World Feb 06 Blinken meets with Egyptian mediators to push for cease-fire in Gaza Egypt fears an expansion of combat to the Rafah area could push terrified Palestinian civilians across the border, a scenario Egypt has said it is determined to prevent.
World Feb 05 Obstacles loom as Blinken returns to Middle East to negotiate plans for Gaza Blinken hopes to press ahead with a potential cease-fire deal and postwar planning while tamping down regional tensions. But on on all three fronts he faces major challenges.
World Feb 03 As war in Gaza hits 4 months, Israel issues its most detailed warning yet to Hezbollah Israel’s military on Saturday issued its most detailed warning yet to Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon that it would be “ready to attack immediately” if provoked, as it recounted its actions along the northern border during four months of war in Gaza.
World Feb 03 Hamas shows signs of return in Gaza City after Israel withdraws most of its troops from area Hamas has begun to resurface in areas where Israel withdrew the bulk of its forces a month ago, deploying police officers and making salary payments to some of its civil servants in Gaza City in recent days, four residents and a senior…
World Feb 02 Hamas rules out key provisions to Gaza cease-fire proposal, but remains committed to see an end to fighting Hamas officials say the group is studying a proposed cease-fire deal that would include prolonged pauses in fighting in Gaza and swaps of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, but at the same time appeared to rule out some of its…
World Jan 23 21 Israeli troops killed in deadliest attack on the military since Gaza offensive began Twenty-one soldiers were killed. It was a significant setback that could add to mounting calls for a cease-fire. Hours later on Tuesday, the military announced that ground forces had encircled the southern city of Khan Younis.
World Jan 21 Palestinian death toll in Gaza tops 25,000 as Israel reports another hostage has died The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war has soared past 25,000, the Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Sunday, while Israel announced the death of another hostage held by the militant group.
World Jan 20 Rebuffing Biden, Netanyahu rejects idea of Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza, rejecting President Biden’s suggestion that creative solutions could bridge wide gaps between the leaders' views on Palestinian statehood.
World Jan 17 Hostages and Gaza residents are set to receive medicines as the Israel-Hamas war rages on A shipment of medicine for dozens of hostages held by Hamas is en route to Gaza.
World Jan 16 Hamas fights in hard-hit areas of Gaza while deal emerges to deliver medicine to hostages The fighting showed how far Israel remains from achieving its goals of dismantling Hamas and returning scores of hostages captured in the Oct. 7 attack that sparked the war.