Over 240,000 Palestinians dead, injured or missing in two years of conflict: ministry

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on Saturday, on a house in the Tuffah neighborhood in Gaza Cit, yesterday. The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that over the course of two years, since Oct 2023, Israel has committed acts...

Trump’s plan for Gaza moves the needle, but watch out for disruptor-in-chief Netanyahu

Even as US President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza is lauded across the world as a promising step towards peace, the road ahead is long and paved with disruptions.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has, throughout the...

What has Israel achieved in 2 years of war in Gaza?

October 7, 2023, caught Israel off guard. That day, Hamas fighters and other terrorist militias overcame Gaza's fortified border and launched an attack in Israel, killing nearly 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages back to the small Palestinian...

Israel pounds Gaza despite Trump’s call to halt strike

Gaza, Oct 5: Israeli air strikes killed at least 70 Palestinians across Gaza on Saturday, medical officials said, despite US President Donald Trump’s public call for an immediate halt to bombardments, Al reported. Hamas announced it had accepted...

Egypt, Palestine Hold Talks on Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire Plan

(MENAFN) Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Palestinian Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh held a critical phone conversation on Saturday to review the latest developments regarding the U.S. ceasefire proposal for Gaza, according to a...

Donald Trump urges Gaza peace talks 'move fast' or 'massive bloodshed will follow'

5 October 2025, 13:42 | Updated: 6 October 2025, 00:59 Donald Trump has raised the pressure ahead of Monday's peace talks, urging negotiators to "move fast" as they attempt to end the fighting in Gaza and secure the release of hostages. Your...

Iraq Supports Trump’s Gaza Proposal

(MENAFN) Iraq expressed its support for US President Donald Trump’s initiative to end the ongoing war in Gaza, restore the devastated enclave, and safeguard Palestinians from forced displacement. In a statement released on X, Iraq's Ministry of...

Rubio says release of Gaza hostages is "most emergent and immediate phase" of Trump plan

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Sunday that the release of hostages from Gaza is the "most emergent and immediate phase" of the peace plan that President Trump outlined last week, which negotiators are set to discuss this week in Cairo. "Let's...

Palestinian envoy calls war ‘litmus test’, thanks Kerala for unwavering solidarity

When this reporter spoke to Palestinian Ambassador to India, Abdullah Abu Shawesh, in Thiruvananthapuram on October 1, he had already been in Kerala for several days, attending multiple Gaza solidarity programmes. The conversation took place...

House of Representatives condemns blocking aid to Gaza, calls for international action

The Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Libya’s House of Representatives strongly condemned the prevention of humanitarian aid delivery to the people of Gaza, describing the move as “a new crime added to a long record of...

Israel bombs Gaza again despite Trump’s warning

Israeli airstrikes hit the Gaza Strip on Saturday, hours after President Donald Trump called to halt the bombing, saying that Hamas was ready for peace. Netanyahu defies Trump’s call for a ceasefire, risking his coalition — and Trump’s dream of...

Missing Facets for Gaza Plan

Embed from Getty Images Missing Facets For Trump’s 20 Point Gaza Peace Plan INTRO President Trump’s current 20 Point Peace Plan for Gaza is an improvement over previous Trump’s previous plans that involved USA ownership of Gaza, removal of...

Pete King to Newsmax: Trump’s Gaza Plan Forces Hamas Into Stark Choice

Former New York Rep. Pete King said Sunday on Newsmax that Hamas faces unprecedented pressure as President Donald Trump’s 20-point plan forces the terror group to confront a stark choice. “This is the most comprehensive plan ever. To me, if Hamas...

Israel Continues Killing Palestinians in Gaza Despite Peace Calls

(MENAFN) At least six Palestinians were killed and many more injured on Sunday in ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, despite Israel's claims of reducing its military operations. According to medical sources and eyewitnesses, Israeli...

Athletic Club Expresses Support for Palestine Before La Liga Clash

(MENAFN) Spanish football team Athletic Club will demonstrate solidarity with Palestine before their La Liga encounter against RCD Mallorca on Saturday evening, the club declared on Friday. “Honey Thaljieh, Athletic Club 125th anniversary...

'Terror-Free Zone, Hostages Release, Aid': Trump's 20-Point Gaza Peace Plan

The 20-point plan was announced by Trump on Monday at the White House alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who cautiously backed the text.Hamas said Friday it was ready to start immediate talks on freeing the Israeli hostages it...

Belgian MP Joins Freedom Flotilla, Demands Action on Gaza Genocide

(MENAFN) Belgian legislator Benedicte Linard has boarded the Freedom Flotilla en route to Gaza, urgently calling on the global community to intervene and stop what she denounced as an ongoing "genocide" in the besieged Palestinian region. Speaking...

Pro-Palestine marches are ‘carnivals of hatred,’ Kemi Badenoch tells Conservative Party conference

She said that extremism has been allowed to go unchecked - and highlighted pro-Palestinian protests on the streets which took place after the terror attack at a synagogue in Manchester. She said that too often these demonstrations are not...

Rubio Says Gaza Offensive Isn't Over Yet, As Israel Keeps Pounding Desperate Palestinians

WASHINGTON/CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Oct 5 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that war in Gaza has not yet ended despite Israel and Hamas both agreeing to parts of President Donald Trump’s plan for the strip, as Gazans called...

Pope Leo addresses suffering in Gaza and attack in Manchester

Pope Leo XIV has called on political leaders to “commit themselves” to the ongoing Israel-Hamas peace negotiations, which he described as showing “significant steps forward”. Speaking at the close of Mass in St Peter’s Square on Sunday, Pope Leo...