Trump Offers Peace Plan for Israel-Hamas War Former U.S. President Donald Trump said he made a final offer for a 60-day ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas, which has been going on for almost 21 months. He said he expected to get a reply soon. Hamas Responds to the Proposal Hamas said on […]
Israeli officials said prospects for reaching a ceasefire and hostage deal appeared high, nearly 21 months since the war between Israel and Hamas began. Efforts for a Gaza truce gathered steam after the U.S. secured a ceasefire to end a 12-day aerial conflict between Israel and Iran, but on the ground in Gaza, intensified Israeli […]
Trump Says Israel Has Accepted Ceasefire Plan Former U.S. President Donald Trump said on social media that his team had long and positive talks with Israeli officials. He said that Israel has agreed to the main terms of a 60-day ceasefire, which means stopping the war for 60 days. During this time, Trump said they […]
“The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza defies comprehension,” Ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad, permanent representative of Pakistan to the UN, told the 15-member Council during a briefing on the situation in the Middle East. The total number of Palestinian fatalities since 7 October 2023 has surpassed 56,500, mostly women and children, according to Gaza health authorities. Today’s […]
At Least 62 Killed in Israeli Strikes on Gaza On Monday, at least 62 people were killed in Israeli attacks, mostly in Gaza City and northern Gaza. One of the deadliest attacks hit a beachside café called Al-Baqa, where 39 people died and many others were injured. A journalist named Ismail Abu Hatab, along with […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will visit U.S. President Donald Trump on July 7. This will be his third visit since Trump returned to power in January. Trump recently said he hopes the fighting in Gaza will stop within a week. A U.S. official confirmed the visit to the news agency AFP, but asked not […]
Pakistan Focuses on Economy in Foreign Policy, Says Deputy PM Dar Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar said that one of the main goals of Pakistan’s foreign policy is to focus more on the economy. This means working on better trade, bringing in foreign investment, increasing remittances, using new technologies, and forming partnerships for development. He […]
KLP, a big investment fund in Norway (not the same as Norway’s huge sovereign wealth fund), has sold its shares in two companies — Oshkosh Corporation and ThyssenKrupp. KLP said Oshkosh was providing trucks to the Israeli army. These trucks are then turned into armored vehicles to carry soldiers. ThyssenKrupp, a German company, had earlier […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent comments and a delay in his court case have made people think that there might be progress in ending the Gaza war and freeing the hostages. The court agreed to postpone Netanyahu’s testimony in his corruption trial because of secret diplomatic and security reasons. Former U.S. President Donald Trump […]
Warning sirens went off in several parts of Israel, but the army later said that the missile was probably stopped in the air before hitting anything. This is the first time the Houthis in Yemen have fired a missile at Israel since the ceasefire between Israel and Iran on June 24, after their 12-day conflict. […]
