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Palestinian American teenager to remain in Israeli jail despite growing pressure from US lawmakers
JERUSALEM — An American teenager held in an Israeli prison without trial for more than eight months will remain in detention for at least another week and a half, despite growing pressure from US lawmakers for his release.Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American from Palm Bay, Florida, was arrested by Israeli forces in February 2025 after being accused of throwing rocks at Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank. Ibrahim has told lawyers that he confessed to the accusations out of fear after he was beaten and threatened with more beatings.The Israel Prison Service said it doesn’t comment on individual cases for privacy considerations but added that it operates according to the law and under the supervision of oversight bodies.A court hearing on Wednesday ended without...
October 31, 2025

Palestinian American teenager to remain in Israeli jail despite growing pressure from US lawmakers

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein shakes hands with his Greek counterpart George Gerapetritis in Baghdad, 30 October, 2025
Greek carrier Aegean Airways set to fly direct to Baghdad in European first
BAGHDAD — Aegean Airlines will become the first European carrier to fly directly to Baghdad when it launches a route from Athens later this year, the Greek foreign minister said on Thursday during a visit to Iraq.The Greek airline is scheduled to operate its inaugural flight from Athens to the Iraqi capital on 16 December, according to Giorgos Gerapetritis.The company already flies to Irbil, the capital of Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdish region in the north, but had previously avoided Baghdad over security concerns."I think this will substantially boost our people's economic, but also cultural ties," Gerapetritis said at a press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein.In a statement, Hussein welcomed the move, saying that the two countries were also discussing...
October 31, 2025

Greek carrier Aegean Airways set to fly direct to Baghdad in European first

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, in September
Western intelligence says Iran is rearming despite UN sanctions
LONDON — Iran appears to be stepping up the rebuilding of its ballistic missile program, despite the reintroduction last month of United Nations sanctions that ban arms sales to the country and ballistic missile activity.European intelligence sources say several shipments of sodium perchlorate, the main precursor in the production of the solid propellant that powers Iran’s mid-range conventional missiles, have arrived from China to the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas since the so-called “snapback” mechanism was triggered at the end of September.Those sources say the shipments, which began arriving on September 29, contain 2,000 tons of sodium perchlorate bought by Iran from Chinese suppliers in the wake of its 12-day conflict with Israel in June. The purchases are believed to be part...
October 30, 2025

Western intelligence says Iran is rearming despite UN sanctions

Four people were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood
Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104 after Hamas accused of killing soldier
JERUSALEM — At least 104 Palestinians were killed in a wave of Israeli strikes in Gaza on Tuesday night, the territory's Hamas-run health ministry says.The Israeli military said it struck "dozens of terror targets and terrorists" in response to violations by Hamas of the US-brokered ceasefire deal.Israel's defence minister accused Hamas of an attack in Gaza that killed an Israeli soldier, and of breaching the terms on returning deceased hostages' bodies. Hamas said it had "no connection" to the attack and was committed to the deal.US President Donald Trump maintained "nothing" would jeopardise the ceasefire, but added that Israel should "hit back" when its soldiers were targeted.The Israeli strikes hit homes, schools and residential blocks in Gaza City and Beit Lahia in...
October 29, 2025

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 104 after Hamas accused of killing soldier

Firefighters and rescue teams search for trapped people after a residential building collapsed in Gebze, Turkey, on Wednesday
Family trapped under rubble after seven-story building collapses in Turkey
ANKARA — A seven-story building has collapsed in the northwest Turkish city of Gebze, with five members of the same family trapped under the rubble.İlhami Aktaş, Gebze’s governor, confirmed the development on Wednesday, saying it was unclear whether there were any casualties.His comments came as teams from the Disaster and Emergency Management Directorate (AFAD) continued rescue operations at the site.The cause of the building’s collapse is currently unknown, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency.However, Zinnur Büyükgöz, the mayor of Gebze, told local reporters that it may have been caused by nearby metro construction.The incident in Gebze comes just days after a 6.1-magnitude earthquake hit western Turkey on Monday, causing three buildings and a two-storey shop in the town...
October 29, 2025

