UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a meeting of world leaders. The seven-page declaration is the result of an international conference at the U.N. in July –…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will depart Saturday for Israel and the United Kingdom on a trip framed by U.S. unease with Israel’s recent escalation in Gaza and a regional backlash against its strike in Doha. In a State Department press note, deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott said Rubio will use the visit to “convey America’s…
The United Nations Security Council has condemned the Israeli attack on the Qatari capital Doha on Tuesday and called for de-escalation in a statement agreed by all 15 members, including Israel’s chief ally, the United States. Council members issued the statement ahead of the emergency meeting on Thursday, which was convened to discuss Israel’s attacks…
A Times article by Gabrielle Weiniger about the Palestinian terror attack in Jerusalem earlier in the week that killed six, (“Jerusalem shooting: six killed in attack at bus stop are named“, Sept. 8)m included the following claim: The incident marks the first serious terrorism attack in the city since the beginning of the Gaza war. As…
As the people killed in Israel’s surprise strike on a Hamas meeting in the Qatari capital were buried at Doha’s Grand Mosque on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened to launch new attacks on the country — a close U.S. ally — if it refused to eject the U.S.- and Israeli-designated terrorist group’s political…
The Israeli military has said that its planned operation in Gaza City would prevent Hamas fighters from regrouping and planning future attacks. Israel entered Gaza City earlier in the war, but said this time it would move into parts of the city that Israeli soldiers have not previously attacked or held. The risks to civilians…
New satellite imagery released by Planet Labs on Wednesday showed damage to a residential complex hosting Hamas leaders whom Israel targeted in strikes on Doha on Tuesday. Authorities in Qatar said they were retrieving body parts and were working on identifying them. There is no confirmation that Israel’s attack killed senior Hamas leaders who were…
WASHINGTON—President Trump held a heated call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, senior U.S. administration officials said, conveying deep frustration at being blindsided by Israel’s strike on Hamas representatives in Qatar. PREMIUM A damaged building, left, in the compound targeted by an Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar. Trump told Netanyahu the decision to…
Published on: Sept 10, 2025 01:43 am IST ‘Qatar… reserves the right to respond to this blatant attack,’ Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani said. Qatar’s prime minister warned his country reserved the right to respond to Israel’s deadly attack on Hamas in Doha on Tuesday, calling it a “pivotal moment” for the region….
Updated on: Sept 09, 2025 07:51 pm IST Hamas’ exiled leadership has long been based in the Gulf nation of Qatar, which serves as mediator for talks with Israel since before the latest war in Gaza Several explosions rocked Qatar’s capital on Tuesday, in a purported attack by Israel on top leaders of Palestinian group…