France, 14 other nations urge recognition of Palestinian state, Canada may do so in September
The foreign ministers of 15 countries issued a joint statement following a conference in New York, co-chaired by France and...Geostrategy
Trump warns of ‘real starvation’ in Gaza as aid deliveries pick up after Israeli “tactical pause”
Speaking in Scotland after meeting Britain's leader, Trump contradicted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had earlier dismissed fears of...Geostrategy
Israeli forces kill five Palestinians in West Bank
Violence has surged in the West Bank since October 7, when the Palestinian armed group Hamas launched an attack in...Troops chased a car that had run a checkpoint near the city of Hebron and "fired toward the terrorists and neutralized them", the Israeli army
Palestinian health ministry in Ramallah confirmed the men were killed, while the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said it had received their bodies
Fresh Israeli bombardment across Gaza kills dozens
Gaza's health ministry said that more than 60 people were killed and dozens wounded in "intense" strikes and artillery fire...The latest strikes hit Khan Yunis and Rafah and areas around Gaza City
The UN says fighting has displaced roughly 85% of the territory's population
China says ‘firmly opposed’ to all official US-Taiwan exchanges
"China has always firmly opposed any form of official exchanges between the United States and Taiwan, and resolutely rebutted the...China regards democratic Taiwan as part of its territory and has vowed to one day bring it under its control, by force if necessary
It does not keep diplomatic relations with countries that formally recognize Taiwan as an independent state
US downs missile fired from Yemen at American warship
The Houthis have said they are acting in solidarity with the besieged Gaza Strip, where Hamas fighters have been battling...Houthi media said US and British strikes had hit rebel-held Hodeida
According to CENTCOM, the Houthi missile was shot down by US fighter aircraft
Israeli footballer in Turkey arrested over message on Israel-Hamas war: media
Jehezkel, 28, and capped eight times by the Israeli national team, celebrated scoring a goal against Trabsonspor by gesturing to...Turkish justice minister said it was investigating Israeli player Sagiv Jehezkel over suspected "incitement to hate"
His club, Antalyaspor said it had sacked the Israeli player, accusing him of having "acted against the values of our country"
Israel ‘failed’ in Gaza and will negotiate: Nasrallah
Hizbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah declared that Israel has not achieved any "real victory" in 100 days other than killing. In...There have been daily exchanges of fire on the Israel-Lebanon border between Hizbollah and the Israeli army
On Sunday, Israeli authorities said that two Israelis had been killed by a missile fired from Lebanon
China FM in Egypt calls for Gaza ceasefire, Palestinian statehood
In a press conference with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said, "It is necessary to...Chinese President Xi Jinping has previously called for an "international peace conference" to resolve the fighting.
China has historically been sympathetic to the Palestinian cause and supportive of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Israelis raid Al-Aqsa, homes of Palestinians in Ramallah
RAMALLAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES / JERUSALEM – Israeli forces carried out Sunday a series of raids in several towns in the...The raids targeted the villages of Mazra'a al-Gharbiya, 'Arura, Birzeit, and Jalazone camp, north and west of the city of Ramallah.
In Hebron, Israeli forces raided Al-Arroub camp and the towns of Beit Ummar and Bani Na'im, stormed homes, and seized vehicles.
Namibia denounces former colonial ruler Germany over Gaza response
South Africa launched an emergency case at the ICJ arguing that Israel stands in breach of the UN Genocide Convention,...Namibian President expressed "deep concern" for the German government's decision Friday of having "rejected the morally upright indictment brought forward by South Africa
Geingob accused Berlin of "ignoring" the "deaths of over 23,000 Palestinians in Gaza" and defending in front of the ICJ "the genocidal and gruesome acts of the Israeli Government"
US targets Houthis in new strikes over Red Sea threat
Violence involving Iran-aligned groups in Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Syria has surged since the war in Gaza began in early...The strikes came a day after US and British forces hit scores of targets across the country
The US Central Command said its forces attacked a Houthi radar site early on Saturday
