents had previously lost everything and are now being forcibly displaced to other areas within Gaza under bombardment and danger. Abu Hasna explained that the ongoing killings are no longer justified, even by the Israeli side, as civilians, including children and the elderly, are being targeted daily without any justification, contrary to what was previously promoted. He stressed that hundreds are being killed or injured daily in tragic circumstances. Regarding aid, the spokesperson revealed that no more than 130 trucks have entered the Gaza Strip, despite security approvals for more than 400. He concluded by citing warnings from UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini that the elderly are dying due to a lack of medicine, and that the threat of famine and inevitable death threatens tens of thousands of residents unless urgent action is taken.
Al-Ahram Weekly
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
UPDATED: Last Hamas-Israel prisoner swap under ceasefire 1st phase Saturday - Foreign Affairs
An informed Egyptian source told Al-Qahera News TV that the last batch in the exchange of prisoners under the first phase of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel will take place on Saturday. The source said recent talks between Egyptian, Qatari, Israeli, and US delegations in Cairo sealed the deal. "The remaining Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners under the agreement in the first phase of the ceasefire will be released on Saturday,' added the source. Under the 42-day first phase of the three-stage ceasefire agreement, brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and the US, which went into effect on 19 January, 33 Israeli captives held by Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip must be released in exchange for the release of 1,900 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. On Saturday, in the sixth prisoner swap under the ceasefire, Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners, including 36 serving life sentences and 333 Gazans arrested after 7 October after Hamas released three Israeli captives. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, Hamas revealed the identities of some of the living Israeli captives and the remains of four dead ones it intended to release in the seventh prisoner swap with Israel under the first phase of the ceasefire deal. 'The release comes as a continuation of our ongoing efforts to make the first phase of the ceasefire agreement with the enemy a success and to prepare for engaging in the second phase, and in response to the efforts of the mediators,' noted Khalil Al-Hayya, a member of the Political Bureau and the head of Hamas in Gaza. According to its statement, Hamas would hand over four bodies of Israeli captives killed during the 15-month Israeli carpet bombing of the strip, including the bodies of the Bebas family. Hamas would also hand over six living Israeli captives, including Avera Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed. 'These steps reflect the seriousness of the movement in implementing the terms of the agreement as stated, and in response to the efforts of the mediators,' noted Al-Hayya. He said the release of living Israeli captives and the remains of those killed should be met by an Israeli release of Palestinian prisoners as agreed upon in the first phase of the ceasefire deal and would pave the ground for the start of negotiations for an end to the war during the second phase of the deal. Seventh exchange Meanwhile, informed sources revealed to Alghad Alarabi TV channel on Tuesday details of the seventh prisoner exchange agreement between Hamas and Israel. Under the deal, Israel will release half of the women and children detained from Gaza after 7 October 2023, on the condition that they were not involved in subsequent events. In return, Hamas will hand over the bodies of four Israeli captives on Thursday, according to the sources. On Saturday, Israeli captives Hisham Al-Sayed and Avraham Mengistu are expected to be released in exchange for 46 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences. These prisoners, who were previously freed in the Shalit deal but later rearrested, will be deported abroad as part of the agreement. Additionally, Israel will release 444 Palestinian prisoners from Gaza arrested after 7 October, along with 48 serving life sentences — some facing deportation — and 60 others with long sentences, in exchange for four more living Israeli captives. At the final phase of the arrangement, Israel will free the remaining Palestinian women and children detained from Gaza in return for Hamas handing over the bodies of four additional Israeli captives on the first of next month, the sources noted. Also on Tuesday, Bulldozers, rubble-removal equipment and mobile homes for displaced Palestinians began entering the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing. Tel Aviv had blocked the entry of the equipment and caravans in violation of the ceasefire agreement. Hamas, in response, had threatened to postpone the scheduled release of three Israeli captives last Saturday unless Israel allowed the entry of the equipment and mobile homes. Egyptian and Qatari mediators resolved the issue shortly before the swap took place on Saturday. The ceasefire agreement mandates that Israel permit the entry of 60,000 temporary homes and 200,000 tents and rubble removal equipment to start the strip reconstruction process at the end of the 42-day first phase. Short link:
