Gaza Strip
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President Trump has used this language before. In the days before he became president, he said that if the hostages held by Hamas were not released by his inauguration on 20 January, “all hell will break out in the Middle East”. They were not all released and many remain in captivity. But he managed to…
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United States President Donald Trump has again insisted that the US will take control of the Gaza Strip. Trump made this statement while meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah at the White House on Tuesday. It was Trump’s first meeting with his Jordanian counterpart since announcing his plan to take over Gaza. Recently, Trump suggested he…
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US President Donald Trump said he is committed to “buying and owning” Gaza and that other countries in the Middle East could help to rebuild it. US President Donald Trump has doubled down on his plan to take control of Gaza, and said that he could allow other states in the Middle East to rebuild…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday (Feb 9) praised a proposal from President Donald Trump for US control of Gaza and the displacement of its population as “revolutionary”, following his return to Israel from Washington. Trump sparked global outrage by suggesting on Tuesday, during a week-long visit by the Israeli premier to the United States, that Washington…
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President Donald Trump said Friday there have been “no deliberations” about his claims that the United States will seek to take over Gaza, but insisted that the region “will be given to us by Israel.” “It’s been perceived [that] the United States would view it as a real estate transaction, where we will be an…
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Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, accused the Biden administration of financially supporting the Hamas militants. Cruz took to social media Thursday to share a Daily Caller story that said more than $1.3 billion in taxpayer funds under former President Joe Biden aided groups that sponsored or committed terrorism. “USAID secretly poured uncountable hundreds of millions of dollars toward…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu applauded President Donald Trump’s vision of rebuilding Gaza, telling Newsmax on Friday that it’s the kind of “fresh” thinking that led to the Abraham Accords during Trump’s first presidency. Netanyahu sat down with Greta Van Susteren, host of “The Record With Greta Van Susteren,” for an exclusive interview in New York. Three days removed…
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The reaction to Trump’s Gaza plan from Palestinian authorities has been swift and unsurprising. Riyad Mansour, the Palestinian UN ambassador, firmly rejected the resettlement proposals, saying: “Our homeland is our homeland. “The Palestinian people selected the choice to return to it. We should be respecting the selections and the wishes of the Palestinian people,” he…
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During yesterday’s news conference between Donald Trump and his Israeli counterpart, Benjamin Netanyahu, the U.S. president talked about the plight of Palestinians in Gaza, where he repeats some of his earlier statements about wanting to permanently relocate them. He says Gaza “has been a symbol of death and destruction for so many decades” and it…
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Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu had a news conference in the White House yesterday. Trump began by saying he had “fantastic talks” with Netanyahu. He says the alliance between the US and Israel will soon be “stronger than ever”. “We had a great relationship,” says Trump. “We had great victories together four years ago, not…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the chaotic handover of seven hostages in Khan Younis, where the freed Israelis were surrounded by an aggressive mob before being transferred to the Red Cross. “I view with great severity the shocking scenes during the release of our hostages. This is further proof of the unimaginable cruelty…
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Hundreds of Palestinians began gathering in Wadi Gaza on Saturday hoping to cross back to their homes into the northern part of the Strip. The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’ has said that displaced Palestinians will not be allowed to return to northern Gaza until the civilian hostage Arbel Yehoud is released by…
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Mediators are currently making progress on the issue of allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return back to the north. Up until now, the Israeli tanks are still blocking the coastal road where people were supposed to walk into the north, and we heard some warning gunfire in the last hour or so from…
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Israeli warplanes and artillery attacked the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday (Jan 19) and Palestinian medics said eight people were killed shortly after Israel and Hamas missed a deadline for a ceasefire that could pave the way for halting the Middle East’s most devastating conflict in years. The delay in implementing the ceasefire and the latest violence came…
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8.30am has come and gone. The ceasefire that so many millions in Gaza and Israel had been desperately hoping for, has not happened. Seconds later, black smoke started rising above northern Gaza in what must have been a message from the IDF to Hamas: this is what is at stake; abide by terms of the deal, release…
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Iran’s foreign minister has called the Gaza ceasefire deal a “surrender” for Israel and reaffirmed Tehran’s continued support for Hamas, according to a statement from the country’s foreign ministry. In a phone call on Thursday evening with Khalil al-Hayya, head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and head of the movement’s negotiating delegation in ceasefire talks, Abbas…
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