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20 January 2025 - Israel Special Weapons News
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- Israel-Hamas ceasefire in place with first group of hostages, prisoners freed VOA 20 Jan 2025 -- A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was holding Monday, with the two sides in the early stages of a six-week pause in fighting that could lead to an end to the war that began in October 2023.
- First aid trucks enter Gaza from Egypt as ceasefire takes effect People's Daily 20 Jan 2025 -- The first humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza from Egypt on Sunday as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire started taking effect, Palestinian sources confirmed.
- Israel: 90 Palestinian abductees freed in first exchange of Gaza ceasefire deal Press TV 20 Jan 2025 -- Israel has released ninety Palestinian abductees as part of the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal with the Hamas resistance movement.
- Israel Releases First 90 Palestinian Prisoners in Exchange for Hostages Sputnik 20 Jan 2025 -- Israel has released the first 90 Palestinian women prisoners under an agreement with Palestinian movement Hamas in exchange for the release of three hostages from the Gaza Strip, Israel newspaper reported, citing the Israel Prisons Authority.
- Hezbollah praises 'grand victory' of Palestinians in Gaza ceasefire Press TV 20 Jan 2025 -- Hezbollah has congratulated the Palestinian people and their resistance against Israel for a "grand victory" in the ceasefire deal.
- Following Gaza Ceasefire, Formation of New Governments in Lebanon, Syria, Speakers in Security Council Discuss Ways to Ensure Steps Bring Positive Change for Region UN Security Council 20 Jan 2025 -- In the wake of profound changes across the Middle East — including new Governments in Lebanon and Syria and a recent agreement for a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza — speakers in the Security Council today, during a day-long debate, offered their visions for how to ensure that these developments usher in positive changes for the region.
- Guterres urges support for the Middle East amid current 'turbulent period' UN News 20 Jan 2025 -- With the Middle East undergoing "a period of profound transformation", the international community must support efforts towards more justice, dignity, human rights and peace in the region, the UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Monday.
- UN Delegation in Al-Arish and Rafah to Follow Up on Post-Ceasefire Aid Preparations for Gaza UNOCHA 20 Jan 2025 -- A high-level delegation from the United Nations, including the UN Resident Coordinator in Egypt, the Head of the OCHA Regional Office for the Middle East and North Africa in Cairo, the Chief of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Representative Office in Cairo, and representatives from the World Food Programme (WFP), has visited Al-Arish city and Rafah border crossing to follow up on the critical preparations for the delivery of humanitarian aid into Gaza following the recent ceasefire agreement.
- The people of Gaza hear the sound of playing children instead of bombardments and airstrikes UNRWA 20 Jan 2025
- Secretary-General Urges Parties to 'Make Good' on Gaza Deal, Calls for Release of All Hostages, Permanent Ceasefire UN Security Council 20 Jan 2025 -- Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres' remarks to the Security Council's quarterly open debate on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, in New York today:
- Secretary-General's remarks to the Security Council - on the Middle East [as delivered] UN Secretary-General 20 Jan 2025
- UN's Guterres warns Israel against annexing West Bank IRNA 20 Jan 2025 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday warned Israel against annexing the West Bank, stressing that he is "deeply concerned about an existential threat to the integrity and contiguity" of the Palestinian territories.
- UN torture expert welcomes Gaza ceasefire agreement and hostage release OHCHR 20 Jan 2025 -- The Special Rapporteur on torture, Alice Jill Edwards, today welcomed the agreement reached between Israel and Hamas, which paves the way for an end to hostilities, release of Israeli hostages and freeing of many Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.
- Iran president congratulates Gazans on victory, praises 'strong resistance' against Israel Press TV 20 Jan 2025 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian congratulates the people of the Gaza Strip on their victory in the face of the Israeli regime's ferocious 15-month-long war of genocide.
- Israel accepted ceasefire after battlefield defeat; Hamas 'stronger' than ever: IRGC cmdr. Press TV 20 Jan 2025 -- A senior Iranian commander says the Israeli regime was forced to accept a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, stressing that the Gaza-based Palestinian resistance movement will continue its path stronger than before.
- EU Statement: UN Security Council Open Debate on The Situation in the Middle East European External Action Service (EEAS) 20 Jan 2025 -- Statement on behalf of the European Union and its Member States delivered by H.E. Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations, at the UN Security Council Open Debate on the Situation in the Middle East
- China expresses 'unwavering' support for Lebanon's sovereignty Press TV 20 Jan 2025 -- President Xi Jinping has declared China's "unwavering" support for Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity in a message to newly elected President Joseph Aoun.
- We urge Israel not to endanger UNRWA's ability to operate: UK statement at the UN Security Council UK FCDO 20 Jan 2025 -- Statement by Rt Hon Hamish Falconer MP, Minister for the Middle East, at the UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East.
- Palestinian Resistance Committees thank Iran for supporting Palestine IRNA 20 Jan 2025 -- The Palestinian Resistance Committees have expressed gratitude to the Islamic Republic of Iran for its unwavering support for the Palestinian people, after a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip went into force.
- Israeli soldier killed, 4 others wounded in West Bank explosion Press TV 20 Jan 2025 -- An Israeli reservist soldier has been killed and four others wounded when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb during a raid in the occupied West Bank.
- Endless violence: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian towns to protest Gaza truce deal Press TV 20 Jan 2025 -- Israeli settlers, backed up by the occupation forces, have stormed several Palestinian towns in the West Bank, in a show of anger at a Gaza ceasefire deal that is widely seen as a defeat for the occupying regime.
- Yemen warns against further aggression by US, UK after Gaza ceasefire IRNA 20 Jan 2025 -- A senior Yemeni official has warned the US, UK, and Israel against further aggression towards the country, stressing that they will not succeed in defeating Yemen.
- Iran played key role in Palestinian victory: Yemen's Ansarullah leader IRNA 20 Jan 2025 -- Yemen's Ansarullah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi says Israel has been defeated in Gaza thanks to the support from the regional coalition of resistance forces, praising Iran's crucial role in helping the Palestinians achieve victory.
- Houthi: Iran played crucial role in victory of Palestinians over Israel Press TV 20 Jan 2025 -- The Yemeni Ansarullah leader has praised Iran's significant role in the Palestinian nation's triumph over Israel after a 15-month-long campaign of genocide.
- Yemen says monitoring Netanyahu's 'crushing defeat', pledges support for Gaza Press TV 20 Jan 2025 -- The Yemeni Ansarullah resistance movement has congratulated Palestinians on the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire deal, reaffirming its unwavering support for the oppressed nation and its resistance front.
- PM Netanyahu Congratulates President Donald Trump Israel - Prime Minister 20 Jan 2025
- Israel cannot erase strength of Resistance Axis: Leader's military adviser IRNA 20 Jan 2025 -- Brigadier General Amir Hatami, military adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, has said that Israel is incapable of dismantling the ideological and military strength of resistance groups such as Hamas, Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and Yemen's Ansarullah.
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