Hamas is open to an agreement to end the war in Gaza that would see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce, an official said Saturday as the group’s negotiators held talks with mediators. A Hamas delegation was in Cairo discussing with Egyptian mediators ways out of the 18-month war, while, on the ground, … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gestures during a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump (not pictured) in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said again Saturday (April 19, 2025) that Israel has “no choice” but to continue fighting in … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday threatened to resume fighting in the Gaza Strip unless its hostages in Gaza are released. The ceasefire has been called into question as Hamas claims Israel violated key provisions, prompting it to call off the release of three more … Read more
After the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out the worst attack in Israeli history on October 7, 2023, Israel launched a devastating military campaign in the Gaza Strip. The air and ground operation has killed at least 46,707 people, according to figures from the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry that the United Nations considers reliable. LIVE: … Read more
A man repairs bicycles at the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on December 21, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. | Photo Credit: AFP Hamas said Wednesday (December 25, 2024) that “new conditions” imposed by Israel had delayed the finalisation of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza, … Read more
A displaced Palestinian woman, Makram Hamdouna, carries a water container outside her shelter, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip December 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Human Rights Watch on Thursday (December 19, 2024) accused Israel of causing the deaths of thousands of Palestinians by systematically restricting and targeting Gaza’s water supply in … Read more
Rubble lies on the ground at the site of an Israeli strike on Al-Farooq mosque, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, on November 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Gaza’s civil defence agency said that 19 people, including at least six children, were killed by Israeli air strikes … Read more
Palestinians gather to receive aid, including food supplies provided by World Food Program, outside a United Nations distribution center, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, on August 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s warfare in Gaza is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a special U.N. committee said Thursday … Read more
Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi (R) reacts as he meets United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken (unseen), in London, on October 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Jordan’s foreign minister on Friday (October 25, 2024) called for pressure on Israel to end “ethnic cleansing”, in strong remarks as he met U.S. Secretary of State … Read more
File picture of Khaled Meshaal, who is on the Hamas ruling committee | Photo Credit: Reuters Two Hamas sources said the Palestinian militant group was moving towards appointing a Doha-based ruling committee rather than a single successor to its chief Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli troops last week. “The Hamas leadership’s approach is … Read more