No Proof Hamas Took U.S. Aid, Says USAID Report A new U.S. government study says there is no proof that Hamas stole aid paid for by the U.S. The report was done by the Bureau of Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), part of USAID. It looked at 156 cases where food or supplies went missing in Gaza […]
GAZA – Talks to end the war in Gaza hit a new roadblock on Thursday after a top U.S. envoy, Steve Witkoff, said Hamas was not negotiating seriously. Hours earlier, Israel also pulled back its team from talks in Qatar. Hamas, the group fighting Israel, said it was surprised by the U.S. comments. The group […]
Hamas Submits Ceasefire Response as Gaza Truce Talks Stall The Palestinian militant group Hamas has officially submitted its response — along with that of other Palestinian factions — to an ongoing ceasefire proposal, according to a statement released Wednesday on Telegram. Israel confirmed receipt of the response, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office stating that […]
Trump has targeted several universities since returning to office in January over the pro-Palestinian student protest movement that roiled college campuses last year. He welcomed the agreement between his administration and Colombia in a post on social media late on Wednesday. In March, the Trump administration said it was penalizing Colombia over how it handled […]
“A large proportion of the population of Gaza is starving. I don’t know what you would call it other than mass starvation — and it’s man-made,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters. His statement added his voice to those of 111 aid organisations and rights groups, including MSF and Oxfam, who warned earlier Wednesday that “mass […]
Columbia University Sanctions Nearly 80 Students Amid Pressure Over Gaza Protests Columbia University has issued disciplinary sanctions against nearly 80 students involved in pro-Palestinian campus protests, as the institution seeks to restore $400 million in federal funding suspended by the Trump administration. The crackdown follows months of political pressure from President Donald Trump, who has […]
Saied told US envoy Massad Boulos, who is also the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany, that “it is time for all of humanity to wake up and put an end to these crimes against the Palestinian people”. “I believe you know these images well,” Saied was seen telling the envoy as he showed a photograph […]
Steve Witkoff, President Donald Trump’s globe-trotting negotiator, will head this week to a European destination for talks on Gaza, according to US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity. Clarifying an earlier statement, officials said Witkoff may travel after Europe to the Middle East to continue diplomacy. Witkoff comes with “a strong hope that we will […]
Gaza is facing a catastrophic humanitarian crisis as starvation and ongoing military strikes devastate the population of over two million people. Medical officials and aid agencies report rising child deaths from malnutrition and increasingly dire conditions across the territory. Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, director of Gaza’s Al-Shifa Medical Complex, revealed that 21 children have already […]
“I ask that the free and independent press be allowed to access Gaza to show what is happening there and to bear witness,” he told France Inter radio in an interview from eastern Ukraine. He spoke after the AFP news agency warned that the lives of Palestinian freelance journalists it was working with in Gaza […]
