Egypt’s president Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi , on Sunday announced his country has proposed a two-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas during which four hostages held in Gaza would be freed.Speaking in Cairo, EL-Sissi said the proposal also includes the release of some Palestinian prisoners and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza Strip.According to the president the proposal aims to “move the situation forward,” adding that once the two-day cease-fire goes into effect, negotiations would continue to make it permanent.There hasn’t been a cease-fire in 11 months, since November’s weeklong pause in fighting in which 105 hostages were released in exchange...

Palestinian officials on Sunday reported that Israeli strikes on northern Gaza killed at least 33 people, mostly women and children. As Israel’s offensive in the hard-hit and isolated area entered a third week and the U.N. secretary-general called the plight of Palestinians there “unbearable.” Israel said it targeted militants.Two Israeli strikes killed eight people in Sidon city in southern Lebanon, with 25 wounded, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. One strike hit a residential building, according to footage taken by an Associated Press reporter.The Israeli military said four soldiers, including a military rabbi, were killed in fighting in southern Lebanon, without providing details....

Sìkìrú Adèpójú, a social media user with the handle @sikiruadepoju, has contrasted some of the views fans of David Adeleke, a popular Nigerian singer known as Davido, have of him.Adepoju had disagreed when one of the “Omo baba olowo crooner” fans, Nasty Blaq implied that the afrobeat artist get disrespected, Blaq post had read: “The disrespect davido is getting is way too much sha , man just want to help people and that’s all.”However Adepoju claimed the singer uses his joviality to scam Nigerians and campaign against some of his colleagues due to greed.He expressed his disbelieve over Davido’s fans...