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Syrian soldiers raise the Syrian national flag in front of the Defence Ministry building in Damascus, 19 July 2025
Syria and Israel hold first direct talks in US-brokered meeting
DAMASCUS - Syria and Israel held their first acknowledged direct talks Tuesday as Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani met with an Israeli delegation in US-brokered discussions aimed at de-escalating regional tensions following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime.The two sides spoke about restoring a 1974 ceasefire agreement, which had established a buffer zone between Syria and Israel, according to Syria's state-run news agency SANA.Neither Syrian nor Israeli officials offered an official statement outlining details about what was said during the meeting, but a senior Trump administration official confirmed the talks.Washington has been pushing for the two countries to normalise relations amid a recent surge of tensions between them, in line with US President Donald Trump's...
August 20, 2025

Syria and Israel hold first direct talks in US-brokered meeting

Netanyahu said Anthony Albanese would be remembered as a 'weak politician'
Netanyahu accuses Australian PM of 'betraying' Israel
SYDNEY — Israel's prime minister accused his Australian counterpart of having "betrayed Israel" and "abandoned" Australia's Jewish community, after days of growing strain between the two countries.Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that history would remember Anthony Albanese "for what he is: a weak politician".Australia barred a far-right member of Netanyahu's ruling coalition from entering the country on Monday, and Israel in turn revoked the visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority.Australian Immigration Minister Tony Burke said Netanyahu was "lashing out" in response to Canberra recently announcing it would join the UK, France and Canada in recognising a Palestinian state."Strength is not measured by how...
August 20, 2025

Netanyahu accuses Australian PM of 'betraying' Israel

Hostages' families and their supporters want the Israeli government to agree a deal to end the war and bring them all home
Israel demands release of all Gaza hostages, casting doubt on ceasefire proposal
CAIRO — Israel is demanding the release of all 50 hostages held in Gaza, an Israeli official has said, casting doubt on whether it will accept a new proposal for a 60-day ceasefire that Hamas agreed to on Monday.The proposal, put forward by Qatar and Egypt, would see the release of around half the hostages and is "almost identical" to a US proposal Israel had previously accepted, according to Qatar.Israel has not explicitly rejected it - but Israeli government spokesman David Mencer told the BBC that it is not interested in "partial deals"."Things have changed now. The prime minister has laid out a plan for the future of Gaza," Mencer said.Palestinian sources said the proposal would see 10 living and 18 dead hostages handed over while the sides negotiated a...
August 20, 2025

Israel demands release of all Gaza hostages, casting doubt on ceasefire proposal

Hostages' families and their supporters want the Israeli government to agree a deal to end the war and bring them all home
Mediators await Israeli response to new Gaza ceasefire proposal
CAIRO — Arab mediators are awaiting a formal response from Israel after Hamas said it had accepted a new proposal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.The plan was presented by Qatar and Egypt, which are trying to avert a major new Israeli offensive to occupy Gaza fully.Qatar said it was "almost identical" to a US proposal for a 60-day truce, during which around half of 50 hostages held in Gaza - 20 of whom are believed to be alive - would be handed over and the two sides would negotiate a lasting ceasefire and the return of the rest.In recent days, Israel's government has said it would no longer accept a partial deal - only a comprehensive one that would see all the hostages freed.Local media quoted a senior Israeli official saying: "Israel's position...
August 19, 2025

Mediators await Israeli response to new Gaza ceasefire proposal

Jalal Uddin, electrical and technology officer aboard a Panamanian-flagged ship watches as containers filled with aid are loaded at the port in Limassol, 18 August, 2025
Ship with hundreds of tons of food aid for Gaza nears Israeli port after leaving Cyprus
JERUSALEM — A ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food for Gaza approached the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alleviate the worsening humanitarian crisis in the Strip as famine threatens the territory.The Panamanian-flagged vessel was screened by Israeli officials at the Cypriot port of Limassol before departing. It's carrying food aid such as pasta, rice, baby food and canned goods.Around 700 tonnes of the aid is from Cyprus, purchased with money donated by the United Arab Emirates to the so-called Amalthea Fund, set up last year for donors to help with seaborne aid.The rest comes from Italy, the Maltese government, a Catholic religious order in Malta and the Kuwaiti nongovernmental organisation Al Salam Association.Cyprus' Foreign Ministry said the aid...
August 19, 2025

