US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, met directly with senior Hamas officials in Egypt on Wednesday to seal the Gaza ceasefire deal, Middle East Eye reported on Monday. Leading the Hamas officials was Khalil al-Hayya, the...
Trump Says Israel Has Used American Weapons ‘Very Well’
President Trump told the Israeli Knesset on Monday that Israel has used US-supplied weapons “very well,” remarks that follow two years of Israeli bombardments in Gaza that have killed tens of thousands of women and children. "We make the best weapons in the world, and...
Trump and Leaders of Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar Sign Document on Gaza Ceasefire
Updated on October 13, 2025, at 11:44 pm EST President Trump and the leaders of Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar signed a document on the Gaza ceasefire deal during a summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on Monday. "It's going to hold up," President Trump said as he signed the...
Trump and Zelensky To Discuss Tomahawk Missiles at the White House on Friday
President Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House on Friday, and the two leaders are expected to discuss the possibility of the US supplying Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles, Axios reported on Monday. The US provision of Tomahawks...
Trump Suggests One of His Biggest Donors Cares More About Israel Than the US
President Trump on Monday suggested that Miriam Adelson, one of his biggest donors during his 2024 campaign, "loves" Israel more than the United States, comments he made during an address to the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem. "I'm gonna get her in trouble with this...
Maduro Offered the US Access To Venezuela’s Oil and Mineral Resources To Avoid War
The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro had offered the US access to Venezuela's oil, minerals, and other natural resources as part of a potential deal to avoid conflict, The New York Times reported on Friday. The report said talks on the potential deal...
President Trump Heads To Middle East for Gaza Talks in Israel and Egypt
President Trump on Sunday departed the US for the Middle East, where he will visit Israel and Egypt, as the first phase of the fragile Gaza ceasefire deal appears to be holding. During his visit to Israel, Trump will deliver a speech to the Israeli Knesset, making him...
Hamas Agreed To Same Gaza Deal More Than a Year Ago But Netanyahu and Biden Rejected It: Israeli Negotiator
Hamas agreed to the terms of the current Gaza ceasefire deal more than a year ago, but at the time, the potential agreement was rejected by both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-US President Joe Biden, according to an Israeli involved in the...
Two Alawite Civilians Killed, Two Wounded in Weekend Attacks in Syria’s Homs
Violence against Syria’s Alawite minority continues apace this weekend, with multiple incidents in the central city of Homs leaving at least two civilians killed and two others wounded. The first incident took place Friday in the Zahra’a neighborhood, where an Alawite...
Israeli Defense Minister Says IDF Will Destroy Gaza Tunnels Once Hamas Releases Israeli Captives
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that the Israeli military would destroy tunnels in Gaza after the remaining Israeli captives are released by Hamas, which is expected to happen on Monday. "Israel's great challenge after the phase of returning the...