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Ukrainian President Zelensky: We are working with relevant working groups to promote new prisoner exchanges and hope to see results soon.According to Israels i24News, an official from the Peace Committee stated that Israel and the Peace Committee have reached an agreement that the Israeli military will remain in Gaza until Hamas disarms and reserves the right to strike any attempt at rearmament.On August 18, according to multiple Israeli media reports on the 17th, Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump, and members of the Gaza Peace Committee met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem that day in an effort to further advance the so-called "Gaza Peace Plan." A statement released by the Prime Ministers Office after the meeting said that Netanyahu and the Peace Committee agreed to establish two working groups: one responsible for the disarmament and demilitarization of Hamas, which both sides agreed must be completed as soon as possible before the reconstruction of Gaza begins; the other will focus on issues such as sanitation and clean water in the Gaza Strip.On August 18, Khalid Zadran, a spokesman for the Kabul police, confirmed that an explosion occurred in front of a private school in Kabul at approximately 5 p.m. local time on the 17th, seriously injuring several students. According to local Afghan media reports, the explosion occurred while students, mostly girls, were leaving the school. Witnesses said that about 30 injured people had been taken to local hospitals. Zadran said that a task force had arrived at the scene and was investigating the incident.On August 18, Lebanese President Michel Aoun welcomed a parliamentary initiative on August 17 to extend the mandate of the United Nations Interim Force (UNIFIL) in southern Lebanon. Aoun stated that the UNIFIL presence in southern Lebanon is crucial, not only helping local residents live and work in peace and stability but also facilitating close coordination with the Lebanese army to jointly maintain regional stability. Aoun said, “Our first choice is to extend the mandate of UNIFIL; if that is not possible, our second choice is to establish a framework to ensure that international forces operate alongside the Lebanese army within that framework, coordinating and fulfilling their responsibilities.” Aoun pointed out that Israel has consistently opposed the presence of UNIFIL and has been urging its withdrawal for nearly a year, while Lebanon has called for UNIFIL to remain.
