AL ARISH: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will visit Egypt’s border with Gaza on Saturday to renew pleas for a ceasefire that could bring relief to a territory devastated by more than five months of war between Israel and Hamas. His trip comes as Israel threatens to launch a major military operation in the southern Gaza … Read more
NEW DELHI: Russia and China vetoed a resolution proposed by the United States aimed at achieving a ceasefire in Gaza. Moscow criticized Washington, labeling its efforts as hypocritical and ineffective in pressuring Israel.The resolution, brought forth by the US, intended to endorse an immediate and sustained ceasefire for the first time while condemning the October … Read more
DUBAI: Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, according to a proposal seen by Reuters. Hamas said the initial release of Israelis would include women, children, elderly, and ill … Read more
File photo Washington: Greeting the Muslim community across the world on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, US President Joe Biden on Sunday reiterated that the United States will continue working non-stop to establish an immediate and sustained ceasefire for at least six weeks as part of a deal that releases hostages. “While … Read more
Washington: President Joe Biden said he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the two of them were headed for a “come to Jesus” meeting over the issue of getting humanitarian aid into Gaza, according to a video clip posted on Friday. Biden was recorded making the comment on Thursday night while on Capitol Hill … Read more
Hamas seized about 250 hostages in the October 7 attack. Jerusalem: Hamas’s armed wing said Friday there would be no compromise on the movement’s demand that Israel withdraw from Gaza to secure the release of hostages seized in the October 7 attack. “Our top priority to reach a prisoner exchange deal is the complete commitment … Read more
CAIRO: Hamas on Thursday left Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo where there was no sign of progress just days before the start of Ramadan, while the US said the onus was on the Palestinian militant group to strike a deal on Israeli hostages. Israel and Hamas blamed each other for the lack of agreement after … Read more
US President Joe Biden has called on Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal in Gaza by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The Palestinian militant group has warned that talks for a truce and hostage release cannot go on indefinitely.As famine threatens the people of Gaza, the US and Jordanian planes have airdropped food aid … Read more
Joe Biden said that it was up to Hamas to accept the deal over Gaza ceasefire as talks continue in Cairo. Washington: US President Joe Biden warned Tuesday of a “very, very dangerous” situation without a Gaza ceasefire deal by Ramadan, adding that it was up to Hamas to accept a deal as talks continue … Read more
“Right now, the ball is in the camp of Hamas,” US Official said. Washington: Israel has broadly accepted a deal for a six-week Gaza ceasefire and it is now up to Hamas to agree to release the most vulnerable hostages for the deal to take effect, a senior US official said Saturday. “There’s a framework … Read more