A Hamas official explained the group was willing to take steps towards disarmament in an effort to progress negotiations on moving into the second phase of President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan.  “We are open to have a comprehensive approach in order to...

The chief of the Israeli military said the IDF will not withdraw any further, and he considers the current partition line in Gaza as the new border.  “We have operational control over extensive parts of the Gaza Strip and we will remain on those defence lines. The...

The US Ambassador to Turkey and Syria said that Israel can “claim” to be a democracy, but should aspire towards “monarchy.” “I don’t see a democracy [in the Middle East],” US envoy Tom Barrack told the Doha forum. “Israel can claim it’s a democracy but in this...

Israel is in the process of erecting a new 13-mile-long separation fence in the Jordan Valley. The wall will isolate Palestinian villages and cut off farmers from their land.  According to Haaretz, the IDF is in the advanced stage of building the barrier. Last...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had won its war, but was in a never-ending conflict.  The Israeli leader told The New York Times’ Dealbook Summit, “We won this war. But it’s never ending. It’s like if you have cancer and you take it out,...

Israeli strikes hit near a field hospital in Gaza, killing five Palestinians. The bombs hit a tent camp, causing fires.  A spokesman for the Gaza civil defense force said, “Five citizens, including two children, killed and others injured, some seriously, as a...

The Knesset advanced legislation that approves President Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan for Gaza. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of his Likud party boycotted the vote.  On Wednesday, legislation introduced by Israeli opposition...

A Russian official explained that the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump’s Envoy Steve Witkoff failed to come to a deal to end the war in Ukraine.  “So far, we haven’t found a compromise, but some American solutions can be...