Al-Ahram Weekly
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Last Hamas-Israel prisoner swap under ceasefire 1st phase Saturday - Foreign Affairs
An informed Egyptian source told Al-Qahera News TV that the last batch in the exchange of prisoners under the first phase of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel will take place on Saturday. The source said recent talks between Egyptian, Qatari, Israeli, and US delegations in Cairo sealed the deal. "The remaining Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners under the agreement in the first phase of the ceasefire will be released on Saturday,' added the source. Under the 42-day first phase of the three-stage ceasefire agreement, brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and the US, which went into effect on 19 January, 33 Israeli captives held by Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip must be released in exchange for the release of 1,900 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. On Saturday, in the sixth prisoner swap under the ceasefire, Israel released 369 Palestinian prisoners, including 36 serving life sentences and 333 Gazans arrested after 7 October after Hamas released three Israeli captives. In a statement on Tuesday afternoon, Hamas revealed the identities of some of the living Israeli captives and the remains of four dead ones it intended to release in the seventh prisoner swap with Israel under the first phase of the ceasefire deal. 'The release comes as a continuation of our ongoing efforts to make the first phase of the ceasefire agreement with the enemy a success and to prepare for engaging in the second phase, and in response to the efforts of the mediators,' noted Khalil Al-Hayya, a member of the Political Bureau and the head of Hamas in Gaza. According to its statement, Hamas would hand over four bodies of Israeli captives killed during the 15-month Israeli carpet bombing of the strip, including the bodies of the Bebas family. Hamas would also hand over six living Israeli captives, including Avera Mengistu and Hisham Al-Sayed. 'These steps reflect the seriousness of the movement in implementing the terms of the agreement as stated, and in response to the efforts of the mediators,' noted Al-Hayya. He said the release of living Israeli captives and the remains of those killed should be met by an Israeli release of Palestinian prisoners as agreed upon in the first phase of the ceasefire deal and would pave the ground for the start of negotiations for an end to the war during the second phase of the deal. Also on Tuesday, Bulldozers, rubble-removal equipment and mobile homes for displaced Palestinians began entering the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing. Tel Aviv had blocked the entry of the equipment and caravans in violation of the ceasefire agreement. Hamas, in response, had threatened to postpone the scheduled release of three Israeli captives last Saturday unless Israel allowed the entry of the equipment and mobile homes. Egyptian and Qatari mediators resolved the issue shortly before the swap took place on Saturday. The ceasefire agreement mandates that Israel permit the entry of 60,000 temporary homes and 200,000 tents and rubble removal equipment to start the strip reconstruction process at the end of the 42-day first phase. Short link:
Al-Ahram Weekly
18-02-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Last Hamas-Israel prisoner swap under ceasefire 1st phase Saturday: Informed Egyptian source - Foreign Affairs
An informed Egyptian source told Al-Qahera News TV that the last batch in the exchange of prisoners under the first phase of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel will take place on Saturday. The source said recent talks between Egyptian, Qatari, Israeli, and US delegations in Cairo sealed the deal. "The remaining Israeli detainees and Palestinian prisoners under the agreement in the first phase of the ceasefire will be released on Saturday,' added the source. Under the 42-day first phase of the three-stage ceasefire agreement, brokered by Egypt, Qatar, and the US, which went into effect on 19 January, 33 Israeli captives held by Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip must be released in exchange for the release of 1,900 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons. *More to follow ... Short link:
Yahoo
13-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Egypt, Qatar working to salvage Gaza ceasefire deal, vital aid into territory on the line: AP Explains
Egyptian and Qatari mediators were working to salvage the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, according to Egypt's state-run Al-Qahera News TV, which is close to the country's security agencies.
