Netanyahu Eyes Hostage Deal As Egypt Prepares Key Talks On Gaza Ceasefire Plan

Egypt will host delegations from both Israel and Hamas on Monday to discuss “field conditions and details” related to the exchange of all Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners under the recent US-brokered ceasefire proposal, the Egyptian...

All eyes on Gaza: Netanyahu positive on Hamas deal, Trump wary of any 'delay'

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was “on the brink of a great achievement” after Hamas signalled readiness to release hostages under US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan. Both leaders struck a tone of guarded optimism as...

News The Independent Trump announces Israel has agreed to ‘initial withdrawal line’ in Gaza - but Hamas has not confirmed

Israel has agreed to an “initial withdrawal line” in Gaza, President Donald Trump announced Saturday. “After negotiations, Israel has agreed to the initial withdrawal line, which we have shown to, and shared with, Hamas,” the president wrote on...

Gaza ceasefire plan ‘full of dangers’

The head of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah said Saturday that Washington's plan for a ceasefire in Gaza was "full of dangers", accusing Israel of using the proposal to achieve what it "failed" to do during the war. Naim Qassem, the leader of the...

Egypt to host talks over Gaza, Israel hopes to bring all hostages home

A Palestinian boy carries a container of water as he looks at people walking on a coastal path northwest of Nuseirat refugee camp after being displaced southward following an Israeli announcement of closing Al-Rashid road toward the north of the...

‘We are all Palestinians’: Hundreds of thousands march for Gaza across Europe

ROME, Oct 5 — Huge numbers turned out at pro-Palestinian rallies in Europe yesterday, calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and the release of activists on board a flotilla carrying humanitarian aid to the territory. The police in Rome...

All eyes on Gaza: Netanyahu positive on Hamas deal, Trump wary of any 'delay' - key things to know

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was “on the brink of a great achievement” after Hamas signalled readiness to release hostages under US President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan. Both leaders struck a tone of guarded optimism as...

‘We were treated like animals’: Gaza flotilla activists allege abuse after Israeli interception

ISTANBUL, Oct 5 — International activists who arrived in Istanbul after being deported from Israel following the military’s interception of their Gaza-bound flotilla said yesterday they had been subjected to violence and “treated like animals”....

Israel agrees to withdrawal line and reduced Gaza strikes

Oct. 4 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Israeli officials have agreed to an initial withdrawal line in Gaza and informed Hamas of the decision as Israel eased its Gaza City offensive. Israel's agreement to withdraw to the designated line would...

Israel withdrawal line in Gaza mapped as Trump reveals when ceasefire will begin

President Trump posted this map on his Truth Social President Donald Trump has announced that Israel has agreed to the first phase of withdrawal in a peace plan aimed at ending the long-standing conflict in Gaza. In a post on Truth Social, Trump...

11 more Palestinians killed in Israeli genocide in Gaza

Death toll exceeds 67,000 Israeli airstrikes killed at least 11 people in Gaza City on Saturday, Palestinian medical officials said, even as Israel signalled it was considering scaling back its military offensive after receiving Hamas' response to...

'Not a real ceasefire': Trump's Gaza peace proposal draws major skepticism from experts

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. 'The idea is follow the money': Rep. Crockett on investigating Epstein's financial ties 05:21 “I don’t think Democrats should be in a meme war about this:” Trump...

The Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza City as Seen Through the Eyes of a Pediatric Nurse

On the evening of October 6, 2023 Ali Lubbad, 33, was daydreaming about his new life in Germany. He had just completed his nursing exams and passed the language tests. Once his paperwork had been processed he would settle there with his wife Aya,...

Tens of thousands rally in Tel Aviv for exchange deal, ending Gaza war

Many carried banners reading: "Bring them back now" and "Deal now", while others chanted for an end to the war. Tens of thousands of settlers gathered on Saturday evening in central Tel Aviv, filling Kaplan Square in one of the largest protests...

Hamas has run out of options – survival now rests on accepting Trump’s plan and political reform

Weakened militarily and facing declining Palestinian support, particularly among Gazans, Hamas was already a shadow of the militant group it once was. And then came President Donald Trump’s peace plan. On Oct. 3, 2025, Hamas said that it accepted...

“Anti-Capitalism” as a Political Pre-Crime

Donald Trump’s designation of “antifa” as a “domestic terrorist organization” last week was a perfect encapsulation of both the administration’s authoritarianism and its clownishness. Anyone old enough to remember the Bush administration’s...

Crucial Gaza ceasefire talks set for Monday with U.S., Israeli, and Hamas delegations to attend

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Crucial Gaza ceasefire talks set for Monday with U.S., Israeli, and Hamas delegations to attend 08:13 UP NEXT New Poll: More than half of Americans...

Families of hostages hopeful but guarded as deal ending Gaza war hangs in balance

Polls are opening in Syria, which is holding its first parliamentary elections since the fall of the country’s longtime autocratic leader, Bashar al-Assad, who was unseated in a rebel offensive in December. Among those running for one of the 120...

PM, Fazl discuss Gaza situation and defence pact in phone call

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) chief Fazlur Rehman held a telephonic conversation, during which they discussed the Pak-Saudi defence agreement and the situation in the Middle East, including Gaza. Rehman termed...

Trump Proposes Gaza Plan While Hamas Accuses Netanyahu of Prolonging Offensive

Image of Israeli soldiers and tanks stationed in the city of Gaza, under military ground invasion for weeks. Photo: EFE/Patricia Martínez-Sastre October 4, 2025 Hour: 7:53 pm The United States President Donald Trump announced that Israel has...