Israel-Hamas Talks Deadlocked as Trump Envoy Turns to Ukraine
The two sides are supposed to negotiate a second phase of the cease-fire agreement that would end the war, but they remain far apart on how to move forward.
Gaza Strip
Hamas welcomes Trump’s pullback from mass displacement plan of Gazans
Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem has welcomed United States President Donald Trump’s apparent retreat from his proposed permanent displacement of more than two million Palestinians from the besieged Gaza Strip.
No one expelling anyone from Gaza: Trump
Amid row over his ‘Gaza Plan’, US President Donald Trump asserted that no one would be “expelled” from the besieged Strip.
At least 137 Gazans killed in Israeli attacks since start of ceasefire
At least 137 Palestinians have been killed since a ceasefire took effect in Gaza in January, local authorities have announced.
US threatens to slash federal funding to 60 universities
The US Department of Education (DOE) has sent letters to 60 universities, warning them of “potential enforcement actions” if they fail to “protect” Jewish students on campus.
Gaza war behind record high US anti-Muslim incidents: Report
Discrimination and attacks against American Muslims and Arabs rose by 7.4% in 2024 due to heightened Islamophobia caused by U.S. ally Israel’s war in Gaza and the resulting college campus protests, according to a report by a Muslim advocacy group on T…
Negotiations only way to save Israeli captives’ lives: Hamas
The Palestinian movement Hamas stressed that Israel’s threats to restart war on the Gaza Strip are futile, saying ceasefire talks are the only way for Tel Aviv to save the lives of its captives.
Gaza hospital head recounts torture and isolation in Israeli detention center
Testimony from the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in the Gaza Strip paints a brutal picture of Israeli detention, including accounts of torture, starvation and the poor conditions prisoners are forced to endure.
UNRWA chief warns of ‘deepening hunger’ in Gaza as Israel blocks aid
Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has warned that the situation in the Gaza Strip is “deteriorating very, very quickly”, more than a week after Israel again halted all supplies f…
Ramadan in the West Bank: Displacement and Despair
An Israeli military operation has uprooted tens of thousands of Palestinians who can’t break their fast in their own homes and don’t know when, or if, they will ever return.