Speaker, Puan Maharani, responded to Steve Witkoff's proposal for Indonesia to relocate 2 million Gaza residents.

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a commercial ship the militants hijacked in November 2023.

House of Representatives (DPR) Speaker, Puan Maharani, responded to Steve Witkoff's proposal for Indonesia to relocate 2 million Gaza residents. Jaecoo introduces itself in Indonesia and brought the Super Hybrid System (SHS) to the Jaecoo J7 line.

Agreement sets a path to ending 15 months of Israel's war on Gaza that will see Palestinian and Israeli captives exchanged

Tense' Jerusalem sit-down led to breakthrough in talks, with Israel and Hamas agreeing in principle to hostage deal two days later; sides now finalizing implementation details

The U.S.-proposed Gaza ceasefire deal, as presented, would result in a six-week ceasefire along, a limited exchange of hostages held by Hamas and Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, a partial withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and a surge in humanitarian aid to the war-torn Palestinian territory in the first phase.

Joe Biden said negotiators were working urgently to close the deal which Hamas confirmed was “progressing well”.

U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy said on Wednesday he would be part of a team of "outside overseers" deployed in and along the Gaza Strip to ensure safety following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants.

It was Saturday, the Jewish Sabbath, when Steve Witkoff, President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy, sat down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to deliver a stark message from his boss: It was time for a ceasefire deal in Gaza.

Trump’s incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, arrived in Israel on Saturday, reportedly to finalize a deal before the inauguration. His visit, which included a meeting with Netanyahu, followed a stop in Qatar, Hamas’ key supporter and a mediator in the ongoing talks.