Doha, Qatar – AFP Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Wednesday to keep pressing to seal a Gaza cease-fire deal, saying that not all Hamas demands were acceptable but voicing hope that gaps could be closed. Consulting with key mediator Qatar on the Hamas response to President Joe Biden’s plan, Blinken said Hamas could have [&h...
LONDON (AA) – UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has welcomed the UN Security Council’s adoption of a US draft resolution aimed at a comprehensive cease-fire in Gaza, calling it a crucial step towards ending Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. In a statement on X, Cameron emphasized the importance of the resolution in alleviating the p...
United Nations, United States – AFP The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution supporting a cease-fire plan in Gaza, as Washington leads an intense diplomatic campaign to push Hamas to accept the proposal. The text — passed with 14 votes in favor and Russia abstaining — “welcomes”...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Continuing the push for a cease-fire in Gaza, the top US diplomat is set for a four-nation Mideast tour next week. Starting Monday, Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and Qatar, the State Department said. “The Secretary will discuss with partners the need to reach a ceasefire [&helli...
Palestinian Territories – AFP As many as 77 Palestinians have been killed and 221 wounded in the past 24 hours by Israeli strikes, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza reportedly received 54 bodies and numerous injured individuals on Friday. Hospital spokesperson Khalil Al-Dakran has confirme...
ATHENS (AA) – Seventeen countries from around the globe have lent their support to the new roadmap for a cease-fire in Gaza revealed by President Joe Biden. “We fully support the movement towards a cease-fire and hostage release deal now on the table and as outlined by President Biden on May 31, 2024. There is […]
Washington, United States – AFP Israel has shown willingness to agree to a cease-fire and prisoner release deal set out by US President Joe Biden and it is up to Hamas to make a move, a top White House official said Monday. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s comments came despite growing doubts over the plan, […]
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Lebanese official media said Israeli strikes on a car and a motorcycle in the country’s south killed two people Monday. Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, has traded near-daily cross-border fire with Israel since October last year. “An enemy drone strike targeted a motorcycle in Naqura,” a coastal town near ...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Fresh strikes by Israel across the Gaza Strip overnight into Monday killed at least 19 Palestinians, as mediators urged Israel and Hamas to agree to a truce and prisoner swap deal outlined by US President Joe Biden. Since Biden spoke at the White House on Friday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [&he...
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah said it launched a series of attacks on Israeli military positions after state media reported Israel had stepped up its own strikes the night before. Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza on October 7, the situation on the Lebanese-Israeli border has remained tense. On Sat...
