65 h. ago Gaza doctors cram babies into incubators as fuel shortage threatens hospitals

At Gaza’s largest hospital, doctors say crippling fuel shortages have led them to put several premature babies in a single incubator as they struggle to keep the newborns alive while Israel presses on with its military campaign. Overwhelmed medics say the dwindling fuel supplies threaten to plunge them into darkness and paralyse hospitals and clinics […]

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4 d. ago Trump, Netanyahu to meet again as gaps said to narrow in Gaza ceasefire talks

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet again in the coming hours to discuss Gaza as Trump’s Middle East envoy said Israel and Hamas were closing their differences on a ceasefire deal. Trump and Netanyahu dined together on Monday at the White House during the Israeli leader’s third US visit […]

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7 d. ago Hamas says it responds to Gaza ceasefire proposal in ‘a positive spirit’

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell Hamas said it had responded on Friday in “a positive spirit” to a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal and was prepared to enter into talks on implementing the deal, which envisages a release of hostages and negotiations on ending the conflict. US President Donald Trump had announced a “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire in the […]

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8 d. ago Hamas leaders to discuss Gaza truce proposal as Trump awaits reply

Hamas leaders were due to discuss what US President Donald Trump has called a “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza on Friday evening, two sources from the Islamist group said, with Trump expecting a response in the coming hours. Much would depend on clarifications and guarantees received from mediators in the negotiations, one […]

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8 d. ago Hamas responds to Gaza ceasefire proposal, it’s ‘positive,’ Palestinian official says

Hamas has submitted its response to a US-brokered Gaza ceasefire proposal, a Palestinian official familiar with the negotiations told Reuters on Friday, describing the response as a positive one that should “facilitate reaching a deal.” US President Donald Trump earlier announced a “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire in the nearly 21-month-old war between Israel […]

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8 d. ago Israel kills 15 in Gaza as Trump waits for Hamas response to ceasefire proposal

At least 15 Palestinians were killed overnight in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, according to local health officials, as U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected Hamas to respond to his “final proposal” for a ceasefire in Gaza in the next 24 hours. Health officials at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, said […]

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1 week ago Trump’s ceasefire statement raises hopes in Gaza as Israel presses on with attacks

Word from U.S. President Donald Trump that Israel has agreed to the conditions needed to finalise a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza raised hopes on Wednesday in the enclave, where health officials said at least 20 people had been killed in Israeli attacks. A “final” proposal would be delivered by the mediators, Qatar and Egypt, to […]

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1 week ago Trump announces Israel’s acceptance for ceasefire, urges Hamas to follow suit

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iran-backed Hamas militants to agree to what he called a “final proposal” for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel in Gaza that will be delivered by mediating officials from Qatar and Egypt. In a social media post, Trump said his representatives had a “long and productive” meeting with Israeli officials about […]

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1 week ago Alma accuses government of favouritism over ‘Aqua Residences’ approval

Former auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides new political party, named Alma in a statement on Monday raised strong objections to the environment department’s recent approval of the “Aqua Residences” project in Larnaca. “The environment department gave a positive light on the construction of two 20-story towers on the beach of the former refineries of the Municipality of […]

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1 week ago Israel pounds Gaza, killing 58, ahead of White House talks on ceasefire

Israeli strikes killed at least 58 people across Gaza on Monday as residents in the enclave’s north reported one of the heaviest bombardments in weeks, while Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by the Trump administration. A day after U.S. President Donald Trump urged an end to the 20-month-old war, […]

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1 week ago Gaza endures devastating night of bombardment as ceasefire talks begin in Washington

Palestinians in northern Gaza reported one of the worst nights of Israeli bombardment in weeks after the military issued mass evacuation orders on Monday, while Israeli officials were due in Washington for a new ceasefire push by the Trump administration. A day after US President Donald Trump urged an end to the 20-month-old war, a […]

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2 w. ago Our View: Trump may have forced a ceasefire but for how long?

The de-escalation everyone had been demanding was achieved by the ceasefire brokered by President Donald Trump in the early hours of Tuesday. Early violations of the ceasefire that caused Trump to lose his temper in front of the cameras, swear and scold both countries publicly were a blip, as the truce appears to be holding. […]

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2 w. ago US intel challenges Trump’s ‘obliteration’ claim on Iran nuclear sites

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

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2 w. ago Fragile ceasefire holding, Trump envoy says peace talks with Iran ‘promising’

The ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump between Iran and Israel appeared to be holding on Wednesday a day after both countries signalled that their air war had ended, at least for now. Each side claimed victory on Tuesday after 12 days of war, which the U.S. joined with airstrikes in support of Israel […]

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2 w. ago Blasts shake Tehran after furious Trump tells Israel to stop strikes to preserve truce deal

Israel bombed a target near Tehran on Tuesday despite a furious rebuke from US President Donald Trump for launching airstrikes hours after agreeing to a ceasefire deal with Iran. Trump scolded both Iran and Israel for early violations of the truce that he had announced at around 5am GMT, but directed particularly stinging criticism at […]

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2 w. ago Iran, Israel ceasefire appears to hold under pressure from Trump

A shaky ceasefire began to take hold between Israel and Iran on Tuesday under pressure from US President Donald Trump, raising hopes for an end to the biggest ever military confrontation between the Middle East arch-foes. Trump scolded both sides for early violations of the truce he announced at 5am GMT, but directed especially stinging […]

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2 w. ago Iranians, Israelis celebrate ceasefire despite early reports of violations

Iranians and Israelis celebrated a tentative return of peace on Tuesday, despite reports from both sides of early violations of a ceasefire announced by U.S. President Donald Trump. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday he had ordered the military to mount new strikes on targets in Tehran in response to what he said […]

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2 w. ago Netanyahu says Israel has agreed to Trump’s proposal for ceasefire with Iran

Israel has agreed to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for a ceasefire with Iran after it achieved its goal of removing Tehran’s nuclear and ballistic missile threat, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement on Tuesday. “Israel thanks President Trump and the United States for their support in defense and their participation in […]

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2 w. ago Trump’s gamble: Strikes on Iran, ceasefire declared, uncertainty remains

When President Donald Trump sent U.S. bombers to strike Iran’s nuclear sites last weekend, he was betting he could help ally Israel cripple Tehran’s nuclear program while keeping his long-standing vow to avoid entanglement in a protracted war. Just days later, Trump’s surprise announcement on Monday of an Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement suggests he may have […]

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2 w. ago Israel reports waves of Iranian missiles, soon after Trump announced ceasefire

Israel’s military said Iran launched waves of missiles on Tuesday, with emergency services reporting three people killed, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a complete ceasefire between Israel and Iran to end a 12-day war. Witnesses said they heard explosions near Tel Aviv and Beersheba in southern Israel. Israel’s military said six waves of […]

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