Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “open the gates of hell” in Gaza if Hamas does not return all hostages, pointing to a joint US-Israeli strategy to take on the Palestinian militants. “We have a common strategy, and we can’t always share the details of this strategy with the public, including … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel on Wednesday threatened to launch a “new” war on Hamas and implement US President Donald Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians from the ravaged Gaza Strip if the militants do not release hostages this weekend. The remarks by Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz came shortly after Palestinian group Hamas said it would not bow … Read more
Gaza City: Hamas on Wednesday called for worldwide “solidarity marches” over the weekend to protest a US plan endorsed by Israel to displace Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. “We… call on the masses of our people, our Arab and Islamic nation, and the free people of the world to go out in massive solidarity … Read more
Washington: US President Donald Trump set a Saturday deadline for all hostages to be released from Gaza, saying that otherwise “all hell” would break out and he would call for the Israel-Hamas ceasefire to be canceled. Trump’s latest extraordinary intervention in the Middle East came after Hamas threatened to postpone any further hostage-prisoner exchanges, placing … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said US President Donald Trump’s idea of moving Palestinians out of the war-torn Gaza Strip was a “revolutionary and creative vision”. In a statement to his cabinet following his “historic” visit to Washington, Netanyahu said the talks that he held with Trump included “additional considerable achievements that can … Read more
Washington: The United States on Friday announced the approval of the sale of more than $7.4 billion in bombs, missiles and related equipment to Israel, which has used American-made weapons to devastating effect during the war in Gaza. The State Department has signed off on the sale of $6.75 billion in bombs, guidance kits and … Read more
Washington: By proposing to “take over” Gaza, US President Donald Trump has not only stunned the world but also departed from long-standing US policy in supporting a Palestinian state. The president, known for provocative statements, spoke Tuesday of permanently displacing Palestinians from the war-devastated Gaza Strip, expressing his desire to transform the Palestinian territory into … Read more
Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was set to meet Donald Trump on Tuesday, the first foreign leader hosted by the new US president, with the pair poised to address the fragile Gaza truce. After Trump claimed credit for securing the Israel-Hamas truce after more than 15 months of fighting and bombing, he was likely … Read more
New Delhi: New details have emerged from recently freed Israeli hostages who endured over 15 months in captivity under Palestinian group Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip. Gadi Mozes, 80, was among those released on Thursday. He told his family that for the entire duration of his captivity, he was held alone, meeting another Israeli … Read more
Jerusalem: Israel is set to release 183 prisoners on Saturday in the fourth hostage-prisoner exchange under the Gaza ceasefire deal, a Palestinian advocacy group said, more than doubling the previous reported figure. “The updated number of prisoners to be released tomorrow is 183,” said Palestinian Prisoners’ Club spokeswoman Amani Sarahneh on Friday, after previously announcing … Read more
Gaza City: There is “almost nothing left” of Gaza and rebuilding the war-ravaged enclave could take 10 to 15 years, U.S. President Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff told Axios in an interview at the end of his trip to the region on Thursday. “People are moving north to get back to their homes … Read more
Gaza: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, has announced that its military chief, Mohammed Deif, was killed by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip. In a statement on Thursday, Abu Obeida, spokesperson for the brigades, also confirmed that Marwan Issa, Al-Qassam’s deputy chief of staff, had been killed, Xinhua news agency reported. … Read more