GAZA CITY/ISRAEL: Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Monday, allowing Palestinians to leave Gaza on foot or return after fleeing the enclave during the conflict, officials said. The reopening, however, will be limited, with Israel and Egypt imposing security checks and caps on the number of travellers. Read More: Gaza’s Rafah border with Egypt to reopen next […]
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Hamas says ready to hand Gaza governance to Palestinian committee
Hamas said on Wednesday it was prepared to transfer the governance of the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian technocratic committee, while stressing that the Rafah border crossing with Egypt must be fully reopened within days as part of the ceasefire framework. Read More: Gaza governance panel holds first meeting in Cairo Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said […]
Israel orders first Gaza evacuations since ceasefire
Israeli forces have ordered dozens of Palestinian families in southern Gaza to evacuate their homes, the first such move since October’s ceasefire. Leaflets were dropped in the Al-Reqeb neighbourhood of Bani Suhaila, east of Khan Younis. Residents said the orders are part of Israel’s effort to expand control over the area. The leaflets, written in […]
US moves to ‘second phase’ of Gaza plan with new Board of Peace
The United States (US) has launched the second phase of President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace initiative, shifting attention from ceasefire management to demilitarisation, technocratic governance and reconstruction. Read More: Trump backs transitional Palestinian panel to govern Gaza US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff announced the move in a social media post on Friday, describing it as […]
Trump backs transitional Palestinian panel to govern Gaza
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced his support for a newly appointed Palestinian Technocratic Government to oversee Gaza during a transitional period, as Washington moves into the second phase of a ceasefire brokered in October. Read More: Global leaders eye seat on Trump’s Gaza peace board Trump, speaking on social media, said the body — officially […]
Ali Shaath appointed to lead Gaza under US-backed plan
Ali Shaath, a Palestinian civil engineer and former deputy planning minister, has been appointed to administer Gaza under a US-backed initiative aimed at ending Israel’s conflict in the enclave. Shaath will chair a 15-member committee of Palestinian technocrats tasked with overseeing governance, reconstruction, and relief efforts. Read More: Ismail Haniya re-elected as Hamas leader Born in […]
US designates Muslim Brotherhood branches as terrorist groups
WASHINGTON — The United States on Tuesday formally designated branches of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Lebanon and Jordan as terrorist organizations, marking a major shift in Washington’s approach to the decades-old political and religious movement. Read More: Florida bars state support for CAIR, Muslim Brotherhood The decision fulfills longstanding demands from conservative circles in the […]
Israeli police issue arrest warrant for former Netanyahu aide
Israeli police have issued an arrest warrant for Israel Einhorn, a former aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, citing his alleged involvement in two cases linked to the premier’s office. Einhorn, who now resides in Serbia, is named in the so-called “Bild affair” and the “Qatargate” scandal. Read More: Police question Netanyahu for third time in criminal case […]
Israeli strikes kill 13 in Gaza, threaten to unravel ceasefire
CAIRO: Israeli air strikes on Thursday killed 13 Palestinians in multiple locations across the Gaza Strip, medics said, revising the earlier toll of seven. Four people, including children, were killed and three others wounded in a strike on a tent in western Khan Yunis, while another strike east of the city claimed one life near […]
Israel carries out airstrikes on Lebanon after evacuation warnings
BEIRUT: The Israel military conducted airstrikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, targeting what it described as Hezbollah and Hamas sites, Lebanese state media reported. The strikes followed Israeli warnings to residents of four villages to evacuate prior to the attacks. Read More: Israeli strikes shake Southern Lebanon again The villages hit included Kfar Hatta and Annan […]