SDF Chief Heads to Damascus to Seal Ceasefire and Integration Deal 🤝
SDF leader Mazloum Abdi travels to Damascus on January 19 to finalize a ceasefire and integration deal, aiming to stabilize northeastern Syria and protect Kurdish-majority areas. 🤝
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SDF leader Mazloum Abdi travels to Damascus on January 19 to finalize a ceasefire and integration deal, aiming to stabilize northeastern Syria and protect Kurdish-majority areas. 🤝
A 15-member technocratic committee led by Ali Abdel Hamid Shaath has arrived in Cairo to plan Gaza administration under a fragile ceasefire, as clashes and humanitarian needs persist.
Hamas officials have opened talks in Cairo to form a technocratic committee to govern Gaza under a US-brokered ceasefire plan unveiled last October.
Hamas says a delegation led by Khalil al-Hayya landed in Cairo on Jan. 13 to discuss first-phase ceasefire terms, including opening the Rafah crossing and forming a technocrats’ committee.
Hamas will dissolve its Gaza government bodies and transfer duties to an independent technocratic committee ahead of the ceasefire’s second phase.
Israel says it struck and killed two senior Hamas militants in recent airstrikes, while Gaza health authorities report 14 deaths in the past 24 hours amid ongoing tensions.
Israeli strikes killed 11 Palestinians in Gaza on Jan. 8 after a militants’ rocket fell short, highlighting the fragile ceasefire and stalled talks on hostage swaps and crossings.
On January 5, 2026, the Chinese mainland welcomed progress in the Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire as 18 Cambodian soldiers returned home, urging both sides to strengthen dialogue for lasting peace.
Foreign ministers from 10 countries urged Israel to lift restrictions and boost humanitarian aid to Gaza after the October ceasefire, warning of a catastrophic situation despite recent improvements.
The Chinese mainland joined Cambodia and Thailand for a trilateral meeting at Fuxian Lake on December 27–29, consolidating a ceasefire with five key consensus points to boost regional stability.