The Israeli military command overseeing operations in the occupied West Bank has expanded its "open fire orders," leading to a surge in the killing of Palestinian civilians by IDF troops, Haaretz reported on Monday. One of the orders allows Israeli troops to fire on...
Trump Says No Right of Return for Palestinians in Gaza Under His Plan
In an interview that aired Monday, President Trump explicitly said Palestinians would not have the right to return to Gaza under his plan for the US to "take over" the territory. When asked by Fox News host Brett Baier if the Palestinians would have the right to...
Trump Says Gaza Ceasefire Should Be Canceled If All Hostages Not Released By Noon on Saturday
Updated on February 10, 2025 at 6:54 pm President Trump said on Monday that the Gaza ceasefire should be canceled if all Israeli hostages aren't released by noon on Saturday. "If all the hostages aren't returned by Saturday at 12 o'clock, I think it's an appropriate...
Trump Says He’s ‘Committed to Buying and Owning Gaza’
On Sunday, President Trump continued to push his idea for a US takeover of the Gaza Strip, saying he was "committed" to owning the Palestinian territory. "I'm committed to buying and owning Gaza. As far as us rebuilding it, we may give it to other states in the Middle...
Israeli Military Kills Pregnant Woman in West Bank as It Expands Raids
On Sunday, a pregnant Palestinian woman was among two women killed by Israeli forces during a raid in the Nur Shams refugee camp near the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm. Sundus Shalabi, 23, who was eight months pregnant, was shot by Israeli gunfire while traveling...
Saudi Arabia Slams Netanyahu for Suggesting Its Territory Be Used for Palestinian State
Saudi Arabia has rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's suggestion that Saudi land could be used for the establishment of a Palestinian state. In a recent interview, Netanyahu suggested the Saudis could create a Palestinian state, saying they have "a lot...
Israeli Forces Kill Four Palestinians in Gaza Despite Ceasefire
On Sunday, Israeli forces killed at least four Palestinians, including an elderly woman, in Gaza despite the ceasefire agreement. The latest violence came as Israeli troops withdrew from the Netazarim Corridor, a strip of land that separated northern Gaza from the...
US Coordinated With Israel on Strikes in Gaza Knowing Hundreds of Civilians Would Be Killed
The US coordinated closely with Israel on massive strikes in Gaza on residential buildings, knowing that more than 100 civilians would be killed even though Israel didn't have precise intelligence about the location of a Hamas commander it was claiming to target, the...
Israeli Defense Minister Orders Military To Prepare for ‘Departure’ of Palestinians From Gaza
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz on Thursday ordered the military to prepare for the "voluntary departure" of Palestinians from Gaza as Israeli officials are hoping to pursue ethnic cleansing following Trump's proposals for the enclave. "I have instructed the IDF...
Trump Says Israel Will Hand Gaza to US at the ‘Conclusion of Fighting’
President Trump on Thursday continued to push his idea of a US takeover of Gaza, claiming Israel would hand over the territory to the US at the "conclusion of fighting" and insisting the occupation wouldn't require US troops. "The Gaza Strip would be turned over to...