Israel Bars Arab Foreign Ministers From High-Level West Bank Visit
The trip had been planned for Sunday ahead of a June conference, backed by France and Saudi Arabia, to urge the creation of a Palestinian state.
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U.S. Says Hamas Response to Gaza Cease-Fire Proposal ‘Only Takes Us Backward’
Officials said Hamas was seeking changes on guarantees for a permanent end to war. That has long been the core sticking point with Israel.
Hamas denies rejecting US-led Gaza deal as Israel confirms it killed Mohammed Sinwar – as it happened
Militant group calls for changes to US proposal as IDF confirms it killed Hamas leader on 13 MayThe Times of Israel reports that today, a convoy of tractors that set out from kibbutzim across Israel has arrived at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, calling f…
Gaza is ‘hungriest place on Earth’ with all its people at risk of famine, says UN
Mission to deliver help is ‘one of most obstructed aid operations in recent history’, humanitarian agency saysGaza is “the hungriest place on Earth”, according to the UN, which has warned that the Palestinian territory’s entire population is at risk of…
Macron Says Israel Can’t Have ‘Free Pass’ in Gaza
A series of exchanges marked a new low point in the relationship between France and Israel, which accused the French president of “a crusade against the Jewish state.”
Israel Orders Evacuation of Much of Northern Gaza, Warning of Dangerous Combat
As more Gazans fled their homes in the north, international demands grew louder for Israel to allow an urgent and massive injection of aid to stave off famine in the territory.
In Emaciated Children, Gaza’s Hunger Is Laid Bare
Aid began to trickle into the territory this week. But there is never enough.
White House Puts Cease-Fire Proposal to Hamas as Pressure on Israel Grows
The U.S. has sent an Israeli-backed cease-fire proposal that would allow the flow of aid into Gaza. Hamas appeared skeptical of the offer.
Israeli PM says Hamas Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar has been killed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has claimed that Mohammad Sinwar, Hamas’ Gaza chief and the younger brother of the Palestinian group’s deceased leader and mastermind of the October 2023 attack, Yahya Sinwar, had been killed.
Families of hostages stage protests on 600th day of Israel-Gaza war
Relatives of Israeli hostages accuse Netanyahu of ‘sentencing them to death’ amid calls for resignationMarking the 600th day of the Israel-Gaza war, thousands of family members of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza have held protests across the countr…