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Pope urges global recognition of Palestinian state as only path to lasting peace

Pope Leo XIV has issued his strongest appeal yet for international recognition of a Palestinian state, saying a two-state solution remains the only viable...

UN backs Trump’s Gaza ‘International Stabilisation Force’ plan

The UN Security Council has approved a US-drafted resolution endorsing U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan and authorising a new multinational “international stabilisation...

Israeli military lawyers questioned legality of Gaza strikes

Israeli military lawyers reportedly raised doubts about the legality of the country’s operations in Gaza during the first year of the war, according to...

World Health Organization aiming to ‘mass vaccinate’ Gaza children

The World Health Organization (WHO) will begin a 10-day vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip on Sunday to immunize 44,000 children who were missed...

Top IDF lawyer resigns after leaking video of detainee abuse

Israel’s top military lawyer, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, has resigned after admitting she authorized the release of surveillance footage showing Israeli soldiers allegedly sexually...

Netanyahu orders immediate military strikes on Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the military to launch “powerful” strikes on Gaza, his office announced early Wednesday. The directive followed claims that...

Bannon calls for ‘Three State solution’ in Gaza peace plan

Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has proposed creating a “Christian state” in Jerusalem as part of what he calls a “three-state solution” to end...

Kushner says Hamas ‘showing good faith’ in Gaza ceasefire deal

Hamas appears to be acting in good faith and working to uphold its ceasefire agreement with Israel, according to senior US negotiator Jared Kushner. Speaking...

Israel launches new strikes on Rafah citing ceasefire violations

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have launched large-scale airstrikes in Rafah, southern Gaza, following what they claim were ceasefire breaches by Hamas. According to the...

U.S. warns of imminent Gaza ceasefire breach by Hamas

The United States has alerted guarantor nations of the Gaza peace agreement to what it described as credible intelligence suggesting an imminent ceasefire violation...

BBC found ‘materially misleading’ over Gaza documentary

British broadcasting regulator Ofcom has ruled that U.K. state broadcaster BBC breached its journalistic code after failing to disclose a major conflict of interest...

Israel accuses Hamas of returning wrong body

One of the corpses delivered by the militant group is believed to be of a Palestinian, the Israeli military has said. One of the bodies...

Biden and Blinken try to claim credit for Gaza peace deal

Former U.S. President Joe Biden and his ex–Secretary of State Antony Blinken have both asserted that the groundwork for Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire deal...

Hapless Starmer sidelined at peace summit press conference

A moment of apparent awkwardness between US President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sparked widespread reaction online, after footage from...

Trump hails “New Dawn” as ceasefire frees hostages and prisoners

U.S. President Donald Trump received a hero’s welcome in Jerusalem as he told cheering Israeli lawmakers that “the long and painful nightmare is finally...

All 20 living Israeli hostages freed as prisoner releases begin

A series of significant developments unfolded today in Israel and Gaza, with both sides carrying out major prisoner and hostage releases as part of...

Israeli who witnessed girlfriend’s murder in October 7 attack takes his own life

The number of suicides among people tied to the Nova music festival carnage continues to grow. An Israeli man who survived the October 7 Hamas...

Gaza war ‘over’ – Trump

The US President has talked to journalists before heading to Israel for hostage releases. US President Donald Trump declared to reporters on Sunday that the...

Hamas to skip signing of Trump peace deal

The banishing of militants from Gaza under the US president’s plan is “absurd,” a spokesman for the group has told reporters. Hamas representatives will not...

Big Tel Aviv crowd boos Netanyahu (Video)

A large rally in Tel Aviv marking the anticipated release of Israeli hostages turned politically charged overnight as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s name was...

Israel pulls back troops as Gaza ceasefire begins

Israel has partially withdrawn its forces from Gaza following the start of a ceasefire with Hamas on Friday morning, the first phase of a...

Gaza ceasefire in effect – IDF

The Israeli military has said its troops have withdrawn to the agreed lines within the enclave. The Gaza ceasefire has taken effect, the Israel Defense...

Top Hamas official announces end to Gaza war

The organisation has received “guarantees” from the US that the hostilities will not continue, Khalil al-Hayya has said. The Gaza war is over, a senior...

Israel approves Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan

Israel’s government has approved a ceasefire and hostage release agreement, marking the first phase of US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Middle East peace plan. The...

Obama: World should be ‘encouraged and relieved’ over Gaza peace deal

Former U.S. President Barack Obama has called on Israelis and Palestinians to seize what he described as a “moment of hope” as the Gaza...

Court bans Sydney Opera House pro-Palestine march over “extreme” public safety risks

New South Wales’ highest court has ruled in favour of police, prohibiting a planned pro-Palestine march to the Sydney Opera House on safety grounds. The...

NZ welcomes U.S.-led Israel-Hamas peace deal as “positive first step”

Foreign Minister Winston Peters has welcomed the announcement of the first phase of the US-brokered peace agreement between Israel and Hamas, describing it as...

Satellite images show Gaza devastated after two years of war

New satellite images from Planet Labs reveal the massive scale of destruction across the Gaza Strip after more than two years of Israeli strikes...

Israel deports Thunberg and 170 activists

Israel has deported Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and 170 others from an international flotilla it intercepted last week attempting to deliver aid to Gaza,...

Israel labels new Greta Thunberg treatment claims as ‘lies’

According to activists, the Swedish climate campaigner was harshly dealt with after being arrested en route to Gaza. Israel has rejected claims that it mistreated...

Trump confident Gaza hostages will be freed soon

US President Donald Trump says he expects hostages held by Hamas to be released “very soon” as mediators prepare to meet in Egypt for...

Netanyahu signals Gaza hostage release as Trump pushes for swift peace deal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of hostages held in Gaza “in the coming days,” following Hamas’ conditional...

Greta Thunberg abused in Israeli prison – activists

The Swedish climate campaigner was reportedly deprived of food and forced to kiss an Israeli flag. Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg was subjected to humiliation...

Israel has agreed to ‘withdrawal line’ in Gaza – Trump

If confirmed by Hamas, the ceasefire would be effective immediately, the US president said. US President Donald Trump has said that Israel agreed to withdraw...

Israel deports 137 Gaza aid flotilla activists

Israel has deported 137 activists from 14 countries, including the U.K. and U.S., who were detained after the interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla...

IDF ordered to prepare for hostage return

Israel’s military has been instructed to prepare for the first phase of Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan — the release of remaining hostages. The...

Israel accepts Trump’s proposed prisoner swap with Hamas

Hamas earlier said it was ready to release all hostages. Israel has said it is ready for a prisoner swap with Hamas in line with...

Hamas signals willingness to release hostages, peace deal gains momentum

Momentum toward ending the war in Gaza has taken a significant step forward after Hamas announced it would release all remaining Israeli hostages as...

Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to accept Gaza peace plan

U.S. President Donald Trump has given Hamas a deadline of Sunday evening to accept a U.S.-brokered Gaza peace plan or face “all hell.” The 20-point...

London police clash with protesters over Gaza aid flotilla detention (Video)

Israel seized around 50 boats carrying activists, including Greta Thunberg, who attempted to breach its blockade of the enclave. Violent clashes have erupted in London...

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