According to a report from Haaretz, the Israeli security cabinet will now convene on Friday to approve the Gaza ceasefire deal after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delayed the vote. Netanyahu claimed on Thursday that Hamas had "reneged" on parts of the deal, an...
US Special Envoy Amos Hochstein offered a “guarantee” over the weekend that Israel would fully withdraw from Lebanon by the 60-day ceasefire deadline. The official US maintains this is still the plan, and with just 10 days left in that ceasefire, Maj. Gen. Jasper...
Israeli strikes killed dozens of Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday after the news that Israel and Hamas had reached a ceasefire deal, which still needs final approval by the Israeli government and is expected to take effect on Sunday. Medical sources told Al Jazeera...
President-elect Donald Trump's incoming Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, did more to pressure Israel to agree to a hostage and ceasefire deal in one meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu than President Biden did in an entire year, two Arab officials have...
On Wednesday, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich slammed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal and said his Religious Zionism party would quit the coalition government unless they were sure Israel's genocidal war would resume at "full force." Smotrich wrote on X, "A...
Concerns about Israel’s newfound hostility toward Syria’s new Islamist government, run by al-Qaeda-linked Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) grew substantially today after an Israeli drone attacked a military convoy belonging to the new government in the southern Quneitra...
Update on January 16, 2025, at 8:01 am EST: Netanyahu delayed the cabinet vote on the ceasefire deal on Thursday, claiming Hamas reneged "on parts of the agreement reached with the mediators." However, Hamas reiterated its commitment to the deal that was announced...
CBS News reported Tuesday that both Israel and Hamas have agreed "in principle" to a draft hostage and ceasefire deal that could be finalized this week. The report, which cited US, Arab, and Israeli officials, said if the final details are worked out and the Israeli...
With around 12 days remaining in the 60-day Israel ceasefire with Lebanon, Israel continues to commit multiple violations per day. A number of airstrikes are being conducted in southern and eastern Lebanon, along with a systematic destruction of civilian homes in...
On Tuesday, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir threatened to quit the government if Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed to a hostage and ceasefire deal that's being negotiated in Qatar and called for Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to join him....
