GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: Hamas said Saturday that the closure of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and Gaza would cause significant delays in the handover of hostages’ remains.
In a statement, the group said the continued closure “blocks the entry of specialized equipment needed to search for those missing under the rubble and prevents forensic teams and tools required to identify bodies,” leading to “significant delays in the retrieval and transfer of remains.”
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Hamas says Rafah closure will delay handing over of hostage remains
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Hamas says Rafah closure will delay handing over of hostage remains
- Hamas said the continued closure “blocks the entry of specialized equipment needed to search for those missing“
Jailed Kurdish militant boss says peace laws needed for democratic integration in Turkiye
- That landmark call fueled hopes for an end to a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people, sowed deep divisions and stymied development in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkiye
ANKARA: Jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan said on Friday that peace-related laws were needed for a transition to democratic integration in Turkiye, in a statement read out a year after he called on his Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to end its decades-old insurgency and disband.
That landmark call fueled hopes for an end to a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people, sowed deep divisions and stymied development in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkiye, but progress has been slow. Ocalan’s statement was read out at a press conference by the pro-Kurdish DEM Party.
That landmark call fueled hopes for an end to a conflict that has killed more than 40,000 people, sowed deep divisions and stymied development in mainly Kurdish southeast Turkiye, but progress has been slow. Ocalan’s statement was read out at a press conference by the pro-Kurdish DEM Party.
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