In the face of pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, Egypt has announced its own reconstruction plan for the largely destroyed Gaza Strip. “Egypt expresses its aspiration to cooperate with the U.S. administration to achieve a comprehensive and just peace in the region by reaching a just settlement of the Palestinian. “This is the cause … Read more
President Donald Trump once again brushed aside international outrage over his plan to take control of Gaza, saying the United States could help transform it into a “diamond.” “We’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it, we’re going to cherish it,” Trump said during a meeting with Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the … Read more
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has rejected U.S. plans to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and instead calls on Israel to rebuild the extensively destroyed coastal area. “From our perspective, the proposals aiming to displace the Palestinians from the land they have lived on for thousands of years are not to be … Read more
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to resettle Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. “We must not resettle the population of Gaza to Egypt,” Scholz said at a campaign event in the south-western German city of Ludwigsburg, emphasising his “complete rejection” of Trump’s plan. Scholz said that everything … Read more
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia says it has “unequivocally rejected” Trump’s proposal for the U.S. to take over the Gaza Strip, a Palestine territory. A statement from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Saudi Arabia was vehemently opposed to the idea, and would rather continue its efforts to establish an independent Palestinian state. Saudi … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has defended U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to relocate Palestinians from Gaza, brushing aside international criticism of the proposal. Netanyahu called Trump’s plan, which would involve relocating hundreds of thousands of Palestinians, “the first good idea’’ he has heard, during an interview with Fox News late on Wednesday. He framed … Read more
Palestinian militants released three more hostages in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as part of the fragile Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Yarden Bibas, 35, and French-Israeli citizen Ofer Calderon, 54, were handed over to representatives of the Red Cross in Khan Younis in the south of the Gaza Strip. About two hours later, US-Israeli citizen Keith … Read more
The White House justified a sweeping freeze in US overseas assistance by citing a $50 million condom distribution program in the Gaza Strip, without offering evidence to back up the claim. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the expenditure was discovered in Trump’s first week including by the new Department of Government … Read more
The United Nations on Monday said that based on its assessments billions of dollars would be needed to rebuild Gaza after the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday, suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and inflamed … Read more
The three female hostages released by Hamas have been reunited with their mothers. The freed hostages are Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force at 0915 GMT after a delay. No fewer than 90 Palestinian prisoners were due to go free on Sunday. Aid trucks have started … Read more