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Biden sharply criticized Israel's actions in Gaza and Netanyahu's approach, calling it a mistake and unacceptable that volunteer aid vehicles were attacked by drones, and called for a ceasefire to ensure access to food and medicine.

The culture of collecting originated in ancient Egypt. Antiques acquired the modern concept in the Renaissance - in the XV-XVI centuries.

Biden called on Egyptian and Qatari leaders to put pressure on Hamas to reach an agreement with Israel on a hostage exchange and a temporary ceasefire in Gaza.

One of the oldest Christian books, the Crosby-Schoen Codex, dated to around 250-350 AD, containing the First Epistle of Peter and the Book of Jonah, is estimated at $2. 6-3.8 million at Christie's in London this June.

Israeli police have arrested the 57-year-old sister of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on suspicion of contacts with militants and support for terrorist acts.

Today, on April Fool's Day, millions of people around the world join in celebrating April Fool's Day. Several other humorous holidays are associated with this event.

Two russian ship captains were accused of illegally exporting stolen Ukrainian grain from the occupied territories through the Sevastopol port of Crimea.

Russian troops destroyed the ancient Did mound in Mariupol, a historical monument dating back to the 5th millennium BC, in violation of laws protecting cultural property during the war.

The UN Security Council voted in favor of a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during Ramadan, but the US abstained, warning that it could harm ongoing ceasefire negotiations.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that there is a clear international consensus that any ground attack on the city of Rafah in Gaza would lead to a humanitarian catastrophe and called for a humanitarian ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will check the situation on the border with Gaza, where 7,000 trucks with humanitarian aid are stuck due to Israeli inspection procedures.

The EU and Egypt signed a €7. 4 billion agreement to support Egypt, increase electricity sales to Europe, and cooperate on migration, security, and counterterrorism.

Egypt: On Sunday, ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas will resume in Qatar, with Hamas proposing a three-stage plan that includes the exchange of prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli troops and the lifting of the blockade of Gaza in exchange for a permanent ceasefire.

The draw ceremony for the 2024 Olympic football tournaments, in which the Ukrainian national team is a participant in the men's competition, will take place on March 20 at 9:00 PM Kyiv time in Saint-Denis, Paris.

On March 12, 2024, employees of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine and diplomats evacuated another 47 Ukrainian citizens from the Gaza Strip. The total number of evacuated Ukrainians from the Gaza Strip during the three stages of the mission amounted to 363 people.

Five people were killed and ten injured in the Gaza Strip when a humanitarian aid parachute failed to open properly during an air delivery.

The Pentagon denies that humanitarian aid dropped from a plane in the Gaza Strip caused civilian casualties, saying that all the boxes of aid landed safely.

59 Ukrainian citizens and their family members, including 15 children, 37 women and 8 men, were successfully evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Egypt through the Rafah crossing on March 7-8 with the assistance of the Ukrainian embassies in Israel and Egypt, as well as intelligence officers.

59 Ukrainian citizens and their families were evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Egypt through the Rafah crossing on March 7-8, and are expected to be brought to Ukraine in the near future.

Hamas has rejected a new agreement with Israel on a six-week ceasefire and hostage release, leaving talks in Cairo without an agreement due to disagreements over the release of sick and elderly prisoners held by Hamas.

Egyptian mediators reported significant progress in talks with Hamas in Cairo on a truce in Gaza and the release of hostages.

Israel has agreed to the proposed framework for a ceasefire and the release of prisoners in Gaza, but now it must be accepted by Hamas.

In the occupied territories, russia has launched a so-called festival of youth aimed at spreading pro-kremlin propaganda during putin's election campaign.

Today, February 26, marks the Day of the Thermos, an event dedicated to one of the most useful inventions in human history. In 1892, the Scottish scientist and inventor James Dewar invented a vacuum flask for storing liquefied gases, which was not originally intended for everyday use.

The Israeli military cabinet was presented with a plan to evacuate Palestinians from the city of Rafah in Gaza and provide humanitarian aid to southern Gaza to prevent looting.

Negotiations continue in Paris on a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of more than 100 hostages, as Israel threatens to attack Rafah if a truce is not reached.

The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and increased access to aid, saying that demands without an agreement to release Hamas hostages could prolong the fighting.

Israel threatens a ground operation in Rafah before the start of Ramadan if Hamas does not release the hostages.

Satellite images show that Egypt is conducting large-scale construction work along its border with Gaza to create an isolated buffer zone for possible Palestinian refugees. However, Egypt has publicly denied any such preparations.

Ukrainian gymnasts won a gold and two silvers at the first stage of the World Cup in Cairo, and judokas won gold and bronze at the Grand Slam tournament in Baku.