The unexpected assault sparked widespread discussion and amusement on social media, with many users jokingly labeling the animal “antisemitic” and saying the soldiers got what they deserved. According to reports, several complaints were filed about bites from a wild predator targeting Israeli soldiers at the Egypt-Israeli border. Israeli authorities eventually captured the lynx and transported […]
Israel and Hamas have traded accusations of violating the January 19 ceasefire, with the Palestinian group saying it would pause releases and Israel threatening the resumption of war in the Gaza Strip. But on Friday both sides signaled that the hostage release scheduled for Saturday would go ahead. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin […]
“I’d like Egypt to take people. And I’d like Jordan to take people,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One, adding that he expected to talk to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday. Bassem Naim, a member of Hamas’s political bureau, in his reaction, said Palestinians would “foil such projects” as they have done […]
The proposal includes exchanging four Israeli hostages held in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails and would be followed by more negotiations within 10 days, Sisi said at a news conference in Cairo. He did not say whether the plan had been formally presented to either Israel or Hamas. Sisi’s intervention came with Israel […]
Most elements of the deal have already been agreed upon, according to a senior official in the Biden administration, but two main sticking points remain. These include Israel’s demand to maintain a military presence in the Philadelphi corridor, a buffer zone on the Gaza-Egypt border, and the specific individuals who will be included in a […]
Biden’s official schedule was revised to make time for the White House meeting, which will also be attended by Vice President Kamala Harris, who is running to succeed him in November’s presidential election. A statement announcing Biden’s updated schedule said he and Harris would meet Monday “with the U.S. hostage deal negotiating team following the […]
In a joint statement, the US, Qatar and Egypt said Washington had presented a new proposal that built on points of agreement over the past week, closing gaps in a way that could allow rapid implementation of a deal. Mediators would keep working on the proposal, they said. “The path is now set for that […]
Talks opened in Qatar’s capital amid a wider international diplomatic bid to ease tensions that have spiked since the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. An Israeli delegation attended the Doha talks, which also involved US Central Intelligence Agency director William Burns. US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters in Washington […]
There is exciting news out of Egypt! Archaeologists from Egypt and Japan have discovered an incredible 4,500-year-old ancient tomb! The amazing find was made in the Saqqara region, and the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism has verified it. The tomb dates from the Second Kingdom of Egypt and is thought to have been built between 2649 […]
Many people, including those whose bread and butter thrives on uninterrupted internet service, in the northern and central regions of Pakistan recently suffered massive internet outages due to a technical fault in the Pakistan Telecommunication Limited (PTCL) optic fiber network. “A cut in the optic fiber has been repaired,” Amir Pasha, head of cooperate communication […]
