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Israel security cabinet approves steps to tighten control over West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel’s security cabinet on Sunday, February 8, approved measures that aim to deepen Israeli control over the occupied West Bank and weaken the already limited powers of the Palestinian Authority. The…
- Middle East
Gaza’s Rafah Crossing reopens, but movement remains minimal
Khan Younis: When the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt finally reopened this week, Palestinian officials heralded it as a “window of hope” after two years of war as a fragile…
- Middle East
Trump aims to hold first meeting of new Board of Peace in Washington this month
Washington: President Donald Trump plans to convene the first meeting of his Board of Peace this month in Washington to raise money for the reconstruction of Gaza. The meeting, proposed for February…
- Middle East
Israeli security service chief’s brother accused of smuggling cigarettes into Gaza
Jerusalem: An Israeli court on Thursday indicted a brother of the chief of Israel’s security service for smuggling tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of cigarettes into war-ravaged Gaza Strip at a…
- Middle East
A look at violence flaring in Gaza months into ceasefire
Jerusalem: As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, February 4, the director of one asked a question that has echoed across…
- Sports
I will stand up: Manchester City manager Guardiola voices concern for Gaza
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola on Tuesday, February 4, expressed concern over civilian suffering in conflict zones, including Gaza, saying he felt compelled to speak out whenever he saw images of violence…
- World
Israeli-French activists issued summons for blocking aid into Gaza
Two French Israeli national activists were issued court summons by French judges due to their “complicity in genocide” and “incitement to genocide” in Gaza by blocking humanitarian aid into the Palestinian enclave,…
- Middle East
Israeli strike kills 19 in Gaza after militant gunfire wounds Israeli soldier
Deir al-Balah: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed at least 19 Palestinians, most of them women and children, by midday Wednesday, February 4, according to hospital officials. Israel pledged to continue strikes, saying…
- Middle East
Rafah crossing reopens, but only few Palestinians allowed to pass
Cairo: A dozen Palestinian returnees were allowed into Gaza from Egypt late Monday after the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing was marred by delays. Their arrival came hours after a…
- Middle East
Gaza’s Rafah border reopens in ceasefire breakthrough
Cairo: Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday, February 2, for limited traffic, a key step as the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire moves ahead, according to Egyptian and Israeli security officials. An…
- Middle East
Gaza’s Rafah crossing prepares for limited travel to resume on Monday
Cairo: Palestinians in Gaza watched with hope and impatience Sunday as workers laid the groundwork to reopen the territory’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt, its lifeline to the world. Israel says the…
- India
India, Arab League back two-state solution for Palestine
New Delhi: India and the Arab League nations on Saturday, January 31, laid out a broader vision for deeper two-way ties, pitched for a sovereign and viable Palestine state living side-by-side with…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 30 in Gaza in deadliest day since ceasefire
Deir Al-Balah: Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians Saturday, January 31, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. A day…
- Middle East
‘Soldiers-only’ Israel rentals put Airbnb back in boycott spotlight
Holiday homes rental platform Airbnb has come under scrutiny yet again, after two of its hotel listings in Tel Aviv in Israel said were labeled “only for soldiers,” even as there’s widespread…
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Jaishankar, Palestinian counterpart discuss Gaza peace plan
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday, January 30, met Palestine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian here and discussed development cooperation, the Gaza Peace plan, and…
