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The TelegraphWatch: Gun-toting Hamas fighters return to Gaza streets as ceasefire begins
Masked Hamas fighters carrying rifles returned to the streets of Gaza after a ceasefire came into effect on Sunday, declaring “victory” as they drove through rubble-strewn streets.
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Moscow claims capture of towns in east as six dead in overnight attacks
Ukrainian military officials dismissed suggestions that Russian forces had breached Pokrovsk, a critical transport hub
- The Telegraph
Jeremy Corbyn to be interviewed under caution over pro-Palestinian protest
Jeremy Corbyn and John McDonnell have agreed to be interviewed under caution in connection with a pro-Palestinian rally that took place in central London on Saturday, it is understood.
- PA Media: UK News
Eight arrested at pro-Palestine rally as hundreds gather amid police presence
The rally comes after police curtailed organisers’ plans for a march past the BBC and near a synagogue.
- Storyful
Thousands of Protesters Gather at Lincoln Memorial Ahead of Trump's Inauguration
Demonstrators protesting president-elect Donald Trump gathered in Washington, DC, on Saturday, January 18, ahead of his inauguration scheduled for Monday.Video recorded by Brendan Gutenschwager shows the large crowd of protesters gathered around the frozen Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. People were seen holding signs referencing climate disaster, abortion rights, support for Palestine, and other topics.In a post on Saturday evening, organizers of the event, dubbed the People’s March, said 50,000 people had attended the demonstration. Credit: Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful
- Evening Standard
London protests LIVE: Over 70 arrests as thousands join pro-Palestine rally in Westminster
Palestine Solidarity Campaign rally took place in Whitehall after huge row over its planned route’s proximity to a synagogue
- The Telegraph
Israel’s national security minister resigns over hostage deal
Israel’s national security minister quit the Cabinet on Sunday over the ceasefire with Hamas, labelling the deal “a catastrophe”.
- Storyful
Demonstrators Gather in DC for 'People's March' Ahead of Inauguration
Protesters marched in Washington DC on Saturday, January 18, ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.Footage filmed by Ben Von Klemperer shows protesters gathering in Franklin Park before starting their march, which culminated in a rally at Lincoln Memorial, according to local reports.The demonstration, dubbed the People’s March, was expected to draw thousands to DC.DC police warned of heavy traffic around several squares and the White House. Credit: Ben Von Klemperer via Storyful
- AFP
After celebrations, displaced Gazans return home to destruction
Columns of people hundreds strong were making their way home in northern Gaza on Sunday, flanked on both sides by countless buildings turned to rubble, as a ceasefire took effect in the Palestinian territory.Hundreds of people gathered at a junction playing drums, waving Palestinian flags and chanting.
- The Guardian
A visual guide to the destruction of Gaza
Satellite imagery, maps, video footage and graphics show how Gaza has been left in ruins by Israel’s war against Hamas
- CNN
Israel’s approval of the Gaza deal unmasks deep schisms that could threaten the ceasefire and Netanyahu’s political future
Don’t let Israel’s approval of the Gaza ceasefire fool you: There are deep schisms in Israeli politics that could threaten the longevity of the deal.
- The Independent
Watch live: Crowds gather in Tel Aviv as ceasefire sees hostages released after 470 days
Watch live as crowds gather in Tel Aviv as the Israel and Hamas ceasefire sees hostages released on Sunday (19 January) after 470 days. The first three hostages have today been handed over to the Red Cross, with British-Israeli Emily Damari among the group it has been confirmed. Ms Damari was among those abducted from Kibbutz Kfar Aza, as well as Romi Gonen, 24, who was ambushed as she tried to escape from the Supernova Festival.
- Associated Press
Israel frees 90 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire takes hold after Hamas returns 3 Israeli hostages
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The first three hostages were released from Gaza, and the first Palestinian prisoners were freed from Israeli custody, as a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took hold following 15 months of war, with mixed emotions and more difficult steps ahead over the next six weeks. Palestinians across Gaza began making their way home, and the first trucks with a surge of humanitarian aid began to enter the devastated territory. Buses carrying the detainees exited the gates of Israel’s Ofer prison outside the West Bank city of Ramallah, as celebratory fireworks erupted.
- The Telegraph
More than 70 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested after clashes with police in London
More than 70 pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested in Trafalgar Square on suspicion of breaching protest conditions after demonstrators broke through a police line as they marched from a rally in Whitehall.
- The Guardian
‘Finally it’s happening. I know he’s still alive’: Families of Israeli hostages await nervously the return of their loved ones
The fate of captives held by Hamas is in the balance until they are finally swapped for Palestinian prisoners
- Sky News
British-Israeli woman among first hostages released by Hamas, while Palestinians still await release of 90 prisoners
Three hostages have been reunited with their families in Israel after being released by Hamas, in a ceasefire deal that has put an end, for now, to 15 months of bitter war in Gaza. Amid a chaotic crowd in Gaza they were handed by masked, armed gunmen to the Red Cross, before being transferred to the Israeli military and then entering southern Israel. "An entire nation embraces you," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
- PA Media: UK News
Nine people charged with public order offences after London pro-Palestine protest
Thousands of demonstrators marched from a static rally in Whitehall to Trafalgar Square.
- Daily Echo
Protests set as 'take our city back' leaflets put through doors
Anti-migrant protesters led by the leader of UKIP are “not welcome” in Southampton, say campaigners
- The Guardian
‘It raised our spirits’: Palestinian refugees in Syria on the ceasefire in Gaza
Yarmouk camp residents lived through fighting and starvation in the Syrian civil war and feel intimately connected to the suffering in the Gaza Strip
- The Independent
British hostage who lost two fingers in October 7 attacks freed by Hamas after 15 months in captivity
Emily Damari is one of three women released, the first of 33 hostages due to be let go under the terms of the ceasefire