Qatar says ‘renewed interest’ in Gaza talks, wants unified Arab …
Dec 8, 2024 · DOHA — Qatar's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari said on Sunday there was "renewed interest" in reviving ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas, a month after the Gulf state announced it would no longer be involved in leading the effort. The news came the same day that Syrian rebels announced they had taken control of Damascus ...
Israel strikes Yemen ports, power stations in retaliation against ...
Dec 19, 2024 · Since Hamas’ October 2023 attack in southern Israel, the Houthis have fired more than 200 ballistic missiles and over 170 drones at Israel in support of the Palestinians in Gaza after Israel launched a retaliatory offensive in the enclave. Most of the missiles were shot down by US or Israeli forces.
Qatar suspends Gaza mediation, in sign of impasse
Nov 9, 2024 · Qatar has suspended its role as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until Hamas and Israel show "seriousness" in talks, the foreign ministry said Saturday.The Gulf emirate, which has hosted Hamas's political leadership since 2012 with US blessing, has been involved in months of protracted diplomacy aimed at ending the war triggered by the Palestinian group's October 7 ...
UN members seek ICJ opinion on Israel aid obligations to …
Dec 19, 2024 · The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution on Thursday asking the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to assess Israel's obligations to assist Palestinians, amid accusations the Israeli government systematically hinders Gaza aid.Israel, which has tightly restricted aid going into the Hamas-ruled territory since the outbreak of the war, often blames the inability of relief ...
Israel accused of 'acts of genocide', 'ethnic cleansing' in Gaza
Dec 19, 2024 · Israel on Thursday faced accusations of "acts of genocide" and exhibiting "signs of ethnic cleansing" in its military offensive in Gaza, charges Israeli authorities dismissed as "lies".They are the latest in a series of accusations levelled against Israel -- and denied by the country -- during its 14-month war against Palestinian Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip.
Israel orders troops to 'prepare to remain' in Syria buffer zone ...
Dec 13, 2024 · Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to "prepare to remain" throughout the winter in the UN-patrolled buffer zone that is supposed to separate Israeli and Syrian forces on the Golan Heights.Israel seized the demilitarised zone on the strategic plateau on Sunday, just hours after Syrian rebels swept president Bashar al-Assad from power.The move drew international ...
Lebanon said studying US truce plan for Israel-Hezbollah war
Nov 15, 2024 · The appeal came nearly a week after Qatar, which hosts much of the Palestinian group's political bureau, suspended its mediator role until the warring parties show "willingness and seriousness". "Hamas is ready to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip if a ceasefire proposal is presented and on the condition that it is respected" by Israel, Doha ...
Israel aims to 'double population' in annexed Golan: PM
Dec 15, 2024 · The Israeli government approved on Sunday a plan to increase the population of the annexed Golan Heights, while insisting it had no intention of confronting Syria after seizing a UN-monitored buffer zone.As Islamist-led rebel forces swept Syrian president Bashar al-Assad out of power last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had ordered troops to seize the demilitarised zone between ...
Israel bids emotional farewell to rabbi killed in UAE
Nov 25, 2024 · Hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Jews gathered in Israel Monday for an emotionally charged funeral tribute to an Israeli rabbi killed in the United Arab Emirates.Tzvi Kogan, 28, was found dead by security services last week, following what Israeli officials and an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group he was affiliated with called an anti-Semitic attack.Neither Emirati nor Israeli officials have provided any ...
Israel assuming 'worst-case scenario' with Syria bombing: analysts
Dec 10, 2024 · Israel's bombing of Syrian military assets and its entry into the UN-patrolled buffer zone on the Golan Heights show it fears the worst from the end of the Assad clan's rule, analysts told AFP. "The Israeli government... is operating on a worst-case scenario with little to no nuance," said Yossi Mekelberg, a Middle East specialist at Chatham House in London.