MADRID: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said during a visit to Rafah border crossing in Egypt that the current ceasefire in Gaza is not enough and that a permanent cease-fire was needed.
Combat between Israeli troops and Hamas fighters halted on Friday for the first time in seven weeks in a temporary truce ahead of the planned release of Israeli hostages held by the militants in exchange for jailed Palestinians.
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Spain’s PM Sanchez: current ceasefire in Gaza not enough, we need a permanent ceasefire
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Spain’s PM Sanchez: current ceasefire in Gaza not enough, we need a permanent ceasefire
- Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez said a permanent ceasefire was needed
150,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan, Iran this year: UN
- Nearly 150,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan and Iran this year, with the speed and scale of migration pushing Afghanistan deeper into crisis, the UN refugee agency said Friday
GENEVA: Nearly 150,000 Afghans have returned from Pakistan and Iran this year, with the speed and scale of migration pushing Afghanistan deeper into crisis, the UN refugee agency said Friday.
“So far this year, nearly 150,000 Afghans have returned from Iran and Pakistan. These arrivals come on top of already unprecedented returns — 2.9 million people in 2025, bringing the total to some 5.4 million since October 2023,” Arafat Jamal, the UNHCR representative to Afghanistan, told a press briefing in Geneva.
“So far this year, nearly 150,000 Afghans have returned from Iran and Pakistan. These arrivals come on top of already unprecedented returns — 2.9 million people in 2025, bringing the total to some 5.4 million since October 2023,” Arafat Jamal, the UNHCR representative to Afghanistan, told a press briefing in Geneva.
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