A statement from Hamas Friday said Erdogan and Haniyeh would discuss the conflict in Gaza. Istanbul: A leader of Palestinian militant group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Istanbul Friday evening for talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as the death toll in Gaza passed 34,000. A statement from Hamas Friday said Erdogan and Haniyeh … Read more
The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded a ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first call to halt fighting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately canceled a planned visit to Washington by a high-level delegation to protest the decision. The resolution passed 14-0 after the U.S. decided not to use its veto … Read more
A UN-backed assessment meanwhile said 300,000 people in the territory’s north would face famine. Palestinian Territories: Tensions surged as Hamas’s chief accused Israel on Tuesday of sabotaging talks for a Gaza truce after it raided the devastated Palestinian territory’s largest hospital for a second time. Months of war have pushed hundreds of thousands of Palestinians … 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
“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
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday he hopes to have a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas conflict in Gaza start by next Monday as the warring parties appeared to close in on a deal during negotiations in Qatar that also aim to broker the release of hostages. The presence of both sides for so-called proximity talks – meeting mediators … Read more
More than 21,000 people have been killed in Gaza belt in Israeli bombardment so far. Qairo: A Hamas delegation is due in Cairo Friday to give its “observations” about an Egyptian plan for a ceasefire that would end the war in Gaza, a Hamas official said. The plan was put last week to officials of … Read more
