Two envoys of US President Donald Trump headed to Egypt on Saturday to discuss the release of hostages in Gaza, after Hamas agreed to his ceasefire proposal, while Israeli forces launched deadly strikes across the territory. Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff were expected to finalise details on the release of hostages…
Support for U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Gaza peace proposal continued to gather momentum on Monday, with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and a leading forum of hostage families urging the international community to rally behind the plan. In a post on X, Herzog congratulated Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for working with Washington on the initiative…
President Donald Trump has announced a 20-point peace plan that has been accepted by Israel. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced in a joint press conference that he accepted the peace plan. Hamas has said it is studying the proposal. See details of the plan below as published by Al Jazeera….
Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Samuel O. Ablakwa, has condemned Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, describing Israeli military actions as genocide. The Minister disclosed this during an interview on Channel One TV’s The Point of View on Wednesday, September 17, noting that the Ghanaian government has taken a clear and principled stance on the crisis. Ablakwa, who…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump was set to convene a meeting at the White House to discuss a “comprehensive plan” for the future of Gaza, his envoy said, as Israel prepared its forces for an invasion…
By Favour Ulebor, Abuja Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Bianca Ojukwu-Odumegwu, says Nigeria is deeply concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza. She made this known during a meeting with Israel’s Vice-Foreign Minister, Sharren Haskel-Harpaz, on Monday in Abuja at the Nigeria–Israel round of political consultations. Ojukwu-Odumegwu said the talks covered areas of mutual…
An Israeli strike has k!lled five Al Jazeera employees. The five journalists were k!lled in Gaza, including journalist Anas al Sharif, who had feared he was being targeted for assassination. Al Sharif died alongside colleagues Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) had recently…
By dpa BERLIN (CONVERSEER) – Germany’s federal government has responded cautiously to city-level initiatives aimed at evacuating vulnerable children from the Gaza Strip and Israel. Thorsten Frei, chief of staff to the German chancellor and a senior member of the centre-right Christian Democrats, emphasised that helping people on the ground remains the priority. Frei, speaking…
At least 34 people were killed across Gaza by Israeli strikes, health staff say, as Palestinians face a growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and ceasefire prospects inch closer. The strikes began late Friday and continued into Saturday morning, among others killing 12 people at the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City, which was sheltering displaced people,…
Image by Levi Meir Clancy. The world is witnessing an unconscionable silence as Israel, an occupying power, imposes a total food blockade on Gaza—an act of collective punishment against a captive civilian population. As famine tightens its grip and American-made bombs rain from the sky, global leaders stand by—paralyzed, indifferent, or willfully complicit—while Israel renders…
