Mediators work on proposal for long-term truce as Israeli strike on Gaza kills 23

Arab mediators are working on a proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war that would include a five to seven year truce and the release of all remaining hostages, officials said

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians, and shatter ceasefire

Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a

Turkey’s Erdogan again rejects US proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again rejected a U.S. proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and said Israel should pay for the damage it caused there and for

Devastating toll for Gaza’s children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says

The war in Gaza has been devastating for children: More than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition, according to U.N. agencies.

A long-awaited Gaza ceasefire starts after a delay

A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect yesterday following an almost three-hour delay after Hamas was late to name the three hostage it plans to release.

Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas

Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza.

Middle East Israel’s looking into whether Hamas leader Sinwar was killed in Gaza

The Israeli military said yesterday it was looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza, while an Israeli air

Go die far away

The Israeli government is not interested in peace, does not want an agreement to free hostages and end the war in Gaza, nor does it want to de-escalate

Hamas and Fatah sign declaration in Beijing on ending yearslong rift as war rages in Gaza

Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a yearslong rift, Chinese state media said yesterday, taking a step toward potentially resolving the

Palestinian space being single-mindedly squeezed

With Israel’s war in Gaza creating an ever-worsening humanitarian disaster and drawing ire and opposition from the world, the Jewish state’s latest land appropriation in the occupied West

Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up

With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the daily exchanges of strikes between Hezbollah and Israeli

Israel’s army pauses daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help ramp up aid

Israel’s military announced yesterday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid

Xi pledges more Gaza aid and talks trade at summit with Arab leaders

Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated calls for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and promised more humanitarian aid for people in Gaza as he opened a

Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a larger catastrophe may unfold in Gaza

Palestinians today will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national struggle. But

Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Gaza conflict

Preliminary hearings open today at the United Nations’ top court in a case that seeks an end of German military and other aid to Israel, based on

Russia and China veto US resolution calling  for immediate cease-fire in Gaza

Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it was not

Israel should  negotiate in good faith

The fierce international criticism of the civilian losses caused by its military campaign in Gaza, the looming uncertainties with the approach of US presidential election, as well as

Blinken looks to planning for post-war Gaza as fighting continues to rage

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced tough talks with Israeli leaders on Gaza’s post-war future yesterday, while Israel’s military pushed ahead with its offensive in

UN humanitarian chief calls Gaza ‘uninhabitable’ 3 months into war

The U.N. humanitarian chief described Gaza on Friday as “uninhabitable” three months into Israel’s war with Hamas, warning that famine was looming and a public health disaster

Israel widens evacuation orders as it shifts its offensive to southern Gaza

Israel’s military yesterday ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifted its offensive to the southern half of the territory

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