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Abbas urges Hamas to sign truce agreement with Israel

Abbas urges Hamas to sign truce agreement with Israel

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas today urged Hamas to reach a cease-fire and prisoner swap deal with Israel to "avoid the dire consequences." According to WAFA, the official Palestinian news agency, Abbas said that Hamas

Amid global calls for restraint, Israel vows assault on Rafah

Amid global calls for restraint, Israel vows assault on Rafah

Israel will press ahead with an offensive against Hamas in Rafah, the last refuge for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, after allowing civilians to vacate the area, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday. The

Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill nine civilians, sources say

Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill nine civilians, sources say

Nine civilians including four children were killed in a barrage of Israeli strikes on villages across southern Lebanon on Wednesday, a hospital director and three Lebanese security sources said, as Israel said it responded to

Biden blocks deportation of Palestinians in US

Biden blocks deportation of Palestinians in US

President Joe Biden has signed an order shielding Palestinians in the United States from deportation for the next 18 months, the White House said on Wednesday, citing deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip. The

Israeli PM: no progress possible in Cairo talks

Israeli PM: no progress possible in Cairo talks

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office says in a statement that no advancements can be made in talks in Cairo until Hamas changes its “delusional” position. “In Cairo, Israel was not given any new proposal by

British Jews suffer an ‘explosion in hatred’ amid Israeli war

British Jews suffer an ‘explosion in hatred’ amid Israeli war

British Jews suffer an 'explosion in hatred' amid hundreds of violent assaults in worst ever year with EVERY police force in the UK recording anti-Semitism. British Jews suffered an 'explosion in hatred' in the wake

Gaza death toll ‘intolerable,’ Macron tells Netanyahu

Gaza death toll ‘intolerable,’ Macron tells Netanyahu

French President Emmanuel Macron told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the death toll in Gaza was "intolerable" during a phone call on Wednesday. Macron's office said he expressed his "firm opposition" to an Israeli

Dozens protest in front of homes of Netanyahu, Gantz

Dozens protest in front of homes of Netanyahu, Gantz

Dozens are demonstrating in front of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Minister Benny Gantz' homes in protest of the prime minister's refusal to send the Israeli delegation to continue hostage deal negotiations in Cairo

Erdogan says Turkey ready to cooperate with Egypt on Gaza

Erdogan says Turkey ready to cooperate with Egypt on Gaza

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Turkey was ready for cooperation with Egypt to rebuild Gaza as he made his first visit to the country since 2012. Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel

Short of options, Gazans try to flee Rafah ahead of Israeli assault

Short of options, Gazans try to flee Rafah ahead of Israeli assault

Gazans living in the overcrowded border city of Rafah are attempting to flee ahead of an expected military operation by Israeli forces, despite uncertainty about where to go next and dwindling resources. “We’ve been living