Turkey's Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-07 23:07:13

Turkey's Erdogan calls for Islamic alliance against Israel

Erdogan hosted Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Ankara this week and they discussed the Gaza war and ways to further repair their long-frozen ties.

Blinken says incumbent on Hamas, Israel to remove gaps in Gaza ceasefire deal
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-06 06:43:29

Blinken says incumbent on Hamas, Israel to remove gaps in Gaza ceasefire deal

He said there were also some gaps in the agreement in how Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners are exchanged.

Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage deal
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-09-02 19:48:02

Biden says Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage deal

Months of stop-start negotiations mediated by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt have so far failed to reach an accord on a Gaza proposal laid out by Biden in May.

ICC prosecutor urges judges to urgently rule on warrants for Israeli, Hamas officials
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-08-24 22:12:16

ICC prosecutor urges judges to urgently rule on warrants for Israeli, Hamas officials

Khan stressed that the court had jurisdiction over Israeli nationals who commit atrocity crimes in the Palestinian territories and asked the judges to dismiss legal challenges filed by several dozen governments and other parties.

Kenya evacuates 11 Kenyans from volatile Lebanon
  • Author: Mwangi Maina
  • Date: 2024-08-22 12:48:57

Kenya evacuates 11 Kenyans from volatile Lebanon

There are more than 26,000 Kenyans in Lebanon, the majority of whom are domestic workers. 

Blinken arrives in Middle East to renew push for Gaza ceasefire
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-08-18 21:40:41

Blinken arrives in Middle East to renew push for Gaza ceasefire

Hamas has pushed for a ceasefire deal to end the war, while Israel has not been willing to agree to go beyond a temporary pause in the fighting.

Rockets fired at Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase housing US forces, security sources say
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-08-05 22:25:27

Rockets fired at Iraq's Ain al-Asad airbase housing US forces, security sources say

One security source said the rockets fell inside the base.

Frustration with Netanyahu mounts as Gaza talks falter
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-08-05 21:53:25

Frustration with Netanyahu mounts as Gaza talks falter

Divisions between Netanyahu and the defence establishment over a deal, which could help defuse the escalating crisis that risks engulfing the Middle East, have also surfaced in public remarks and behind closed doors.

Israeli forces quit east Khan Younis, Palestinians recover dozens of bodies
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-07-30 15:01:56

Israeli forces quit east Khan Younis, Palestinians recover dozens of bodies

Palestinian rescue workers and civilians collected dead bodies from the streets of the abandoned battle zone, bringing corpses wrapped in rugs to morgues in cars and donkey carts.

Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-07-29 21:15:15

Hamas, Israel trade blame for not reaching Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal

Netanyahu's office said in response that it was Hamas leadership that was preventing a deal by demanding 29 changes to the proposal.

Hamas accuses Netanyahu of adding new conditions to truce proposal
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-07-29 20:16:06

Hamas accuses Netanyahu of adding new conditions to truce proposal

Netanyahu's office declined to comment on the latest Hamas allegation. Israel says that Hamas is impeding a deal.

CIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials for Gaza talks, source says
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-07-27 08:04:53

CIA chief to meet Israeli, Qatari and Egyptian officials for Gaza talks, source says

It comes as Israel seeks changes to a plan for a truce in Gaza and the release of hostages by Hamas, complicating a final deal to halt more than nine months of war

Israel's Netanyahu says deal could be near for hostages in Gaza
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-07-23 15:41:22

Israel's Netanyahu says deal could be near for hostages in Gaza

Speaking in the U.S. capital on Monday to families of hostages, he said: "The conditions (for a deal) are undoubtedly ripening. This is a good sign."

Netanyahu says Israel will send delegation for hostage deal talks on Thursday
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-07-21 20:25:50

Netanyahu says Israel will send delegation for hostage deal talks on Thursday

The statement said Netanyahu held a meeting on Sunday with the delegation and senior members of Israel's defence establishment.

Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-07-14 19:44:39

Hamas says it has not left ceasefire talks after Israeli attacks

Izzat El-Reshiq, a member of the political office of Hamas, accused Israel of trying to derail efforts by Arab mediators and the United States to reach a ceasefire deal by stepping up its attacks in the enclave.

UN chief says no alternative to UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-07-13 08:41:54

UN chief says no alternative to UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA

Since war erupted nine months ago between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza, U.N. officials have stressed UNRWA is the backbone of aid operations.

Gaza airstrike hit as displaced gathered for soccer match, witnesses say
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-07-10 22:34:47

Gaza airstrike hit as displaced gathered for soccer match, witnesses say

Israeli forces continued to press their offensive in north and central Gaza on Wednesday, and deepened their incursion into two Gaza City districts, carrying out house-to-house searches.

ICC allows UK to submit arguments on jurisdiction over Israelis in Gaza case
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-06-27 21:27:04

ICC allows UK to submit arguments on jurisdiction over Israelis in Gaza case

The judges said the court would also accept submissions from other interested parties on the legal issue, but set a July 12 deadline for filings.

African states back ICC amid calls to end intimidation of officials
  • Author: Amina Wako
  • Date: 2024-06-15 13:22:11

African states back ICC amid calls to end intimidation of officials

Kenya did not support the statement due to the experience that its leaders, Uhuru Kenyatta and William Ruto, underwent—they were summoned to the court after taking office in 2013 for crimes against humanity.

Israel minister Benny Gantz quits Netanyahu government
  • Author: Reuters
  • Date: 2024-06-09 21:55:01

Israel minister Benny Gantz quits Netanyahu government

His departure means Netanyahu will lose the backing of a centrist bloc that has helped broaden support for the government in Israel and abroad, amid a months-long war in Gaza.

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