Ceasefire negotiations resume as 32 Gaza residents are killed
An anti-government fighter gestures from inside a vehicle patrolling the streets of Hama on Friday. Photograph: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP via Getty Imagesrebel forces advanced on the central city of Homs and Kurdish fighters seized effective control of the eastern desert on Friday, jolting
In a parallel setback for Mr Assad, a US-backed alliance led by Syrian Kurdish fighters took Deir el-Zor, the government’s main foothold in the vast desert in the east, three Syrian sources told Reuters. ‘If you charge someone €400 they are immediately p*ssed off.’ Third generation of Fitzpatrick hoteliersHundreds detained in Northern Ireland trying to travel into Britain after crossing BorderRebel forces have burst out of their northwestern Idlib bastion to achieve the swiftest battlefield advance by either side since a street uprising against Mr Assad mushroomed into civil war 13 years ago.
Meanwhile, negotiations between Israel and Hamas have reportedly resumed, via mediators, on a ceasefire and hostage release deal. Egypt is reportedly expecting a response from an Israeli delegation to Cairo in the coming days. According to foreign sources the emerging deal is expected to include a temporary, two-month ceasefire and the IDF’s redeployment in Gaza rather than a complete withdrawal.
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