Ceasefire

Saturday, Dec 09, 2023 | Last Update : 11:19 AM IST

Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip, on the outskirts of Gaza City, during the ongoing Israeli bombardment on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. AP/PTI

AA Edit | Only ‘2 states’ can bring durable peace in Mideast

The recent humanitarian pause and agreement to exchange hostages agreed to by both Israel and Hamas are a blip on the radar & nothing more.

24 Nov 2023 12:00 AM

Palestinians flee to the southern Gaza Strip on Salah al-Din Street in Bureij, Gaza Strip, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023. (AP/PTI)

AA Edit | A whiff of relief for Gaza

The universal calls for a ceasefire will and must go on in the belief that it might just register on the Israelis

11 Nov 2023 12:05 AM

A Ukrainian man rides his bicycle near to a factory and a store burning after been bombarded in Irpin, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Russia announces opening of humanitarian corridors in Kyiv, other cities

Russian forces, for humanitarian purposes, are declaring a 'regime of silence' from 10:00 am on 7 March, the Russian defence ministry said

07 Mar 2022 12:01 PM

Palestinian children hold candles during a rally amid the ruins of houses destroyed by Israeli strikes, in Gaza City on May 24, 2021. (Mohammed ABED / AFP)

Sunanda K. Datta-Ray | Israel & Gaza: Use truce to find a lasting solution

Although both adversaries accomplished their immediate political goals, the fragile peace can collapse any moment

25 May 2021 7:23 AM

Palestinians run from sound grenades thrown by Israeli police in front of the Dome of the Rock in the al-Aqsa mosque complex in Jerusalem, Friday, May 21, 202, as a cease-fire took effect between Hamas and Israel after a 11-day war. (AP/Mahmoud Illean)

AA Edit | Israel’s Gaza war ends, but will peace endure?

The ultimate solution lies in the two-State principle granting recognition to a homeland for the Palestinian people

22 May 2021 2:15 AM

A Palestinian demonstrator uses a slingshot to return a teargas canister toward soldiers during clashes with Israeli troops at the northern entrance of the West Bank city of Ramallah. (AP)

Renewed violence over Gaza despite ceasefire moves gaining momentum

A senior official in the Hamas militant group predicted a ceasefire within days

20 May 2021 2:45 PM

The officials said the firing from across the LoC in Baramulla district started at around 11.30 am on Wednesday and continued for some time. (Representational image)

JCO, woman killed as Pak violates ceasefire along LoC

Police sources said one of the injured civilians — a woman identified as Naseema Begum — later succumbed to her injuries in a local hospital.

26 Dec 2019 5:35 AM

Islamic Jihad's leader, Ziad al-Nakhalah, announced three conditions for an end to the fighting: an end to targeted killings, a halt in Israeli shootings of protesters at weekly demonstrations along the Israeli border and easing a 12-year-old Israeli blockade that has devastated Gaza's economy. (Photo: AFP)

Israel, Islamic Jihad cease fire after heavy Gaza fighting which claimed 32 lives

Islamic Jihad spokesman Musab al-Berim said the Egyptian-brokered deal went into effect at 5:30 AM.

14 Nov 2019 2:33 PM

Pakistani Army violated ceasefire by resorting to mortar shelling on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, officials said on Monday. (Photo: File)

Pak violates ceasefire along LoC in J&K's Poonch

Officials said an army column was on ambush duty near LoC when two mortar shells exploded near them, causing injuries to a 'few personnel'.

16 Sep 2019 10:22 AM

Pakistan on Saturday violated ceasefire by resorting to mortar shelling and small arms firing on forward posts and villages along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, a defence spokesman said. (Photo: File)

Lance Naik Sandeep Thapa killed in ceasefire violation by Pak in J&K's Rajouri

The exchange of fire between the two sides was on when the last reports were received.

17 Aug 2019 1:39 PM

Earlier, Dr Manjeet Singh of District Hospital Poonch said, 'The child is still very critical. We have kept him in observation after an operation. The two adults have been shifted to a hospital in Jammu.'

Injured in ceasefire violation by Pak, 10-day-old injured baby succumbs to injuries in J&K

Pakistani troops lobbed mortars and used small arms to target forward posts and villages in Shahpur, Saujiyan and Mendhar sectors.

29 Jul 2019 10:39 AM

Pakistan used heavy weaponry over 100 times during these violations,GOC16 Corps, Lieutenant General Paramjit Singh told media here. (Photo: ANI)

Pak violated ceasefire along LoC over 500 times after Balakot strike: Indian Army

The air strike by India came two weeks after the February 14 Pulwama terror attack.

14 Apr 2019 10:47 AM

The BSF and Army officials in Jammu said that the Pakistani troops violated the November 2003 ceasefire twice during the day. (Representational Image)

Minor girl, BSF official killed, 15 others injured in Pak shelling in J&K's Poonch

They resorted to unprovoked mortar shelling early Monday morning and also in afternoon.

01 Apr 2019 8:37 PM

The soldier has been identified as 24-year-old rifleman Yash Paul. He was from Udhampur in Jammu. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Soldier killed as Pakistan violates ceasefire along LoC in J&K's Rajouri

Pakistani troops have violated the ceasefire over 110 times along the LoC since January.

21 Mar 2019 12:39 PM

Security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Kralgund area of Handwara in the north Kashmir district late on Wednesday night following information about the presence of militants in the area, a police official said. (Representational Image)

JeM terrorist killed in J&K's Kupwara encounter

There was an exchange of fire between the two sides in which one militant was killed, the official said.

07 Mar 2019 4:30 PM

In violation of the ceasefire agreement with India, Pakistani forces have been shelling areas along the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch districts for eight consecutive days. (Photo: ANI/ Twitter)

3 civilians killed in heavy shelling by Pak post IAF pilot return

24-year-old Rubana Kosar, her son Fazan (5) and nine-month-old daughter Shabnam were killed in the shelling at J&K's Poonch.

02 Mar 2019 11:32 AM

Pakistani troops have been regularly violating ceasefire, especially along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. (Photo:ANI)

Pakistan violates ceasefire again in J&K's Poonch

At about 10:30 am unprovoked firing with rocket launchers started from the Pakistani side in Krishna Ghati sector, Army sources said.

05 Feb 2019 3:47 PM

The ceasefire was for the entire month of Ramzan between May 17 to June 16 during which the security forces had suspended all major operations against terror outfits. (Photo: PTI)

200 per cent jump in ceasefire violations in Ramzan

Pakistan tried to push a number of militant into the Valley during the ceasefire under cover of heavy shelling.

09 Aug 2018 6:06 AM

People attend Eid al-Fitr prayers outside of Shah-e-Dushamshera mosque in Kabul. Taliban, an insurgent group who fight against NATO and Afghanistan's government, announced that they will start a 3-day ceasefire, starting in the first day of Eid al-Fitr. (Photo: AP)

Ceasefire agreement with Taliban marks Eid celebrations in Afghanistan

This is the first time the Taliban had declared a nationwide ceasefire in the nearly 17-year conflict.

15 Jun 2018 4:44 PM

In the latest such violation, a BSF assistant commandant, a sub-inspector, an assistant sub-inspector and a constable were killed and three other jawans were injured in Ramgarh sector of Samba early Wednesday.

BSF accuses Pakistan forces of betrayal

BSF jawans chanted anti Pakistan slogans at the farewell of their slain colleagues held at the regional headquarters of the paramilitary force.

14 Jun 2018 1:06 AM

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