Arab-Israeli conflicts
US President Donald Trump has issued a plea for Israel to cease its military operations in Gaza, amidst escalating tensions in the region. Trump's statement came after the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announced its willingness to engage in peace talks. The call for a ceasefire is seen
Hamas
The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has submitted its response to US President Donald Trump's plan to cease the war in the Gaza Strip to the mediators. According to a statement from the movement, extensive consultations were held to reach a "responsible position" on the US
Armistices
As the United States releases a new proposal for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, it faces skepticism from Hamas and uncertain prospects for success amid intensifying violence. The proposal, which has been shared with Egyptian, Israeli, and Hamas officials, requires Hamas to free all Israeli hostages within the first two
Hamas
Almost two years after the Hamas-led attack on Israel, over 2,700 Palestinians remain detained, with at least 200 suspected of direct involvement. Despite extensive documentation of the attack, not a single person has been charged or put on trial, fueling concerns about the erasure of individual rights and the
Gaza Strip
Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet has signed off on a military plan to take over Gaza City, further complicating the prospect of Arab countries taking part in postwar governance. The Israeli prime minister's proposal excludes the Palestinian Authority, which Arab governments see as the main feasible alternative to
Carney, Mark
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney has condemned the Israeli government's control of aid delivery to Gaza, citing a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian disaster and mass starvation in the territory. Carney emphasized that substantial amounts of Canadian assistance are being held back by Israeli restrictions, preventing aid from
Armistices
Gaza ceasefire talks continue to stall due to a major dispute between Israel and Hamas over troop presence in a southern Gaza corridor. Meanwhile, Israel has proposed a plan to drive hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a new tent camp in southern Gaza, dubbed a "humanitarian city"
Armistices
As Lebanon's political leaders wade through the nuances of another round of ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, the underlying dynamics and power struggles come under scrutiny. Hussein Ibish, a senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, D.C., shares his expertise on the evolving Israeli-Palestinian
Armistices
After 20 months of war in the Gaza Strip, mediators and Israeli hostage families are making a renewed push for a deal to end the conflict, leveraging Israel's successful strikes on Iran and a ceasefire brokered by the United States and Qatar to gain traction. Discussions between Hamas
Armistices
The White House has made a bid to quell fighting in Gaza by sending an Israeli-backed ceasefire proposal to Hamas, in the latest attempt to free hostages and enable the flow of humanitarian aid to the struggling territory. The plan, which has been under negotiation with Israeli officials in Washington
Arab-Israeli conflicts
The Israeli occupation army has stepped up its operation in the Gaza Strip, launching heavy airstrikes on residential neighborhoods in both northern and southern regions. This comes as the blockaded territory plunges into a humanitarian disaster, with hospitals overwhelmed, medical supplies dwindling, and critical infrastructure nearing collapse. The Gaza Ministry
Gaza Strip
As Israeli forces engage in extensive ground operations in northern and southern Gaza, advancing its plan to seize more land and pressure Hamas amid cease-fire negotiations, the Israeli government has announced that it will allow "a basic quantity of food" to enter the enclave. This move comes after