Ship with hundreds of tons of food aid for Gaza nears Israeli port after leaving Cyprus

Israeli troops are seen near the border with Gaza on August 6.
Hamas says it has agreed to new ceasefire proposal as mediators push to renew talks
ISTANBUL — Hamas says it has agreed to a new Gaza ceasefire proposal as mediators from Qatar and Egypt push to renew talks ahead of a major Israeli assault on Gaza City.In a statement, Hamas said it had accepted the new proposal presented on Sunday by Qatar and Egypt.Basem Naim, a senior member of Hamas’ political bureau, said on social media, “The movement has accepted the new proposal from the mediators. We pray that God extinguishes the fires of this war on our people.”Two Israeli officials told CNN that Israel had received the Hamas response from mediators. One of the Israeli officials said that the government’s position had not changed, which includes calling for the release of all the hostages, the disarmament of Hamas, and Israeli security control of the besieged...
August 19, 2025

Hamas says it has agreed to new ceasefire proposal as mediators push to renew talks

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty
Egypt warns Israel that mass displacement of Gazans is a ‘red line’
RAFAH — The displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip is a “red line” and Cairo will not allow any party to risk Egypt’s national security or sovereignty, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said on Monday.In an exclusive interview with CNN in the northern Egyptian town of Al-Arish, close to the Gaza border, Abdelatty said that Egypt is working through “different channels, with one objective, to alleviate the burden and suffering of Palestinians,” adding that mass Palestinian emigration from Gaza would not be tolerated by his country.“We will not accept it, we will not participate in it, and we will not allow it to happen,” Abdelatty told CNN, adding that displacement is guaranteed to be a “one way ticket” for Palestinians out of Gaza, which would lead to...
August 19, 2025

Egypt warns Israel that mass displacement of Gazans is a ‘red line’

Thousands of Palestinians have been fleeing from intensifying Israeli strikes in parts of Gaza City in recent days
Hamas agrees to latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, reports claim
JERUSALEM — Hamas has agreed to the latest proposal from regional mediators for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal with Israel, BBC reported citing a source in the Palestinian armed group.According to a Palestinian official familiar with the talks, the proposal from Egypt and Qatar is a comprehensive two-stage plan based on a framework advanced by US envoy Steve Witkoff.It would see Hamas free around half of the 50 remaining Israeli hostages - 20 of whom are believed to be alive - in two stages during a 60-day temporary truce. During that time, there would be negotiations on a permanent ceasefire and an Israeli troop withdrawal.There was no immediate comment from Israeli officials.US President Donald Trump appeared to cast doubt on these talks, posting on social media: “We will...
August 18, 2025

Hamas agrees to latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, reports claim

More than 50,000 children have been killed or injured since the start of the war, according to the UN charity Unicef
First group of Gaza children to be evacuated to UK for treatment 'in coming weeks'
LONDON — A group of between 30 and 50 critically ill and injured Palestinian children will be evacuated from Gaza to the UK for medical treatment in the coming weeks, the BBC reports..They would be the first children brought to the UK for treatment as part of a government operation being coordinated by the Foreign Office, Home Office and Department of Health.The children will be selected by the World Health Organization and will travel with family members via a third country, where biometric data will be collected.It comes after some MPs wrote a letter to the government urging them to bring sick and injured children from Gaza to the UK "without delay".In a letter last week, a cross-party group of 96 MPs warned that children were at risk of imminent death due to the...
August 18, 2025

First group of Gaza children to be evacuated to UK for treatment 'in coming weeks'

Protesters filled main roads on the way to Hostages Square in Tel Aviv
Huge crowds gather in Israel calling for hostage deal and end to Gaza war
TEL AVIV — Hundreds of thousands of people have gathered in Israel to call for an end to the Gaza war and a deal to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas.The largest crowd was seen in Tel Aviv's "Hostages Square" on Sunday, with the organisers saying the government's plans to seize control of Gaza City risked the lives of around 20 hostages still being held by Hamas.A one-day national strike — part of wider protests — closed roads, offices and universities in some areas. Nearly 40 people were arrested during the day.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticised the protests, saying they would "harden Hamas's stance" and would only slow down the release of the hostages.Far-right Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich also denounced the...
August 18, 2025

Huge crowds gather in Israel calling for hostage deal and end to Gaza war

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