Family trapped under rubble after seven-story building collapses in Turkey

Displaced Palestinian women inspect the rubble of a building as they return to an area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025
Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza stabilization force, Israel says
BUDAPEST — Israel has said it will not allow Turkish troops to take part in an international force proposed by the US to oversee the ceasefire in Gaza.The deal brokered by US President Donald Trump earlier this month calls for a temporary stabilisation force to monitor the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after two years of war, but does not mention which countries would provide armed forces.The US plan said the force would train and support "vetted Palestinian police forces" and will "consult with Jordan and Egypt, who have extensive experience in this field".Speaking to journalists during a visit to Hungary, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar said on Monday that Israel opposes the participation of Turkish troops in Gaza."Countries that want or are ready to send armed forces...
October 28, 2025

Turkish troops will have no role in Gaza stabilization force, Israel says

Israelis gather at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to demand the return of the hostage bodies still held in Gaza on Sunday, October 26
Israel receives body of deceased hostage transferred from Hamas
JERUSALEM — Israeli authorities said Monday they had received the coffin of a deceased hostage from Gaza.The remains will be formally identified at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) said in a joint statement.They requested that people refrain from speculating about the identity of the body until the family had been informed.Earlier, Hamas transferred the body to the Red Cross in northern Gaza.If the body is confirmed to be that of a hostage, Hamas will have handed over the bodies of 16 of the 28 deceased hostages that were part of the ceasefire agreement. The bodies of 12 more remain in Gaza.One of the bodies in an earlier exchange was later found not to be that of a hostage, but of a Palestinian from...
October 28, 2025

Israel receives body of deceased hostage transferred from Hamas

King Abdullah of Jordan
International troops won't want to enforce Gaza peace, says King of Jordan
AMMAN — Countries would reject being asked to "enforce" peace in Gaza if deployed under the Trump ceasefire plan, King Abdullah of Jordan has said.Under US President Trump's 20-point peace plan, Arab states and international partners are to commit stabilization forces that "will train and provide support to vetted Palestinian police forces in Gaza, and will consult with Jordan and Egypt who have extensive experience in this field." Hamas is to disarm and give up political control of the territory."What is the mandate of security forces inside of Gaza? And we hope that it is peacekeeping, because if it's peace enforcing, nobody will want to touch that," said King Abdullah.In an exclusive interview for BBC Panorama, he said that Jordan and Egypt were willing to train Palestinian...
October 27, 2025

International troops won't want to enforce Gaza peace, says King of Jordan

18-year-old Mohammed Ahmed Abu Haneen
Palestinian teen killed in Israeli raid on West Bank as settlers rampage
NABLUS – A Palestinian teenager has died of wounds sustained during an Israeli military raid in the latest violence against civilians in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reported.Mohammed Ahmed Abu Haneen, 18, succumbed to injuries on Friday morning sustained during an Israeli military raid on the Askar al-Jadeed refugee camp, east of Nablus.WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli troops raided the camp on Thursday evening, sparking confrontations with residents. During the assault, Israeli soldiers fired live ammunition, hitting Abu Haneen in the back. He was critically wounded and later succumbed to his injuries Friday morning.Israeli forces also stormed the town of Aqaba, north of Tubas in the West Bank, and made a number of arrests earlier today in Hebron and Tal.The...
October 24, 2025

Palestinian teen killed in Israeli raid on West Bank as settlers rampage

Marco Rubio is travelling to Israel to try to shore up the fragile ceasefire
Rubio warns against West Bank annexation after Israel's parliament advances move
WASHINGTON – The US Secretary of State has said that a move by Israel's parliament towards annexation of the occupied West Bank would threaten Washington's plan to end the conflict in Gaza."That's not something we can be supportive of right now," Marco Rubio said before leaving for Israel as part of US efforts to shore up a fragile ceasefire deal.In an apparent attempt to embarrass Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, far-right politicians took the symbolic step of giving preliminary approval to a bill granting Israel authority to annex the West Bank.The Palestinians claim the West Bank – occupied by Israel since 1967 – as part of a hoped-for independent state.Last year, the International Court of Justice – the UN's top court – said Israel's...
October 23, 2025

Rubio warns against West Bank annexation after Israel's parliament advances move

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