New York: A judge ordered US authorities Tuesday to cease efforts to detain and deport a New York college student, as President Donald Trump presses his campaign against pupils linked to pro-Palestinian protests. Trump has targeted New York’s Columbia University, where the student is enrolled, as an epicenter of the US student protest movement sparked … Read more
Jerusalem: Former tank commander Eyal Zamir will on Wednesday become Israel’s new armed forces chief, inheriting the task at a crucial time for the military after it acknowledged its “complete failure” to prevent Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack. Previously director of the defence ministry, Zamir will replace outgoing chief of staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halev, … Read more
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that freeing Palestinian prisoners under the Gaza ceasefire deal will be delayed until Hamas ends its “humiliating ceremonies” while releasing Israeli hostages. Since the ceasefire came into effect on January 19, Hamas has released 25 Israeli hostages in well-rehearsed handovers, with masked operatives parading the captives on … Read more