Why were so many Thai farmers among hostages held by Hamas? (PTI) BANGKOK: Israel says it has retrieved the body of a 35-year-old Thai hostage who was abducted into Gaza during the October 7, 2023, attack that sparked the war. Nattapong Pinta was among 31 Thais taken by the Hamas militant group. Thailand’s foreign ministry […]
German foreign minister Johann Wadephul (Image credit: AP) Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar met with his German counterpart, Johann Wadephul, in Berlin on Thursday.The meeting took place a day after Wadephul promised that Germany would send more arms to Israel despite growing international calls for a weapons embargo.Speaking at a press conference with his counterpart, […]
Izz al-Din al-Haddad is emerging as the key figure expected to lead Hamas after a series of deadly Israeli airstrikes wiped out almost all of the group’s senior commanders, reports the Jerusalem Post. Among those killed was Muhammad Sinwar, the head of Hamas’s military wing, who had taken over following the deaths of top leaders […]
Hamas on Sunday expressed readiness for an immediate round of fresh truce talks after the last attempt ended in stalemate.The Palestinian militant group confirmed its willingness to resume discussions, after renewed diplomatic efforts by Qatar and Egypt. “The movement affirms its readiness to immediately begin a round of indirect negotiations to reach an agreement on […]
Hamas responded to the latest US-brokered ceasefire proposal for Gaza, saying that it is looking to make amendments to key elements of the deal. A senior official from the group told the AP that these revisions were requested around US guarantees, the timing of hostage releases, aid delivery, and the withdrawal of Israeli forces.“There some […]
The White House has sent an Israeli-backed cease-fire proposal to Hamas that would allow the flow of aid into Gaza amid growing international pressure to end the fighting and devastation in the territory, according to American and Israeli officials. President Trump and his envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, submitted the framework to Hamas […]
Palestinians carry the bodies of their relatives killed in an Israeli army airstrike, during their funeral in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip (AP Image/File photo) At least 19 people, including a seven-day baby, were killed in Israeli strikes, the civil defense agency in Hamas-controlled Gaza said. “Our crews transported 19 dead, most of them children, and […]
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said his country is open to a potential ceasefire agreement with Hamas — but only under specific conditions.His office issued a statement mentioning the conditions, which include the release of all hostages, the exile of Hamas members, and the disarmament of the Gaza Strip, reported AFP.“Even at this […]
Representative Image (AI-generated) Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 75 people overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics in the battered enclave said, as Israel intensifies its war in the territory that, after more than 19 months, shows no signs of abating. More than 20 people were killed in airstrikes that hit […]
President Trump said on Friday that “a lot of people are starving” in the Gaza Strip under an Israeli blockade preventing aid deliveries, adding that the U.S. wanted to help alleviate the suffering. “We’re going to handle a couple of situations that you have here,” Mr. Trump said, speaking in the United Arab Emirates on […]
