U.S. President Donald Trump will receive a hero's welcome in Israel's parliament on Monday as a fragile Gaza ceasefire he helped to broker enters a fourth day, with the expected release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners marking tentative steps in a conflict long resistant to resolution.
Ahead of his trip to Israel, President Donald Trump expressed optimism about the Gaza ceasefire and told reporters he might provide Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk missiles if the conflict with Russia is not resolved.
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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is set to travel to Egypt to attend the Sharm El Sheikh Peace Summit, where world leaders are due to sign a U.S.-mediated agreement aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza, his office announced on Saturday.
Israeli troops began pulling back from some parts of Gaza on Friday at midday under a ceasefire deal with Hamas according to Israeli military officials on Telegram.
U.S. President Donald Trump says he may travel to the Middle East this weekend as talks continued on a potential deal to end the war in Gaza.
The Vatican has announced that Pope Leo XIV will visit Türkiye and Lebanon from November 27 to December 2, his first trip abroad since assuming the papacy.
The 20 points that U.S. President Donald Trump announced as part of his Gaza plan this week were not in line with the draft proposed by a group of Muslim-majority countries, Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar said on Friday.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro urged U.S. President Donald Trump and European leaders Thursday to take immediate action to ensure the delivery of food and humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Israeli forces have stopped 14 boats carrying foreign activists and aid bound for Gaza, but at least 23 boats are continuing to sail towards the war-ravaged Strip, flotilla organisers said on Thursday (2 October).
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu apologised to his Qatari counterpart for Israel's attack in Doha during a telephone call from the White House on Monday.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for pivotal talks on Monday, urging him to support a peace proposal aimed at ending the nearly two-year-old war in Gaza.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday there was “a real chance for greatness in the Middle East”, though he offered no concrete details or timeline, just days after claiming he was close to securing an agreement to end the conflict in Gaza.
New Zealand will not recognise a Palestinian state at this time but remains committed to a two-state solution, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said.
Switzerland plans to take in about 20 injured children from Gaza for medical treatment, the government said on Friday (26 September).
Israeli police said on Thursday (25 September) they had arrested a man for threatening to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Leaders from the 57-member Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and 22-member Arab League met in Doha on Monday, concentrating on the impact of recent attacks on Qatar and the wider Middle East, and calling for coordinated measures to preserve stability and support ongoing mediation efforts.
U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that Israel’s recent strike on Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, was a decision made solely by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, not by the Trump administration.
Hamas said Sunday it received a new U.S. ceasefire proposal through mediators and is ready to resume negotiations.
Abu Obeida, the spokesman for Hamas's armed wing, has been killed in an aerial attack in Gaza City, according to Israel.
The Israeli military announced on Friday that Gaza City will no longer be covered by its limited daily humanitarian pause, citing the area as a "dangerous combat zone."
Israeli strikes hit the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday in retaliation for Houthi missiles fired towards Israel. Houthi media said at least two people were killed and five injured.
New Zealand is weighing the formal recognition of a Palestinian state, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said on Monday, confirming that Prime Minister Christopher Luxon’s cabinet will make a decision in September and present it during the U.N. Leaders' Week.
Fourteen Western allies have condemn Iranian Intelligence services, accusing it of a surge in alleged assassinations targeting individuals in Europe and North America.
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