Israel has agreed to the “necessary conditions” to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, US President Donald Trump has said. During the proposed 60-day ceasefire, “we will work with all parties to end the War”, Trump said in a post on Truth Social, without detailing what the conditions are. “The Qataris and Egyptians, who have...
Israel has ordered Palestinians to evacuate from parts of northern Gaza ahead of increased military action, as US President Donald Trump pushes for a ceasefire deal. People in neighbourhoods across Gaza City and Jabalia have been told to move south towards the coastal area of al-Mawasi as Israeli military operations “intensify and expand westward”. At...
Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Reuters Funerals were held at Gaza City for Palestinians reportedly killed in a Israeli air strikes A senior Hamas official has told the BBC that mediators have intensified their efforts to broker a new ceasefire and hostage release deal in Gaza, but that negotiations with Israel remain stalled. The comments came...
The BBC’s Lyse Doucet reports from Iran’s capital city, Tehran during what appears to be an enduring ceasefire with Israel. The pause follows a volatile 24 hours in the Middle East, during which the White House mediated between the two countries. Lyse Doucet is being allowed to report in Iran on condition that none of...
“I didn’t like the fact that Israel unloaded right after we made the deal,” a frustrated Trump said. Honest, paywall-free news is rare. Please support our boldly independent journalism with a donation of any size. President Donald Trump laid into Israeli leaders for bombarding Iran right after he announced a ceasefire deal between the warring...
From an attack on a US air base to a fragile ceasefire, this is how the Middle East conflict changed overnight. Read full article at source...
“Ordinary people suffered the most,” says Sirous, an Iranian who requested his name be changed for his safety. Speaking to the BBC from his home city of Tehran, he says: “I believe the whole war was orchestrated. “Israel and the US came in and destroyed military and nuclear sites, Iran launched a few missiles, hit...
BBC BBC Persian received a photo said to show damaged buildings in Astaneh-ye Ashrafiyeh A senior nuclear scientist was among nine people killed in an overnight Israeli strike in northern Iran, Iranian officials and state TV have said, hours before a ceasefire ending 11 days of conflict took effect. State TV cited sources who said...
Oil prices tumbled by nearly 5% on Tuesday after Israel agreed to a ceasefire with Iran after nearly two weeks of conflict. Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, fell to $68 a barrel, which is below the level it was at when Israel launched missiles against Iran’s nuclear sites on 13 June. Prices...
The White House via Getty Images US President Donald Trump took a gamble by inserting the US into the worsening conflict between Israel and Iran, but it may have paid off – at least for now. Trump announced on Tuesday evening that the two countries had agreed to a ceasefire that he said could lead...
US President Donald Trump’s claim of an agreed ceasefire between Israel and Iran leads The Daily Telegraph. In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that the stop to fighting would be “complete and total”, although being implemented in increments, starting from 05:00 BST on Tuesday. Also on the Telegraph’s front page, Prime Minister Sir...
The US has vetoed the UN Security Council’s draft resolution calling for an “unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. The other 14 members voted in favour of the document, which also demanded the release of all hostages and the lifting of humanitarian aid restrictions. The US Ambassador to the UN, Dorothy Shea, said the resolution...
Hamas responded to a US ceasefire proposal by saying it is prepared to release 10 living Israeli hostages and 18 dead hostages in exchange for a number of Palestinian prisoners, while requesting some amendments to the plan. The group repeated its demands for a permanent truce, a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and guarantees for...
Rushdi Abualouf Gaza correspondent Reuters Israel resumed its military offensive against Hamas in Gaza in mid-March following the collapse of a two-month ceasefire A senior Hamas official has told the BBC the Palestinian armed group will reject the latest US proposal for a new Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. The White House said on...
Doesn’t this sound liike a rerun of the last round of Hamas Hokey Pokey? Announce agreement to terms not offered, claim to have made concessions, and then blame the Israelis when the deal doesn’t exist? That’s what it’s all about: The agreement includes the release of “ten Israeli captives and a number of bodies, in...