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 […]
Speaking alongside the Arab country’s ruler in the White House, Trump signaled he would not budge on his idea that involves moving the Gaza Strip’s shell-shocked residents and transforming the war-ravaged territory into what he billed a “Riviera of the Middle East.” Trump has infuriated the Arab world by saying that Palestinians would not be […]
Trump cautioned that Israel might want to override him on the issue and said he might speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But in a wide-ranging session with reporters in the Oval Office, Trump expressed frustration with the condition of the last group of hostages freed by Hamas and by the announcement by the […]
Indirect negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas on the next stage of the ceasefire are set to start this week following Netanyahu’s visit to the United States last week. However, a source in Netanyahu’s office said the Israeli delegation at this point will only discuss technical issues, rather than the bigger matters that […]
“We’ve moved over 10,000 trucks in the two weeks since the ceasefire, a massive surge,” Tom Fletcher said on X. The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator added that he was “about to cross into northern Gaza with a convoy of aid”. “Thank you to the many people making it possible to […]
Trump said Tuesday the United States would rebuild the Gaza Strip and turn it into “the Riviera of the Middle East”, without detailing how nearly two million Palestinians might be moved out of the territory. Muslim-majority Malaysia has no diplomatic relations with Israel and many in the Southeast Asian country support the Palestinians. “Malaysia strongly […]
In a shock announcement, Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere and develop it economically. He was speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The statement from the Saudi foreign ministry said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman […]
The official said Tehran disagreed with “any displacement of Gazans, but Iran-U.S. talks are a separate matter”, referring to Trump’s remarks that the U.S. would take over war-ravaged Gaza and create a “Riviera of the Middle East” after resettling Palestinians elsewhere. “Iran does not agree with any displacement of Palestinians and has communicated this through […]
In a shock announcement, Trump said on Tuesday the U.S. would take over the war-ravaged Gaza Strip after Palestinians are resettled elsewhere and develop it economically. He was speaking at a joint press conference with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The statement from the Saudi foreign ministry said Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman […]
Trump unveiled his surprise plan, without providing specifics, at a joint press conference on Tuesday with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The announcement followed Trump’s shock proposal earlier on Tuesday for the permanent resettlement of the more than two million Palestinians from Gaza to neighboring countries, calling the enclave – where the first phase […]
