Israel's Security Cabinet recommends approval of ceasefire for Gaza; deal now goes to full Cabinet
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Security Cabinet recommends approval of ceasefire for Gaza; deal now goes to full Cabinet.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's Security Cabinet recommends approval of ceasefire for Gaza; deal now goes to full Cabinet.
The group still projects a powerful presence but, after all the damage, it will need to divert blame if the truce collapses
As the war moves to the West Bank, Palestinian security forces stun residents as they operate in occupied streets in cooperation with the Israeli army
Egyptian and Qatari mediators were working to salvage the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, according to Egypt’s state-run Al-Qahera News TV, which is close to the country's security agencies. The fragile ceasefire is facing a significant test after Hamas said it would delay the next release of hostages scheduled for Saturday, alleging Israel has violated the truce by firing on people in Gaza and not allowing the agreed-upon number of tents, shelters and other vital aid to enter the territory. Since the truce started on Jan. 19, Israeli fire has killed at least 92 Palestinians and wounded more than 800 others, said Munir al-Bursh, director general of the Health Ministry, on Tuesday.
Nearly 500 days after Hamas gunmen seized him from a roadside bomb shelter in southern Israel, Alon Ohel managed to get a message out from the Gaza tunnel where he is being held by the Palestinian militants. He sent a birthday wish for his sister via two other hostages who had been held with him and were freed on Saturday, his mother Idit Ohel said. "Alon has been in the tunnels all this time," Ohel told Reuters in an interview.
Ukraine’s air force said it shot down six out of seven ballistic missiles used in the latest attack on the country
Israel has vowed to annihilate Hamas if fighting resumes as both sides prepare for a return to all-out war.
Instead of such headline-chasing chicanery, what is needed is a serious, enforceable regional security arrangement — one that anchors stability in Arab-state involvement, coordinated security oversight and clear political milestones.
BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany's cabinet approved the deployment of police to two EU civilian missions in the Palestinian territories on Wednesday, including an operation to monitor the border crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah. Government ministers agreed in principle to Germany's participation in the two missions, which include the EU mission helping secure the entry and exit point at Rafah and the EUPOL COPPS mission that aims to support Palestinian police forces.
Syria's relations with Iran and Russia remain an open wound for its people after those nations backed autocratic President Bashar Assad during the long civil war, the country's new, interim foreign minister said Wednesday. Speaking at the World Governments Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Asaad al-Shibani acknowledged some “positive” signs from both Moscow and Tehran but did not elaborate. “Syria has recovered its freedom and dignity" after decades of despotism, al-Shibani said.
Many Palestinian doctors who worked in the Gaza Strip are either dead, have fled the territory or are in prison, U.S. doctors told the United Nations. Four U.S. medical doctors who have worked in the Gaza Strip for periods throughout the past 15 months spoke about their concerns and the priorities for bringing critical care needed in Gaza during a press conference at the U.N. in New York last week. Drs. Thaer Ahmad, Ayesha Khan, Feroze Sidhwa and Mahmooda Syed met with the U.N. secretary-general and spoke last week with the press about the future of Gaza.
The United Nations World Food Program said Tuesday one of its staffers has died in a Yemeni prison three weeks after his detention by Houthi rebels. The announcement came a day after the U.N. suspended its operations in the rebel’s stronghold in northern Yemen, over security concerns following the detentions of dozens of U.N. workers and others in recent months. No cause of death was given in the World Food Program statement.
Refusal to release next batch of Israeli hostages as planned could derail fragile agreement
Bangladesh's former government was behind systematic attacks and killings of protesters as it tried to hold onto power last year, the UN said on Wednesday, warning that the abuses could amount to "crimes against humanity".These alleged crimes committed by the government, along with violent elements of Hasina's Awami League party and the Bangladeshi security and intelligence services, were part of "a widespread and systematic attack against protesters and other civilians", OHCHR's report into the
North Korea has given Russia 200 long-range artillery pieces, a South Korean defence ministry official told AFP on Tuesday, as Moscow and Pyongyang deepen their military ties.The North has given Moscow "some 11,000 troops, missiles, 200 pieces of long-range artillery and a substantial amount of ammunition," the South Korean official said.
Israel called up its reserve forces on Wednesday after Hamas ordered senior leaders to stop using mobile phones as both sides prepared for fighting in Gaza to restart.
Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee described the coroner’s findings as ‘perverse’.
(Bloomberg) -- Lebanon has rejected a request from Israel for Israeli troops to stay in the Arab country beyond a withdrawal deadline set as part of a ceasefire agreement, according to a Lebanese media outlet.Most Read from BloombergSaudi Arabia’s Neom Signs $5 Billion Deal for AI Data CenterWhy American Mobility Ground to a HaltThe Forgotten French Architect Who Rebuilt MarseilleCutting Arena Subsidies Can Help Cover Tax Cuts, Think Tank SaysIsrael wants to keep forces in southern Lebanon until
The wife of Elkana Bohbot, a Colombian-Israeli man being held hostage by Hamas, said Wednesday she had received proof he was alive and denounced the "terrible" conditions in which he was being held.I received a message, I even received a song in which he asks me to be strong," Gonzalez, who is Colombian, said.
Short-range aerial drones were the most common killer of civilians in Ukraine in January, the U.N.'s monitoring mission said on Tuesday, highlighting how drone use has ballooned during three years of war with Russia. The U.N. mission said at least 139 civilians were killed and 738 wounded in January 2025, with 27% of the deaths and 30% of the injuries caused by short-range drones. In total, the U.N. says nearly 12,500 civilians have been killed in the war including 650 children - though it has repeatedly said its tally is an undercount since it only includes deaths its teams have managed to verify.
Ultimatum appears to endorse threat by Donald Trump, who on Tuesday also appeared to back annexation of West Bank