Israel Hamas War

Israel's cabinet will reportedly vote on a ceasefire agreement with Hamas on Friday. Since the announcement of the tentative truce on Wednesday, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have reportedly killed 83 people, according to a spokesperson for Gaza's Civil Defense, marking the highest daily toll in over...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed a cabinet meeting that was set to vote on a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. The meeting has been delayed due to what Netanyahu has described as “last minute concession” demands from Hamas. What Happened: The vote, which was...

At least one aspect of Israel’s multifront war is expected to come to an end if the militant group Hamas comes to ceasefire terms with Israel. What Happened: So far, Hamas has yielded at least two of Israel's demands for a cease-fire agreement in Gaza, according to a Thursday Wall Street...

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is urging a halt to hostilities in Gaza and Lebanon, stressing the need for diplomatic solutions as Israel continues its military offensive. In a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Blinken emphasized the urgency of ending the war and...

All eyes are on Rafah, the border city in the Gaza Strip adjacent to Egypt. What Happened: Gaza health authorities say an Israeli tank shelling killed at least 21 people at a tent camp west of Rafah on Tuesday. Israel’s military denied the strike. The camp, a cluster of tents in Al-Mawasi...

The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted in favor of a resolution that would grant Palestine new “rights and privileges” and has called for the Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s request to join the U.N. What Happened: The resolution, which was sponsored by Arab...

Multiple protests on U.S. college campuses became violent Wednesday, while the U.S. government continued efforts to negotiate a cease-fire between Israel and the militant group, Hamas, in Gaza. What Happened: Counter-demonstrators, who support Israel, clashed with a pro-Palestinian encampment at...

An alleged Israeli airstrike has reportedly killed a top commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) in an attack on a consulate building in the Syrian capital Damascus. A Lebanese security source told Reuters that one of the dead in an attack that flattened an Iranian consulate...

International oil group BP plc (NYSE:BP) and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company have suspended talks in their joint bid to buy a stake in Israeli gas company NewMed Energy. U.K.-based BP and the United Arab Emirates state-owned ADNOC were negotiating the $2 billion purchase of a 50% stake in the...

Israel said on Tuesday it had launched air strikes deep inside Lebanon against Hezbollah targets, prompting a retaliatory barrage of rockets aimed at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The exchanges mark a significant escalation in the cross-border conflict and raised concerns that, along with...

Hopes of a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip this week are fading as Israel declined to send a delegation to Cairo for further negotiations with international mediators. Following talks in Paris last week — widely regarded as being positive — hopes were high a cease-fire deal would be in place before...

In a recent episode of his show, Jon Stewart, the renowned comedian, and political commentator, proposed a novel solution to the ongoing Gaza conflict. What Happened: Stewart, on his show, “The Daily Show,” suggested a unique approach to resolve the Gaza conflict, reported Business...

Efforts to broker a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip continued on Tuesday as Israeli forces prepared for operations in the southern city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge. Bill Burns, the director of the CIA was in Cairo on Tuesday to meet with his...

Negotiators from the U.S., Israel, Egypt and Qatar reportedly drafted a proposal at a weekend meeting in Paris, outlining a ceasefire plan for Israel and Hamas. The three-phase proposal would require Israel to cease all military operations in Gaza for six weeks as Hamas sets all civilian hostages...

Employees of the United Nations Relief and Work Agency (UNWRA) — the humanitarian aid agency of the UN — participated in the Hamas terror attack of Oct. 7, according to an Israeli intelligence document seen by the media on Monday. The document claimed seven of UNWRA’s staff entered Israel...