Browsing: Palestine and Israel

Hamas and Israel will conduct their next hostage-prisoner swap as part of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with three Israelis…

As hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to the bombed out ruins of their homes in northern Gaza, Israelis await the…

US President Donald Trump suggested a controversial plan on Saturday to “clean out” Gaza and resettle Palestinians in Egypt and Jordan as part of a broader Middle East peace effort. Describing Gaza as a “demolition site” following the Israel-Hamas war, Trump said he had discussed the idea with Jordan’s King Abdullah II and planned to speak with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.  

Palestinians have started returning to northern Gaza after Israel announced a deal with Hamas to release six hostages this week. Among those to be freed is Arbel Yehud, a civilian at the centre of recent tensions.  

Israel on Monday began allowing Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed north of the Gaza Strip for the first…

Mainstream EU leaders have breathed a sigh of relief. After a Hungarian presidency marked by what they saw as damaging freelance diplomacy, the torch has now passed to Poland, which holds the reins for six months at a particularly turbulent time. There are huge questions in the EU about how to handle Donald Trump, about western support for Ukraine, about international trade, Europe’s competitiveness, and much else besides.

The Israeli military said on Tuesday that security forces had begun a counterterrorism operation (unverified claims) in the city of…

Emily Damari among first three hostages freed by Hamas as ceasefire deal takes effect, with 90 Palestinians held in Israeli…

Emily Damari among first three hostages freed by Hamas as ceasefire deal takes effect, with 90 Palestinian held in Israeli…

Emily Damari is among the three hostages released – in a prisoner swap as part of the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire.