Gaza
Pope Francis makes brief Easter appearance, calls for Gaza ceasefire
Pope Francis stands on the main balcony of St. Peter’s basilica for the Urbi et Orbi message and blessing to the city and the world as part of Easter celebrations, at St Peter’s square in the Vatican on April 20, 2025. Tiziana Fabi | Afp | Getty Images Pope Francis reiterated his call for an […]
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Israel expands military effort in Gaza, defence minister says
Israel’s Foreign Minister Israel Katz in Jerusalem on October 7, 2024. Ahmed Gharabli | Afp | Getty Images Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz announced a major expansion of the military operation in Gaza on Wednesday, saying large areas of the enclave would be seized and added to the security zones of Israel. In a statement, […]
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Israel attacks targets in Gaza as ceasefire deadlock breaks
Palestinians walk among the rubble of homes in Gaza on March 17, 2025. Majdi Fathi/Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images The Israeli military said it hit targets across Gaza early on Tuesday, ending a weeks-long standoff over extending the ceasefire that halted fighting in January, with Palestinian health ministry officials reporting at least 100 dead. Strikes were reported in multiple locations, including […]
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‘Obstacles’ in Egypt’s $53 billion plan to rebuild Gaza, install Palestinian Authority control
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi poses for a picture with leaders as Egypt hosts emergency Arab summit to discuss Palestinian developments, at Egypt’s New Administrative Capital in Cairo, March 4, 2025. Egyptian Presidency | Via Reuters Arab states led by Egypt have accepted a roadmap to rebuild Gaza as the “comprehensive Arab plan,” countering President […]
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‘We felt at home’: Israeli weapons firms out in force at Abu Dhabi defense expo
Attendees at IDEX in Abu Dhabi visit the Israel pavilion during the Middle East’s largest defense expo on Feb. 18, 2025 Natasha Turak | CNBC ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – A record 34 Israeli companies exhibited at IDEX this week, the Middle East’s largest defense expo hosted biennially by Abu Dhabi. After fifteen months […]
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Trump hosts Jordan’s King Abdullah II, renews insistence that the U.S. can control and redevelop Gaza
President Donald Trump hosted Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House on Tuesday and renewed his insistence that Gaza could be emptied of all residents, controlled by the U.S. and redeveloped as a tourist area — a plan that could likely only work if the Arab nation agrees to accept more refugees. Trump and […]
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Hamas hands over three Israeli hostages to Red Cross in central Gaza
Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, on February 01, 2025. Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Hamas handed over on Saturday three Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in central Gaza’s Deir Al-Balah, live television showed. The militant group released Ohad Ben Ami and Eli Sharabi, both taken hostage from Kibbutz Be’eri during the […]
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‘Deranged’ and ‘problematic’: Bipartisan lawmakers bash Trump’s Gaza proposal
Criticism and concern spread across both sides of the aisle Tuesday night after President Donald Trump announced that the United States “will take over the Gaza Strip.” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., called the proposal “problematic,” adding that he does not think his constituents would be excited about sending U.S. soldiers to take control of Gaza. “We’ll see what […]
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Trump says U.S. will own and develop Gaza, and its two million Palestinians should leave for now
President Donald Trump on Tuesday evening said the United States “will take over the Gaza Strip,” and “we’ll own it.” Trump said that all Palestinians currently living in Gaza — around 2 million people — should leave and be placed in other countries in the Middle East, among them Jordan and Egypt, while the U.S. […]
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Watch Live: Trump and Israel’s Netanyahu hold joint press conference
[The stream is slated to start at 5:50 p.m. ET. Please refresh the page if you do not see a player above at that time.] President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are holding a joint press conference at the White House Tuesday, as a fragile ceasefire in Gaza continues to hold. Netanyahu […]
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