Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a phone call to discuss a wide range of Middle East developments, with a strong focus on Gaza, Iran’s nuclear programme, and the situation in Syria, the Kremlin confirmed on Saturday. “President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of Israel @netanyahu had a…
US President Donald Trump has doubled down on the Gaza ceasefire, saying that ‘nothing will jeopardize’ the truce in place on Wednesday. The US president’s remarks came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered ‘immediate, powerful’ strikes on Gaza. The US president stated that Israel had a right to respond to the alleged violations by…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Saturday that Israel, the U.S. and the other mediators of the Gaza ceasefire deal are sharing information to disrupt any threats and that allowed them to identify a possible impending attack last weekend. US State Secretary Marco Rubio said that the goal is ultimately to identify a threat before…
ETERNITY IS NOT what it used to be. When Donald Trump visited the Middle East on October 13th to sign the Gaza ceasefire, he spoke of “peace for all eternity” in the region. Less than a week later, a clash between Israel and Hamas in southern Gaza left dozens of people dead. Some Israeli officials…
Updated on: Oct 20, 2025 03:35 am IST The strikes began Sunday in response to what the Israeli military said in a statement had been a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire. The Israeli military on Sunday said that it has resumed enforcing a ceasefire in Gaza following dozens of strikes on Hamas targets earlier today….
Updated on: Oct 19, 2025 10:43 pm IST The strikes by IDF came after the US reported on Saturday that it had “credible information” that Hamas was planning an attack on Gazans. Less than 10 days after Hamas and Israel agreed to a much-needed ceasefire after over two years of devastating war, the Israeli Defence…
United States President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to “kill” Hamas if the bloodshed in Gaza continues. Trump did not elaborate on how he would follow through with his threat, which he posted on Truth Social. (Bloomberg) In a warning to the Palestinian group, Trump said that “we will have no choice but to go…
President Trump to visit Middle East amid US-mediated ceasefire President Trump plans to visit the Middle East to address the Israeli parliament, meet with hostage families, and lead a peace summit in Egypt as a U.S.-mediated ceasefire unfolds. Updated: 8:31 AM EDT Oct 12, 2025 Editorial Standards ⓘ President Donald Trump is set to travel…
(Bloomberg) — Markets rallied around the Middle East this week with progress on a Gaza ceasefire deal sending Israeli and Egyptian stocks to record highs and boosting a rebound in Saudi Arabia. But as negotiators work to ensure the agreement between Israel and Hamas holds, some traders are sounding a note of caution about the…
After the breakthrough of a ceasefire in Gaza, US President Donald Trump is expected to visit Israel this week. Speaking to Axios, the Republican leader said he may address the Knesset during his likely visit. If the visit is confirmed, US President Donald Trump is also expected to address the Israeli parliament(AFP) “I am expected…