Deir Al -Balah: Hamas moved Friday to shore up its brittle ceasefire agreement with Israel by reaffirming its commitment to the terms of the deal that includes a pledge to hand over the remains of all dead Israeli hostages. The militant group’s statement released in the early hours on Friday follows a dire warning from … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected an expansion of the Abraham Accords soon and hopes Saudi Arabia will join the pact that normalized diplomatic relations between Israel and some Arab states. “I hope to see Saudi Arabia go in, and I hope to see others go in. I think when Saudi Arabia goes in, … Read more
new video loaded: What’s Next for the Gaza Cease-Fire Plan Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire deal in Gaza, but the hard part starts now. David Sanger of The New York Times describes the major obstacles to further agreement about Gaza’s immediate future. By David E. Sanger, Melanie Bencosme and Nikolay Nikolov October 16, … Read more
new video loaded: Hamas Partially Accepts Trump’s Peace Plan Hamas said it would release all Israeli hostages but wants to negotiate elements of President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. Adam Rasgon, a reporter for The New York Times in Jerusalem, explains where negotiations stand. By Adam Rasgon, Christina Shaman, Jon Hazell, Melanie Bencosme and June … Read more
Tens of thousands of people marched in Barcelona on Saturday and big crowds turned out in Rome for a second day of Italian protests against Israel‘s military campaign in Gaza. Protests in Spain’s second-largest city as well as in Madrid were called weeks ago, while demonstrations in Rome, and later Lisbon, followed widespread anger after … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump today gave Hamas a final deadline to accept a proposed peace agreement, saying the group must sign by Sunday at 6 p.m. Washington, D.C. time — “or all hell will break out,” he warned. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called Hamas “a ruthless and violent threat” and accused the … Read more
Palestinian Ambassador to India Abdulla M. Abu Shawesh with CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan at a solidarity event in Kozhikode on September 2. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Abdulla M. Abu Shawesh, Palestinian Ambassador to India, has alleged that Israel is conducting a “genocidal war” on Gaza. He was addressing an event organised by the … Read more
The Dining Room of the White House carried the weight of history on Monday (September 29, 2025) afternoon as President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a sweeping Gaza peace proposal. But it was a quieter announcement tucked into the ceremony that caught seasoned diplomats off guard: Israel and Qatar, two nations long … Read more
The Gaza war is shortly due to complete two years. Launched as a counter to the terror strike by Hamas into Israel on 7th October 2023, the war has been unrelenting in its scope and execution. With over 64,500 Palestinians killed in Gaza (official figures from Gaza Ministry of Health although many estimates put the … Read more
new video loaded: Inside Iran After the 12-Day War By Declan Walsh, Gelareh Kiazand, Nanna Heitmann, Jon Hazell and Christina Thornell•September 6, 2025 Following a 12-day war with Israel in July, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 civilians and many of Iran’s top nuclear scientists and officials, a New York Times team was … Read more