Hamas said on Thursday that it plans to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday as agreed under the ceasefire deal, and Israel appears to have backed down on its demands for more captives to be freed. The Times of Israel reported that Israel is preparing to receive...
Israel has sent a message to Hamas through Qatar and Egypt that if three Israeli hostages are released this Saturday, the ceasefire deal can continue, Axios reported on Wednesday, citing a senior Israeli official. The position is a climb down from a day earlier when...
Updated on February 11, 2025 at 6:30 pm Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video statement Tuesday that if Hamas doesn't release Israeli hostages in Gaza by noon on Saturday, the Gaza ceasefire will end, and Israel will restart its genocidal war. "If...
Israeli officials have admitted to The New York Times that Hamas's claims about Israel violating the Gaza ceasefire are accurate. The report, which cited three Israeli officials and two officials from mediating countries who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
