Trump to present Gaza peace deal, Western countries recognize a Palestinian state in UNGA
Hamas publishes footage of hostages Alon Ohel • More than 170 million meals distributed to Gazan civilians, GHF says • Syria's Sharaa, in New York, renews call for US to formally drop sanctions
Delegates react to the voting results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024.(photo credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)
'We must recommit ourselves to the two-state solution before it is too late,' UN chief at UNGA
This comes as France and Saudi Arabia preside over a UNGA session centered around the recognition of a Palestinian state, with several Western countries recognizing a state.
ByTOBY HOLCMAN, CORINNE BAUM Delegates react to the voting results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024.(photo credit: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters)Go to the full article > >
Turkey's Erdogan says he 'doesn't consider Hamas a terrorist organization'
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‘The beginning of a process’: Western countries recognize Palestinian state at UNGA
Luc Frieden framed his country’s planned recognition of a Palestinian state as a step toward achieving a two-state solution.
BySAM HALPERNLuxembourg's Prime Minister Luc Frieden attends a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured) in Berlin, Germany, July 1, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/NADJA WOHLLEBEN)Go to the full article > >
Trump to present Arab leaders with US plan to end Gaza war -Axios
Leaders and senior officials from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan will participate in the meeting with the US president.
ByJERUSALEM POST STAFFUS President Donald Trump signing an executive order in the Oval Office, Washington, September 19, 2025; illustrative.(photo credit: REUTERS/KEN CEDENO)Go to the full article > >
Drone intrusion sirens sound in Eilat, IDF says false indentification
Syria's Sharaa, in New York, renews call for US to formally drop sanctions
Sharaa, a former al-Qaeda leader, led rebel forces that overthrew Bashar al-Assad's government last year.
ByREUTERSUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa at the Lotte New York Palace Hotel, on the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly in New York City, US, September 22, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/BING GUAN/POOL)Go to the full article > >
US could hit entire International Criminal Court with sanctions soon
Washington has already imposed targeted sanctions on several prosecutors and judges at the court, but naming the court itself in the sanctions list would be a major escalation.
ByREUTERS FILE PHOTO: An exterior view of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, March 31, 2021.(photo credit: REUTERS/PIROSCHKA VAN DE WOUW/FILE PHOTO)Go to the full article > >
UNRWA ignored Hamas ties in schools, fostering terrorism – UN Watch report
UN Watch claims that Hamas has "hijacked UNRWA’s education through its domination of the local UNRWA staff unions."
ByMATHILDA HELLERPalestinian employees of United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) take part in a protest against job cuts by UNRWA, in Gaza City September 19, 2018. (photo credit: REUTERS/IBRAHEEM ABU MUSTAFA)Go to the full article > >
Singapore to sanction Israeli settler leaders, supports Palestine statehood
"We call on the Israeli government to cease settlement construction and expansion," Singapore's Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said.
ByREUTERSSingaporean Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan attends the 58th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Foreign Ministers' Meeting at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, July 9, 2025.(photo credit: REUTERS/Hasnoor Hussain)Go to the full article > >Israel at War: What you need to know
Hamas launched a massive attack on October 7, with thousands of terrorists infiltrating from the Gaza border and taking some 240 hostages into Gaza.
Over 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered, including over 350 at the Supernova music festival and hundreds of Israeli civilians across the Gaza border communities.
48 hostages remain in Gaza, while 49 hostages in total have been killed in captivity.
The IDF launched large-scale attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities on June 13, 2025.
Israel struck key nuclear sites and killed senior Iranian military and IRGC officials.
28 Israelis killed, over 1,300 wounded, including several IDF soldiers, in Iranian attacks.
