President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss ongoing negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. During the call, the two leaders discussed the deal based on the arrangement outlined by Mr. Biden last year, the White House said. “The President discussed the fundamentally changed regional circumstances … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza. Netanyahu’s office announced the decision Saturday evening, local time. It was not immediately clear when David Barnea would travel to Qatar’s capital, Doha, … Read more
Israeli settlers have set fire to farmland and wrote racist slogans in Abu Falah village in the occupied West Bank.
This is the season of renewal. One year ends. Another begins. At the turn of the calendar, it is customary for columnists like me to make predictions about what may or may not be in the offing or, alternatively, to offer dispirited readers reasons for hope amid all the hurt and heartache. I have to … Read more
The State Department has informally notified Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to support Israel’s long-term security by resupplying stocks of critical munitions and air defense capabilities, a U.S. official familiar with the details confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. President Biden has made it clear that Israel has the right to defend … Read more
Israel ramps up strikes across Middle East – CBS News Watch CBS News The war in Gaza shows no signs of slowing down in 2025. Israel turned up the pressure in one of the deadliest weeks of fighting, with nearly 150 people killed. Holly Williams has the latest developments. Be the first to know Get … Read more
NewsFeed At least 63 Palestinians have been killed by widespread Israeli attacks across Gaza, marking it as the deadliest day since October. The biggest strike killed at least 12 people overnight, targeting a tent in al-Mawasi camp known as a designated ‘safe zone’ in southern Khan Younis. Published On 2 Jan 20252 Jan 2025
When I started studying nursing at Al Azhar University, I knew I wanted to work at al-Shifa Hospital. It was my dream. It was the biggest, most prestigious hospital in the Gaza Strip. Some of the best doctors and nurses in Palestine worked there. Various foreign medical missions would come and provide training and care … Read more
NewsFeed Dr Hussam Abu Safia’s family is calling for his immediate release, as Israeli attacks on other Gaza hospitals continue. The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital was seized by Israeli forces on Friday and is understood to be detained in the Sde Tieman military prison, known for torture. Published On 31 Dec 202431 Dec 2024
At least four infants have died of hypothermia in recent weeks in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war are huddled in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives. Jomaa al-Batran, 20 days old, was found with his head as “cold as ice” when … Read more