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New Year’s Eve rally for Palestine in Sweden’s snow-covered Stockholm
Hundreds of people gathered in the driving snow in Sweden’s Stockholm on New Year’s Eve in a show of solidarity with Palestinians and to call for Israel to end its war on Gaza
Tens of thousands march in support of Palestinians in Istanbul
Demonstrators hold a banner and Palestinian and Turkish flags as they attend a rally in solidarity with the Palestinian people, at the Galata Bridge
Latest Gaza ceasefire talks have stalled: Report
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reports that ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas have “hit an impasse in recent days”.
Citing “Arab mediators”, the WSJ said the two sides were considering a 60-day ceasefire during which up to 30 Israeli captives held in Gaza would have been released.
In exchange, Israel was to set Palestinian prisoners free and allow greater humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza, the mediators said.
But the talks have now stalled.
“Mediators said Israel insisted that it receive only living hostages in any exchange and refused to approve the release of some of the Palestinian detainees sought by Hamas,” the WSJ said.
Hamas also demanded the ceasefire be a “path to an end to the war”, it added.
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