DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli raids in Gaza on Thursday killed nine people, including three women, a day after the U.S. announced that the fragile ceasefire would move into a second phase. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has described the cease-fire announcement as largely symbolic, raising questions about how its most challenging elements … Read more
LONDON (AP) — With one puff of a cigarette, a Canadian woman became a global symbol of defiance against Iran’s bloody crackdown on dissent — and the world saw the flame. A video that has gone viral in recent days shows the woman – who described herself as an Iranian refugee – opening a lighter … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran is willing to negotiate with Washington after its threat to hit the Islamic Republic over its bloody crackdown on protesters, a move that came as activists said Monday that the death toll in nationwide demonstrations had risen to at least 544. Iran had … Read more
By Jana Choukeir, Nayera Abdallah and Tala Ramadan DUBAI, Jan 12 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump said the U.S. may meet with Iranian officials and has been in contact with the opposition as he weighs a number of strong responses, including military options, to a violent crackdown on Iranian protests that are one of the … Read more
CAIRO (AP) — Hamas said Sunday it will dissolve its existing government in Gaza once a technocratic Palestinian leadership committee takes over the territory, as mandated under the U.S.-brokered peace plan. But the group did not provide details on when the change would take place. Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the internationally recognized representative … Read more
Credit: Vahid/X Donald Trump has been warned that the US military needs more time to prepare for strikes against Iran as another night of protests rocked the country. The US president is said to be considering military action and has been presented with a number of targets, including elements of the security services responsible for … Read more
Somalia’s Defense Minister Ahmed Moalim Fiqi has accused Israel of planning to forcibly relocate Palestinians to the breakaway region of Somaliland, denouncing the alleged plan as a “serious violation” of international law. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Saturday, Fiqi called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to withdraw diplomatic recognition of the “separatist … Read more
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Jan. 9 (UPI) — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday accused the United States and Israel of “direct involvement” in his country’s ongoing anti-government street protests and trying to turn them into violence, while dismissing their military intervention as “a faint possibility.” Speaking during a press conference after meeting Lebanese House Speaker … Read more
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army said Thursday it had completed the first phase of a plan to fully deploy in southern Lebanon and disarm non-state groups, particularly Hezbollah. Israel said the development was encouraging but “far from sufficient,” and its Foreign Ministry said the group still had dozens of compounds and other infrastructure. The … Read more
By Nidal al-Mughrabi Jan 7 (Reuters) – Mohammad Sinwar, the elusive Hamas military chief in Gaza, has been Israel’s most wanted man for months after his brother’s death in 2024. On December 29, Hamas announced that he had died at the age of 49, about seven months after Israel said it had killed him in … Read more