Oil extended gains on Thursday after Israel rejected a ceasefire offer from Hamas, while a weaker dollar also supported prices. Brent crude futures rose 35 cents, or 0.4%, at $79.56 a barrel at 0730 GMT.
President Vladimir Putin told leaders of Russia's Jewish community on Wednesday that Moscow had achieved "specific results" in diplomatic efforts to free hostages caught up in Israel's conflict with Hamas, Russian news agencies reported. The
A new round of negotiations aimed at achieving “calm” in Gaza and a prisoner-captive exchange is set to open in Cairo, the AFP news agency reports. Egypt is urging “both parties to show the necessary
Al Jazeera senior political analyst Marwan Bishara has said that US pressure seems to have failed to dissuade Netanyahu, who said in remarks today that he intends to continue the war in Gaza. “To give
How do you tell the White House and the international community that you are rejecting this Hamas proposal, rejecting this ceasefire plan, without explicitly doing so? You do that by saying, essentially, what [Israeli Prime
The rights watchdog has called on the Canadian government to suspend arms sales to Israel in order to avoid complicity in potential war crimes. In a letter today, the group said countries that “transfer arms
Espen Barth Eide has said that the funds will go to the UN agency’s efforts to provide assistance “to the 5.9 million Palestinian refugees in Gaza, in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and in
Israel’s military on Wednesday said it had discovered and destroyed a tunnel used by senior Hamas leaders and to hold hostages in southern Gaza’s main city of Khan Younis. Special forces unearthed what they said
French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute on Wednesday to the 42 French and Franco-Israeli victims of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel during a sombre ceremony in the heart of Paris. Four months to the
Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri has told the news outlet Reuters that Netanyahu’s remarks today demonstrate his desire to pursue a wider regional conflict. “Netanyahu’s comments are a form of political bravado, indicating his
