Armed US private security contractors will begin operating a checkpoint in Gaza in the coming days, Axios reported on Thursday, citing Israeli officials. The report said the US contractors will be deployed to Gaza as part of a multinational group that's been...
President Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, said Wednesday that it was "good" that Hamas was open to talks with the United States. Witkoff was asked in an interview with Fox News about comments from Mousa Abu Marzouk, a Hamas official based in Qatar. "We’re...
Gaza's Health Ministry said Wednesday that hospitals received another 54 bodies of people killed by Israel's onslaught as Palestinians continue to dig remains out of the rubble. The Health Ministry said that 53 of the bodies came out of the rubble, while one...
On Monday night, President Trump said he was "not confident" that the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas would hold through all three phases. When asked by a reporter if he thinks the deal will last, Trump said, "I'm not confident. It’s not our war. It is...
On Tuesday, Palestinians in Gaza continued digging bodies out of the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel as the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas entered its third day. Gaza's Health Ministry said that hospitals received a total of 72 bodies over the previous...
Israel's outgoing ambassador to the US expects President Trump to supply Israel with a shipment of 2,000-pound bombs that President Biden paused, Axios reported on Monday. Biden put a hold on a 2,000-pound bomb shipment and a 500-pound bomb shipment back in April as...
Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, chief of staff of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF), said Monday that the Israeli military must prepare for a "significant" escalation in the West Bank and the continuation of operations in Gaza and Lebanon. "Alongside the enhanced defensive...
Updated on January 20, 2025 at 7:03 pm EST Monday marked the second day of the ceasefire in Gaza, and Palestinians began the work of digging through the rubble in search of the 10,000 bodies that are estimated to be buried under the buildings that were destroyed by...
President-elect Donald Trump's Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, is considering visiting the Gaza Strip to ensure the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas stays on track, NBC News reported Saturday, citing a transition official. According to media reports,...
On Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he was given assurances by both President Biden and President-elect Donald Trump that he could resume military operations in Gaza after the first phase of the ceasefire deal if he chooses to do so. Under...
