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Doha: Israeli negotiators have never been closer to a deal for the release of hostages in Gaza since the November 2023 truce in the war between Israel and Hamas, Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Monday. A source later told AFP that an Israeli technical team had arrived in Doha, Qatar, on Monday “to discuss…
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Children look on, as Palestinians inspect the damage at a tent camp sheltering displaced people, following an Israeli strike, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, December 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters “Israeli troops killed at least 22 Palestinians, most of them in the northern Gaza Strip, on Sunday…
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A drone view shows smoke above Beit Hanoun in the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, as seen from near Kibbutz Nir Am in southern Israel, December 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gaza’s civil defence agency reported that Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed at least 33 people,…
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The United Nations (UN) General Assembly overwhelmingly approved resolutions on Wednesday (December 11, 2024) demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the UN Agency for Palestinian refugees that Israel has moved to ban. The votes in the 193-nation world body were 158-9, with 13 abstentions to demand a ceasefire now and 159-9 with 11…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday (December 9, 2024) he would not stop the war in Gaza “now”, with renewed efforts towards a ceasefire underway. Speaking at a press conference in Jerusalem 14 months into the war against Hamas Palestinian militants, he said “if…
People chant slogans during a pro-Palestinian protest | Photo Credit: AP Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah party have agreed to create a committee to jointly run post-war Gaza, negotiators from both sides said Tuesday (December 3, 2024). Under the plan, which needs Abbas’s approval, the committee would be composed of…
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Jerusalem: Israel said Thursday its spy chief will attend Gaza ceasefire talks and Hamas vowed to stop fighting if a truce is reached, as long-stalled efforts to end the war appeared to gain momentum. Previous bids to stop the year-long war have failed, though the United States has voiced hope the killing of Hamas leader…
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Israel’s offensive has thus far killed over 41,000 Palestinians and injured 95,029 others. Cairo: The Palestinian Hamas group said on Wednesday that its negotiators reiterated its readiness to implement an “immediate” ceasefire with Israel in Gaza based on a previous U.S. proposal without new conditions from any party. The Palestinian group said in a statement…
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Hamas said it accepted a July 2 proposal put forward by the U.S. Cairo: Hamas said on Thursday there was no need for new ceasefire proposals for Gaza and pressure should be put on Israel to agree to a U.S. plan that the Islamist group had already accepted. The United States was expected to present…
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Hamas did not attend the ceasefire talks that took place in Doha, Qatar. (File) Doha, Qatar: Hamas said Friday it rejected “new conditions” in a Gaza ceasefire proposal that US-led mediators presented during two days of talks in Qatar. Diplomatic efforts have so far failed to alleviate the suffering endured over more than 10 months…
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