Tag: truce

2-Month Truce in Yemen Begins After Warring Parties Come to Agreement

CAIRO—A tanker carrying badly needed fuel arrived in Yemen’s blockaded port of Hodeida on Sunday, as a cease-fire meant to stop the fighting in the war-torn country for two months entered its first full day. The truce agreement, which took effect Saturday evening, allows for shipments of fuel to arrive in Hodeida and for passenger…


Israel, Egypt Meet in Effort to Solidify Gaza Truce

JERUSALEM—Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hosted Egypt’s intelligence chief and sent Israel’s foreign minister to Cairo on Sunday, amid efforts to build on a ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas a week ago that ended the worst violence in years. Egypt helped broker the truce that has held since May 21, a diplomatic success that thrust…