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‘Will be expanded’: Netanyahu says Gaza strikes will not threaten Abraham Accords; addresses Trump’s 21-point Gaza peace plan

Ahead of his meeting with US President Donald Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that his country’s recent strike on Hamas leaders in Doha and the ongoing war in Gaza would not endanger the Abraham Accords.“I think there are many possibilities for peace, which I’m discussing with President Trump and his team, […]

Middle East: UN backs two-state solution without Hamas

The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a resolution supporting a declaration that calls for “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, without the involvement of Hamas.The seven-page declaration stems from a July UN conference hosted by Saudi Arabia and France on the decades-long conflict. The United States […]

‘Will wipe him out’: Israeli minister mocks jailed senior Palestinian leader convicted in 2002; sparks outrage

Newly surfaced footage on social media shows far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir mocking prominent Palestinian prisoner Marwan Barghouti inside his cell.The Palestinian Authority denounced the video, with Vice President Hussein al-Sheikh calling it “the epitome of psychological, moral and physical terrorism.”The footage marks the first sighting of Barghouti, 66, in years, who is currently […]

Middle East crisis: US imposes visa sanctions on PLO, Palestinian Authority; cites ‘supporting terrorism’

The US state department announced visa sanctions against officials of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority (PA), ‘continuing to support terrorism and not complying with their commitments and undermining the prospects for peace”.In a statement released Thursday, the state department said, “The United States is imposing sanctions that deny visas to PLO […]

Gaza’s anger boils over: Rare anti-Hamas protests erupt in war-torn territory

Palestinians attend an anti-war protest and against Hamas in a rare show of public anger against the militant group that rules the territory in Beit Lahiya of northern Gaza Strip on March 26. (Pic credit: AP) Thousands of Palestinians took to the streets of northern Gaza on Wednesday, marching through the ruins of war-ravaged towns […]