LONDON — Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Tuesday that the U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state in September — unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and takes steps toward long-term peace. Starmer called ministers together for a rare summertime Cabinet meeting to discuss the situation in Gaza. He told them that Britain will recognize a…
British PM Keir Starmer says his country will recognise a Palestinian state as early as September, unless Israel takes significant steps to end the war in Gaza. Sir Keir made the announcement in London on Tuesday, local time. It comes less than a week after French President Emmanuel Macron pledged that his country would recognise…
The Palestinian death toll in Gaza passed 60,000 on Tuesday. The world’s leading authority on food crises said the “ worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out” in the territory of over 2 million people as starvation deaths rise. And the United Nations said far too little food and other aid was entering the…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the Iranian issue during a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office. The call comes hours after US President Donald Trump met in northern Scotland with British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, who said that Iran had been sending out “nasty signals.”…
Hamas has reportedly expressed willingness to show flexibility on its previous demands, with international pressure expected to help restart talks. Hamas has reportedly informed mediators that it seeks to reach a resolution on disputed issues in hostage and ceasefire negotiations, sources told Saudi channel Al Hadath on Sunday. The sources added that international pressure is…
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Israeli military has intercepted a Gaza-bound aid ship seeking to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory, detaining 21 international activists and journalists and seizing all cargo, including baby formula, food and medicine, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition said Sunday. The coalition that operates the vessel Handala said the…
The Israeli military also confirmed that plans were underway to create new humanitarian corridors to ensure UN convoys could transport aid to Palestinian civilians. The IDF recommenced aerial drops of aid into the Gaza Strip on Saturday, as aid trucks started moving towards Gaza from Egypt, the Egyptian state-affiliated Al Qahera News TV said on…
After a spate of vandalism reports involving graffiti at a few mosques in Texas and California, Muslim leaders there have stepped up existing efforts to keep their sacred spaces and community members safe. The incidents and subsequent hypervigilance add to what many American Muslims say has already been a charged climate amid the fallout in…
In a tense phone call this morning, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter urged Minister Eliyahu to retract his statements, saying, “They harm our relations with supporters in the White House” In a tense phone call this morning, Israel’s Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter urged Minister Eliyahu to retract his statements “The government…
Gazans are in desperate need of essentials after more than 21 months of war, but efforts to get aid into the Palestinian territory — and to its hungry residents — face major obstacles. UN agencies and aid organisations cite Israeli restrictions, safety issues and the establishment of a US- and Israeli-backed mechanism that has sidelined…