Trending Middle East

Ceasefire to begin in Gaza, hostages release timeline announced


Listen Later

A ceasefire in Gaza is set to begin as the Israeli cabinet in the early hours of Friday voted to accept the framework of the plan for the release of all hostages.

With the agreement coming into effect, Israel’s military has 24 hours to move to a pre-determined line within Gaza, after which a 72-hour period begins in which Hamas must surrender living and dead hostages.

Foreign leaders convened in Paris to work out postwar plans in Gaza.

This episode features Thomas Helm in Jerusalem, Hamza Hendawi in Cairo and Sunniva Rose in Brussels.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Trending Middle EastBy The National News

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

4 ratings


More shows like Trending Middle East

View all
Business Extra by The National News

Business Extra

6 Listeners

Beyond the Headlines by The National News

Beyond the Headlines

10 Listeners

Books of My Life by The National News

Books of My Life

4 Listeners

Pocketful of Dirhams by The National News

Pocketful of Dirhams

1 Listeners

Recorded by The National News

Recorded

0 Listeners

Seera by The National

Seera

3 Listeners

My 2020 by The National News

My 2020

2 Listeners

Year of Elections by The National News

Year of Elections

0 Listeners

Culture Bites by The National News

Culture Bites

4 Listeners

PCR : Post Covid-19 Recovery by The National News

PCR : Post Covid-19 Recovery

0 Listeners

Iraq: 20 Years On by The National News

Iraq: 20 Years On

7 Listeners

Abtal by The National News

Abtal

6 Listeners

The Inside Brief by The National News

The Inside Brief

0 Listeners