Trump administration freezes new funding for anti-HIV programme and other health services, excepts key food programmes. The administration of United States President Donald Trump has announced a freeze on almost all new funding for foreign assistance programmes, with exceptions for allies Israel and Egypt. The order from the US State Department on Friday also includes … Read more
Israeli attack on a vehicle close to Qabatiya comes during ongoing assault on nearby Jenin, which has displaced thousands. An Israeli drone attack on a vehicle near the occupied West Bank town of Qabatiya has killed two people, the Palestinian Ministry of Health says on the fourth day of a large-scale Israeli operation in and … Read more
President Donald Trump’s pick to be the United States ambassador to the United Nations has become the latest administration nominee to express the belief that Israel has “biblical” dominion over the occupied West Bank. Elise Stefanik’s comment on Tuesday came during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where she also pledged to … Read more
Israel has launched an attack on Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, killing at least seven Palestinians.
The Israeli-occupied West Bank has erupted in celebrations after 90 Palestinian prisoners, most of them women, were released from Israeli jails as part of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Families in the West Bank waited until early on Monday to receive their loved ones, most of whom had been detained without charge. The ceasefire, which ended Israel’s … Read more
NewsFeed Three Israeli captives have been returned to Israel from Gaza after Hamas released them as part of the ceasefire agreement. Romi Gonen, Emily Damari and Doron Steinbrecher have reunited with their families and are described by Israeli doctors as being in a stable medical condition. Published On 19 Jan 202519 Jan 2025
As both United States President Joe Biden and President-elect Donald Trump try to take credit for Israel and Hamas agreeing to a ceasefire deal in Gaza, a relatively unknown political newcomer in Trump’s incoming team has emerged as a key figure in sealing the deal. Steve Witkoff, a New York real estate developer and investor, … Read more
Washington, DC – Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza — and the United States’ support for it — will “haunt” outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken for the rest of his life, says a former diplomat, who quit in protest over the war last year. Hala Rharrit told Al Jazeera in a phone interview that the … Read more
At least 103 Palestinians have been killed and more than 264 wounded by Israeli attacks in Gaza since the announcement of the recent ceasefire agreement. According to Mahmoud Basal, Gaza’s civil defence service spokesperson, the latest casualty figures include 31 women and 27 children. The fatalities came after the Wednesday announcement of a ceasefire agreement … Read more
A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas is set to take effect on Sunday, January 19, after an agreement was announced on Wednesday to end Israel’s devastating 15-month assault on the Gaza Strip. The three-phase agreement includes a temporary ceasefire, the release of Israeli captives and Palestinian prisoners, and the return of displaced … Read more