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Israel’s political-security cabinet approved a plan early Friday to assume control of Gaza City, shortly after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his intention to establish full military control over the entire Gaza Strip, despite mounting domestic and international criticism of the nearly two-year-long conflict. In a statement, Netanyahu’s office said, “The IDF will prepare to take control of Gaza City …

Canada announced on Monday that it has delivered humanitarian aid to Gaza via airdrop, as the region continues to suffer under nearly 22 months of intense Israeli military operations. Ottawa once again accused Israel of violating international law. In an official statement, the Canadian government said: “The Canadian Armed Forces deployed a CC-130J Hercules aircraft to carry out an airdrop …

Award-winning Israeli author and peace activist David Grossman has described his country’s military campaign in Gaza as “genocide”, stating he uses the term with a “broken heart.” His remarks come just days after a leading Israeli human rights group also characterized the situation using the same term, amid mounting global concern over starvation and humanitarian conditions in the besieged enclave. …

Israel intercepted a vessel carrying members of the pro-Palestinian activist group Freedom Flotilla as it sailed toward Gaza on Saturday. According to a statement posted by the Israeli foreign ministry on X, “The Israeli navy has stopped the vessel Navarn from illegally entering the maritime zone off the coast of Gaza. The vessel is now safely heading toward Israeli shores, …

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Israel was compelled to “bow down and cling to the United States” in desperation during the recent 12-day aggression against Iran, as it proved incapable of facing the Islamic Republic alone. Speaking at a high-level meeting with Iran’s judiciary officials in Tehran Wednesday, Ayatollah Khamenei said the confrontation revealed not …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he has formally nominated former U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, handing him a letter addressed to the Nobel Committee during a dinner at the White House. “He’s forging peace as we speak—in one country, in one region after another,” Netanyahu remarked while praising Trump’s diplomatic efforts across …

The initial round of indirect ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel, held in Qatar, concluded without a breakthrough, according to two Palestinian sources familiar with the discussions. They noted that the Israeli delegation lacked the necessary mandate to finalize an agreement with Hamas. The negotiations resumed on Sunday, just ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming third visit to …

Iran on Saturday began state funeral services for around 60 individuals, including senior military commanders, killed in its conflict with Israel, as Tehran’s top diplomat slammed Donald Trump’s remarks about Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei as “unacceptable.” The proceedings in Tehran for the nuclear scientists and military commanders killed in Israeli strikes began at 8am local time. “The ceremony to honour …

At a White House event, US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could be achieved within days. Speaking from the Oval Office, he shared that he had recently spoken with individuals involved in the negotiations and believed a breakthrough was near. “I think it’s close. I just spoke to some of the people involved,” Trump said. …

US airstrikes did not destroy Iran’s nuclear capability and only set it back by a few months, according to a preliminary US intelligence assessment, as a shaky ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump took hold between Iran and Israel. Earlier on Tuesday, both Iran and Israel signaled that the air war between the two nations had ended, at least for …