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* Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted on Wednesday (October 22, 2025) at his opposition to any role for Turkish security forces in the Gaza Strip as part of a mission to monitor a U.S.-backed ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas. Speaking in Jerusalem alongside visiting U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, Mr. Netanyahu said…
A drone view shows tents of displaced Palestinians, following the withdrawal of the Israeli forces from the area, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Gaza City, October 18, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.S. State Department said on Saturday that it has “credible reports” that Hamas could violate the ceasefire…
“Give @realDonaldTrump the Nobel Peace Prize — he deserves it!” said a post on the official X account of the Office of the Prime Minister of Israel. (X/@IsraeliPM) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday (October 9, 2025) said Donald Trump should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, hours after the U.S. president announced a…
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, 72, will play a key role in the transitional body that will govern the post-war Gaza Strip, as per U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point “Peace Plan”. Mr. Trump’s plan draws heavily from a proposal that Mr. Blair himself had developed through his think tank, the Tony Blair Institute for…
Protesters in Israel demanding the government make a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign on Sunday (August 17, 2025), staging a nationwide strike that blocked traffic and closed businesses. The “day of stoppage” was organised by two groups representing some of the families of hostages…
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Trucks carrying Egyptian humanitarian aid wait to start moving to the Rafah border crossing to enter Gaza, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Cairo, Egypt, January 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Qatar announced early Monday (January 27, 2025) that an agreement has been reached to release an Israeli civilian hostage and allow…
A freed Palestinian prisoner (centre), is greeted by a crowd as he arrives in the Gaza Strip after being released from an Israeli prison following a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, Saturday, January 25, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP There is an “expectation” that the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip will begin soon, Palestine’s…
Palestinians walk past a mosque destroyed by the Israeli airstrikes in Nuseirat, Gaza Strip on January 24, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday (January 24, 2025) announced the names of four Israeli women soldiers to be released in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in the second swap under the ceasefire deal…
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Gaza City: Palestinian operator group Hamas said Monday that Gaza and its people “will rise again” and rebuild the territory battered by more than 15 months of Israeli bombardment. “Gaza, with its great people and its resilience, will rise again to rebuild what the occupation has destroyed and continue on the path of steadfastness until…
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres | Photo Credit: AP United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said the international community will back Lebanon “for what we believe will be a speedy recovery of this country, making it again the centre of the Middle East”. The UN chief made the comments on Saturday (January 18, 2025) following…
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