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Recent Developments in the Gaza Ceasefire In a significant turn of events, Israel has decided to align with the proposal presented by U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy, Steve Witkoff, advocating for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza that coincides with the holy periods of Ramadan and Passover. This announcement was made by the Prime Minister's office and marks a crucial juncture in the ongoing conflict. The timing of this memo is particularly noteworthy, issued mere hours before the initial phase of an earlier ceasefire…

MOGADISHU/BERLIN - In a recent development, Somalia has agreed to bring back 20 of its citizens who ran afoul of the law in Germany, facing grave charges like murder and sexual assault. This decision emerged from powwows between the President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, and the German Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, underscoring that the repatriation is not a dig at the larger Somali refugee family in Germany. Somalia's state minister for Foreign Affairs, Ali Omar, in a chat with VOA Somali, stressed that these folks have…