The ceasefire in Gaza hangs in the balance as Israel insists on extending phase one. Palestinians in Gaza were planning to enter the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas got under way. But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government now wants to renegotiate the terms. … Read more
Israel-Hamas agreement needed to move to phase two of multi-stage deal. The Gaza ceasefire deal remains in place – after Hamas says Israel has agreed to release 600 prisoners, delayed last week. But uncertainty surrounds the overall agreement – before the second stage has even begun. Can the deal hold? And what threatens it? Presenter: … Read more
When Israel and Hamas agreed to a six-week cease-fire in January, there were hopes that it would evolve into a longer and more stable truce. Now, those hopes are dwindling. Both sides have accused each other of breaking the terms of the existing deal, which have allowed for the exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian … Read more
Some Arab leaders have met to discuss an alternative plan for the Strip devastated by 15 months of Israeli war. US President Donald Trump has ruffled many feathers since he announced his proposal to “take over” Gaza. According to him, more than two million Palestinians should leave “to somewhere nice and safe” like Jordan or … Read more
President Trump on Friday appeared to back off his demand that some two million Palestinians be permanently relocated from the Gaza Strip to nearby countries in the Middle East so the United States could take over the territory and develop it into “the Riviera of the Middle East.” Earlier this month, the president said he … Read more
Author Pankaj Mishra argues that Israel’s war on Gaza has dealt a fatal blow to morality and international law. Western ideals of morality and international law have been dealt a fatal blow by Israel’s war on Gaza, argues author Pankaj Mishra. Mishra, whose latest book is The World After Gaza: A History, tells host Steve … Read more
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who were forcibly displaced are living amid the rubble of their destroyed homes, waiting for Israel to allow entry of prefabricated temporary homes stuck at the border with Egypt, which were promised under the terms of the ceasefire. Israel is only allowing in aid trucks carrying food, water, medical supplies … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel warned Hamas on Tuesday that if hostages were not released by noon on Saturday, the cease-fire in the war in the Gaza Strip would end and Israeli troops would resume “intense fighting.” Mr. Netanyahu said that Hamas’s threat on Monday to postpone the next round of hostage releases amounted … Read more
President Trump said on Monday that he could cut aid to Jordan and Egypt if they refused his demand to permanently take in most Palestinians from Gaza, substantially increasing the pressure on key allies in the region to back his audacious proposal to relocate the entire population of the territory in order to redevelop it. … Read more
Trump said last week he wants the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, send the Palestinians elsewhere, and redevelop the land as the “the Riviera of the Middle East.” He announced the plan alongside his ally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who said it was “worth listening carefully to this idea.” Pillay, a former … Read more