Israel is emerging from the carnage as the regional hegemon with a string of military victories. But the country’s fight against Palestinian militant group Hamas also has left it increasingly politically isolated and at risk of losing long-term Western support that has been vital to its survival. The deaths of more than 67,000 Palestinians in…
By Matt Spetalnick, Trevor Hunnicutt and Nidal al-Mughrabi WASHINGTON/CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -President Donald Trump secured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s backing on Monday for a U.S.-sponsored peace proposal to end a nearly two-year-old war in Gaza, but questions loomed over whether Hamas would accept the plan. Speaking at a joint White House press conference following a…
(Reuters) -Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cited an Australian aid worker killed in Gaza, along with journalists and “tens of thousands of civilians”, in a speech at the United Nations where dozens of leaders met on Monday to promote Palestinian statehood. Australia, Britain and Canada on Sunday recognised Palestine, joining more than three-quarters of the…
Britain will formally recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday, according to UK media reports, in a landmark policy change vehemently opposed by longtime ally Israel. The United Kingdom has historically been a staunch supporter of Israel but has shifted position as Israel has intensified the Gaza offensive triggered by Hamas’s unprecedented 2023 attack. The small…
“At the end of the day, Hamas is sitting there saying: We’re winning the PR war. We’ve got all these countries lining up on our side of this argument.” The 140 heads of state threatening to recognize or ones that have already recognized a Palestinian state “can’t even tell you where this Palestinian state is,”…
File photo: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (Picture credit: AP) In a major policy shift, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Tuesday announced that the United Kingdom will formally recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September, unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire in Gaza and takes steps toward a lasting…
The conference was intended to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip after the Israel-Hamas War concludes, and to prepare for the gradual recognition of a Palestinian state. French President Emmanuel Macron is no longer expected to attend the upcoming UN conference on the recognition of a Palestinian state, sources said on Tuesday. Macron encountered…