‘Thorough exchange of views’: Putin, Netanyahu discuss Middle-East tensions; Russia counters US draft with UN Gaza resolution

[ad_1] Vladimir Putin, Benjamin Netanyahu (AP) Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke over the phone on Saturday to review key developments in the Middle East.According to a joint statement from the Kremlin and the Prime Minister’s Office, the leaders discussed the situation in Gaza, Iran’s nuclear programme, and ongoing dynamics […]

Middle-East conflict: Palestinian factions approve ‘technocratic government’ for Gaza; Rubio says no Hamas, no plan B

[ad_1] A week after US President Donald Trump signed the Gaza peace plan in Egypt, Hamas said a committee of technocrats will take over governing postwar Gaza, representing several Palestinian factions.The groups said they had agreed to the arrangement after Hamas claimed to have received “clear guarantees” from mediators that “the war has effectively ended.” […]

Hamas releases Israeli-American hostage ahead of Donald Trump’s Middle-East visit | World News

[ad_1] Hamas releases Israeli-American hostage ahead of Donald Trump’s Middle-East visit Hamas released Edan Alexander, a 21-year-old Israeli-American soldier on Monday, as a goodwill gesture towards the Trump administration. He is the first hostage freed since Israel ended an eight-week ceasefire with Hamas back in March and had been held captive in Gaza for over […]