What you need to know as Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal hangs on by a thread As US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated a Saturday deadline for Hamas to release hostages – which the militant group has threatened to delay – the ceasefire deal now feels in limbo. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond brings…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered negotiators on Saturday to return to Qatar to discuss the fragile ceasefire in the war with Hamas, after the fifth hostage-prisoner swap agreed under the truce was completed. Israel orders negotiators to Doha after fifth hostage-prisoner swap He repeated his vow to crush Hamas and free all remaining hostages,…
President Donald Trump endorsed the idea of relocating Palestinians in Gaza, proposing to send refugees to Jordan and Egypt to “clean out” the Gaza Strip. Speaking about his recent conversation with King Abdullah of Jordan, Trump told reporters on Air Force One, “I said to him, ‘I’d love for you to take on more [Palestinian…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that the deal to return hostages held in the Gaza Strip has been reached. This comes after his office had said earlier that there were last minute snags in finalizing a ceasefire that would pause 15 months of war. (FILES) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivers a…
The war in Ukraine must end and the shooting stop immediately, said President-elect Donald Trump in a statement Sunday. Trump, in late night social media postings that came following the apparent demise of President Bashar al-Assad’s Russian-backed regime in Syria, said that now is the time for an end to the war in Ukraine. “There…
The Biden and Trump administrations are turning their attention to the Israel-Hamas War in hopes of bringing a swift resolution to the violence.On Monday, President-elect Trump demanded the release of Israeli hostages, threatening that if it doesn’t happen before his inauguration on Jan. 20, there would be “ALL HELL TO PAY.””It’s all talk, and no…
Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. A woman mourns during a commemoration ceremony at the…
Crude oil prices were set for a weekly loss today despite a flare-up in the Middle East and the virtual certainty OPEC+ would not be bringing any barrels back anytime soon. Brent crude was trading at $73.38 per barrel at the time of writing, and West Texas Intermediate was changing hands for $69.15, both up…
Israeli warplanes have targeted southern Lebanon in the first airstrike since a U.S.- and French-brokered ceasefire began Wednesday. The missile hit a Hezbollah rocket storage facility. Hours earlier, Israel fired on individuals attempting to reenter restricted areas in Markaba, citing ceasefire violations, while Lebanon reported two injuries from the incident. The ceasefire requires Hezbollah militants…
By Maya Gebeily BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel said on Thursday that its ceasefire with Hezbollah was breached hours after Lebanese security sources said Israeli tanks attacked six areas of southern Lebanon, calling into question a truce reached after more than a year of fighting. A ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah took…