Category: 2. Middle East

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the White House Monday to denounce Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Washington, demanding a permanent and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza.

The press event, organized by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) in collaboration with anti-war group CODEPINK and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), took place in front of Lafayette Park, just hours before Netanyahu was set to meet with US President…

Nearly one in three people in Gaza has gone without food for days, putting more lives at risk of starvation, according to the United Nations, which accused Israel of continuing to obstruct humanitarian aid efforts in the Strip.

Speaking at his daily press briefing on Monday, UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said Israeli authorities—referred to by the UN as the occupying power—had rejected three out of eight humanitarian coordination requests made by the…

Indirect Gaza ceasefire talks resumed Tuesday in Qatar, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Washington to meet US President Donald Trump, who expressed optimism about a possible breakthrough.

Qatar, a mediator along with the United States and Egypt, said the meetings were focused on a “framework” for the talks.

“Indirect negotiations are continuing this morning in Doha, with a fourth meeting being held… the discussions are still focused on the mechanisms for…

Qatar said Tuesday more time was needed for negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, after US President Donald Trump voiced optimism about a possible breakthrough.

“I don’t think that I can give any timeline at the moment, but I can say right now that we will need time for this,” Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari said as indirect negotiations continued into a third day in Doha.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was in Washington, meanwhile, on his…

Indirect negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas resumed in Qatar on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a deal to end the war.

“Indirect negotiations are continuing this morning in Doha, with a fourth meeting being held… the discussions are still focused on the mechanisms for implementation, particularly the clauses related to withdrawal and humanitarian aid,” a Palestinian official close to the talks told AFP.

“No…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he sees “no problem” in resuming indirect negotiations with the US over Tehran’s nuclear program, Anadolu reports.

“We see no problem in reentering the negotiations,” Pezeshkian said in an interview with US conservative talk show host Tucker Carlson when asked about the possibility of engaging with US officials again.

“But how are we going to trust the United States again?”

The Iranian leader cited concerns…

The Israeli army said on Tuesday morning that five of its soldiers were killed and 14 others injured during battles in northern Gaza, following earlier media reports that spoke of the five dead and ten wounded.

According to the army, the incident took place late Monday evening in Beit Hanoun, when resistance fighters detonated an explosive device targeting an armoured vehicle carrying soldiers. They later struck an ammunition-loaded robot with an anti-tank shell…