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Ahmad Algohbary

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Freelance Yemeni journalist | Emmy & Sheffield nominee | OJAs winner | Covers Yemen/ME impartially. Occasionally shares personal views. Reposting ≠ endorsement. https://buymeacoffee.com/ahmadalgohbary

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · Jun 16

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President Trump: “Nobody’s going to be forced to leave, it’s just the opposite. This is a great peace plan, a plan that was supported by everybody.”

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 18h

Breaking: French presidential adviser to Al Jazeera, “The Gaza agreement would not have been possible without President Trump’s pressure on Israel.”

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Breaking: A source in Gaza’s emergency services says several people were killed and injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residential building in central Gaza City.

Source: Al Jazeera

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Trump: “I will arrive in Israel on Sunday and address the Knesset.”

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

Crowds fill the streets of central Gaza in celebration following the announcement of the end of Israel’s war on the Strip.

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New video footage shows the moment Marco Rubio informed Trump that a peace deal in Gaza was “very close.”

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

A White House official said the agreement will be presented to the Israeli government tomorrow, and once approved, Israel must withdraw to the agreed line within 24 hours.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

Associated Press: Israeli forces will begin withdrawing from most of the Gaza Strip once the 20 surviving Israeli hostages are released.

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Celebrations erupt in Gaza following the announcement of a peace deal ending the war.

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. official: We expect the release of Israeli hostages on Monday.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

Watch: The joy of children in Gaza as they hear news of a ceasefire agreement that could end the war.

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

CNN:

An Israeli source says the release of Israeli hostages is expected on Saturday or Sunday.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

Breaking | Hamas:

-We announce a deal to end the war on Gaza, ensure the withdrawal of Israeli forces, allow aid entry, and implement a prisoner exchange.

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Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will take effect at 12:00 PM (Cairo time).

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, “With God's help we will bring them all home,” after Trump announces first phase of Israel-Hamas deal.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

Qatari Foreign Ministry announces that Israel and Hamas have reached the first phase of a peace agreement.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio reportedly asked President Trump for approval of a Truth Social post announcing the Gaza agreement, a move that caused Trump to leave the meeting earlier than planned.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

Qatari Foreign Ministry: Details of the first phase of the Gaza agreement will be announced later.

Ahmad Algohbary @ahmadalgohbary.bsky.social · 1d

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‎But many, especially in Britain, who know Blair best, are laughing at the idea. They’ve seen who he really is.

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Yet Trump’s team describes the plan as bold and clever, one that could end the war, bring immediate relief to Gaza, promise a brighter future for its people, ensure Israel’s absolute security, and free all hostages.

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Unsurprisingly, Palestinians have rejected the idea outright, and most Arab and Muslim countries have voiced strong opposition or deep reservations. A foreign figure ruling part of the Arab world? That’s a hard “no.”

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Trump’s press conference with Netanyahu unveiled the vision: a Gaza plan where Tony Blair governs the Strip on Israel’s behalf, excluding both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority.

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According to a British source cited by Times of Israel, Netanyahu’s fingerprints are “all over” the plan, some even say he might as well have written it himself.