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Ceasefire or political theatre?

Talks on ending Gaza war begin

Delegations from Hamas and Israel on Monday began indirect talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, Egyptian state-linked media reported...

Pressure grows on Germany over rigid support for Israel

Pressure is building on Germany to join steps to sanction Israel over the Gaza war, sparking heated debate in a country that has long been at pains to atone for the Holocaust.

Israelis rally calling for end to Gaza war, hostage deal

Demonstrators across Israel called on Sunday for an end to the Gaza war and a deal to release hostages still held by militants, a push lambasted by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies...

Netanyahu becomes problem: Danish PM

Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen said Saturday that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has become a ‘problem’, adding she would try to put pressure on Israel over the Gaza war as her country currently holds the EU presidency...

Palestinians across West Bank protest at Gaza war

Thousands of Palestinians protested in the occupied West Bank’s major cities Sunday against the war in Gaza and in support of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons...

Hamas insists on ‘comprehensive’ deal to end Gaza war

Hamas insisted on Wednesday on a ‘comprehensive’ agreement to end its war with Israel, as rescuers said Israeli bombardment of Gaza killed at least 26 people amid a growing humanitarian catastrophe...

Maldives ban Israelis in protest at Gaza war

The Maldives announced Tuesday it was banning the entry of Israelis from the luxury tourist archipelago in ‘resolute solidarity’ with the Palestinian people...

ICC warrant for Netanyahu not enough: Khamenei

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war was insufficient and that he deserved a ‘death sentence’...

Women, children comprise majority of Gaza war dead: probe

The UN on Friday condemned the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel’s war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70 per cent of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify.

US says ‘now is the time’ to end Gaza war

US secretary of state Antony Blinken said on Wednesday ‘now is the time’ to end the conflict in Gaza, and urged Israel to avoid further escalation with Iran.

Costs of enabling Israel’s Gaza war

THE US government often claims to stand for the rule of law, but this past year has made it painfully clear that this does not apply to Palestinians. The moral, financial, and security costs of US support for Israel’s rapidly expanding wars are adding up for Americans, too...

Huthis missile hits central Israel in rare attack

A Yemeni rebel missile triggered a rush to shelters in central Israel on Sunday, a rare incident that caused no injuries but again added to regional tensions nearly a year into the Gaza war...

Spain hosts meeting on Gaza war solution

Ministers from Muslim and European countries along with the European Union’s foreign affairs chief gathered Friday in Madrid to discuss how to advance a two-state solution to the...

Gaza war in its 12th month with truce hopes slim

The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its 12 month Saturday with little sign of respite for the Palestinian territory or hope for Israeli hostages still held captive...

Time for a Gaza truce deal: US

The United States said on Tuesday it was time to ‘finalise’ a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war, after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s refusal to bow to pressure...

Israeli troops on day four of deadly West Bank raid

Israel pressed on with a large-scale military operation in the occupied West Bank against Palestinian militants for a fourth day Saturday, as fierce fighting raged in the nearly 11-month Gaza war...

Hamas names Sinwar as new leader

Hamas named the alleged mastermind of the deadliest attack in Israeli history as its new leader, further inflaming regional tensions as the Gaza war entered its 11th month on Wednesday...

UN calls for urgent de-escalation in Middle East

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Monday called for an urgent de-escalation in the Middle East over fears that the Gaza war could spread.

Hezbollah rains 200 rockets on Israel as Gaza war rages

Lebanon’s Hezbollah launched a barrage of more than 200 rockets and drones at Israeli army positions on Thursday as tensions soared amid the almost nine-month-old war raging in Gaza...

Understanding Iran’s ‘offensive-defensive’ strategy

THIS spring, Iran’s unprecedented direct military tit-for-tat escalation against its regional arch-foe Israel amid the ongoing Gaza war was accompanied by a deteriorating domestic landscape marked by higher repression and a deepening economic crisis...

Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war: Biden

US president Joe Biden swiped at Benjamin Netanyahu in an interview with Time magazine published on Tuesday, saying there was ‘every reason’ to conclude the Israeli prime minister...

Maldives to ban tourists from Israel to protest Gaza war

The Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives will ban Israelis from the luxury tourist hot spot, the office of the president said Sunday, announcing a national rally in ‘solidarity with Palestine’.

Women, children 56pc of Gaza war dead: UN

Women and children make up at least 56 per cent of the thousands killed in the Gaza war, the UN said on Tuesday, amid controversy over the toll based on numbers from the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza...

Al Jazeera condemns Israel’s ‘criminal’ decision to close offices

Qatar-based network Al Jazeera on Sunday condemned as ‘criminal’ a move by the Israeli government to ban the broadcaster from operating over its...