Palestine
Trump’s Gaza ‘takeover’ marks sharp break from US policy
BY PROPOSING to “take over” Gaza, US President Donald Trump has not only stunned the world but also departed from long-standing US policy in supporting a Palestinian state.
Trump vows to take over Gaza and create ‘Riviera of the Middle East’
The shock move was swiftly condemned by international powers, with Saudi Arabia rejecting the plan outright
First Israeli hostages freed as Gaza truce begins
THREE Israeli hostages released on Sunday from Gaza were reunited with their families, on the first day of a long-awaited truce aimed at ending more than 15 months of war that has ravaged the Palestin...
Ahead of attack anniversary, Netanyahu says: ‘We will win’
ISRAELI Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed victory and said his country’s military “completely transformed reality” in the year since Hamas’s Oct 7 attack, which has left the country fi...
War gives Palestinian Olympians a new role – athlete-diplomats
They have become minor celebrities, fielding requests for photographs, hugs and pins wherever they go
145 countries now recognise a Palestinian state
Israel’s war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own.
Palestinian president calls on Arab countries for financial support
THE Palestinian government has not received the financial support it had expected from international and regional partners, President Mahmoud Abbas said at an Arab League summit on Thursday (May 16).
White House defends voting ‘No’ on UN resolution supporting Palestinian statehood
A White House spokesperson on Friday (May 10) defended the United States’ decision to oppose a UN resolution declaring support for Palestinian statehood, saying that such a measure should be negotiate...
UN General Assembly backs Palestinian bid for membership
THE United Nations General Assembly on Friday (May 10) backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council “reconsider t...
China says Hamas and Fatah express will for reconciliation
RIVAL Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah have expressed the will to seek reconciliation through dialogue at unity talks in Beijing, China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday (Apr 30).