Published on: Sept 19, 2025 03:28 am IST France and Britain are among several Western countries that have pledged to formally recognise a Palestinian state this month at UNGA. French President Emmanuel Macron insisted Thursday that recognising a Palestinian state would isolate the militant group Hamas and reiterated his condemnation of Israel’s devastating offensive in…
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Monday reiterated his “deep admiration” for pro-Palestinian protesters who forced the final stage of one of the most important international cycling races to be abandoned at the weekend. “Our position is clear and categorical…neither Russia nor Israel should participate in any international competition,” Pedro Sanchez said. (LA MONCLOA /…
On August 24th, six months after being selected as the new chief of staff of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir broke publicly with his government’s policy. On a visit to a naval base, he said the IDF had, in its previous operations in Gaza, “created the conditions for the release of…
Published on Aug 28, 2025 07:16 pm IST Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and Donald Trump’s former Middle East Envoy Jared Kushner joined a White House meeting on August 27 to discuss post-war plans for Gaza, according to Reuters. The meeting reportedly focused on the hostage crisis, aid deliveries, and reconstruction as being described…
Israel’s targeted killing of an Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza over the weekend was noteworthy even for a conflict remarkably blood-soaked for journalists, leaving some experts to marvel that any news at all emerges from the territory. An Al Jazeera executive said Monday that it won’t back down from covering what is going on there…
Nearly 60 Labour MPs have called on the UK government to immediately recognize Palestine as a sovereign state, warning that “Israel’s” latest actions in Gaza amount to ethnic cleansing, Al Mayadeen reported. In a public letter to Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Saturday, the MPs cited “Israel’s” announced plan to forcibly relocate all Palestinians in…
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Israel and Hamas may be able to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release deal within one or two weeks but such an agreement is not likely to be secured in just a day’s time, a senior Israeli official said on Wednesday. Speaking during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to…
Berlin on Tuesday said the Chinese military had targeted a laser at a German aircraft taking part in an EU-led mission to protect marine traffic in the Red Sea. “Endangering German personnel and disrupting the operation is entirely unacceptable,” the foreign ministry said on social media, adding that Beijing’s ambassador to Berlin had been summoned…
United States President Donald Trump has announced that Israel has agreed to the “necessary conditions” to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. Israel-Gaza war has been going on since October 2023.(File/AP) Trump said that his representatives met with officials from Israel on Tuesday (local time). He added that during the 60-day ceasefire, which is yet…
Published on May 20, 2025 11:22 PM IST The United Kingdom, France, and Canada have jointly issued a stern warning to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, threatening “concrete actions,” including potential targeted sanctions, if Israel does not immediately halt its renewed military offensive in Gaza and lift restrictions on humanitarian aid. Netanyahu responded by accusing…