The White House said it was deeply disturbed by the death of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi and called on Israel to investigate. Turkey’s foreign ministry said she was shot in the head, and blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for her death. Palestinian officials described her as a 26-year-old activist from Seattle who held U.S. and […]
Hamas blames stalled talks and the recent deaths of six Gaza captives on Netanyahu’s reluctance to reach a deal. Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s lead negotiator, criticized the US for its perceived bias towards Israel and urged it to press Netanyahu to abandon his current stance. Netanyahu, however, insists that no deal is imminent, citing security concerns […]
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 […]
Lammy said the decision to suspend the licences did not amount to a blanket ban or an arms embargo, but only involved those that could be used in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza. “We recognise, of course, Israel’s need to defend itself against security threats, but we […]
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 […]
Following the attack in the area of the Idna Tarqumiyah Junction, security forces surrounded a house in Hebron and killed a Palestinian suspected of carrying out the shooting, the military said. Hundreds of Israeli troops have been carrying out raids across the West Bank since last Wednesday in one of their largest actions in the […]
Approximately 500,000 demonstrators, according to Israeli media estimates, gathered in cities such as Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. They urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to intensify efforts to bring home the remaining 101 hostages, of whom a third are believed to have died, based on Israeli officials’ assessments. In Jerusalem, protesters blocked streets and gathered outside […]
“Humanitarian workers are there to help innocent civilians, and Israel must ensure they are protected,” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller wrote on X. US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood confirmed that Jerusalem had informed Washington that the shots were fired due to a miscommunication within the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). Wood further […]
Witnesses told Anadolu that the Israeli army pulled out of the city leaving behind four people dead, several injured, and significant damage to infrastructure. They added that Israeli military bulldozers destroyed main roads, vandalized water and sewage networks, knocked down power poles, demolished homes, and damaged vehicles. The Red Crescent teams, accompanied by local residents, […]
The vaccination campaign is due to start on Sunday, with the pauses scheduled to take place between 6 a.m. and 3 p.m. (0300-1200 GMT), said Rik Peeperkorn, the World Health Organization’s senior official for the Palestinian territories. He said the campaign would start in central Gaza with three consecutive daily pauses in fighting, then move […]
