Trump Vows to Pull Israel Support if it Annexes West Bank

President Donald Trump has said that Israel would lose “all support” from the United States if it tried to move ahead with annexing the occupied West Bank. “It won’t happen because I gave my word to the Arab countries... Israel would lose all of...

Hamas calls for intl. pressure on Israel to honor Gaza ceasefire

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem has called on the international community to pressure Israel to abide by the terms of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, particularly to end its military operations and allow unrestricted humanitarian access to the...

Lebanese journalist says Israel about to escalate, reassuring messages 'misleading'

by Naharnet Newsdesk 24 October 2025, 14:48 Lebanese journalist Sami kleib warned Friday that Israel would escalate its targeted assassinations and its attacks in Lebanon in the coming days, but ruled out the possibility of a full-scale war. Kleib...

Report: Israel says has reported 1,734 'Hezbollah violations' to 'Mechanism'

by Naharnet Newsdesk 24 October 2025, 17:35 European sources have warned in remarks to Sky News Arabia that a large-scale Israeli strike against Lebanon may only be a matter of time. The sources added that it is unclear whether Israel will treat...

Annunziata says not going to Israel with EP

Centre-left Democratic Party (PD) MEP Lucia Annunziata said Friday she would not take part in next week's mission to Israel by a European Parliament delegation to protest this week's Israeli parliament vote to annex the occupied West Bank and...

'Hamas cannot be involved in governing Gaza...': US secy of state Marco Rubio in Israel

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours the new Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) opened by US Central Command (CENTCOM) in southern Israel on October 17th in Kiryat Gat, about 32 km (20 miles) from Gaza. Speaking during a press...

Rubio: Gaza security force must include nations Israel ‘comfortable with’

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says a new international security force that will help run Gaza will only include nations Israel is ‘comfortable with’. He repeated that Hamas would not be involved in governing Gaza and said UNRWA would not play...

Salam says diplomacy with Israel 'not effective' but sees 'no other options'

by Naharnet Newsdesk 24 October 2025, 14:08 Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said that diplomacy to end the Israeli violations has failed despite the government's efforts, as Israel despite a ceasefire reached almost a year ago kept up its...

Rubio says 'we don't think' Israel will annex West Bank

by Naharnet Newsdesk 24 October 2025, 14:10 U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday he did not believe that Israel would annex the West Bank, playing down this week's Knesset vote to advance two bills. Rubio said Israeli lawmakers had held...

UNRWA: Israel Must Stop Increasing Annexation of the West Bank

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) urged Israel on Friday to stop the annexation of the West Bank, which it said “is happening steadily in a gross violation of international law.” “Since the...

Staatsräson: How Germany’s Israel policy hobbles EU strategy

Just days before his election to the chancellery earlier this year, Friedrich Merz announced that his government would be one of Europe’s “strongest supporters”. Initially, he made bold moves, visiting Paris, Warsaw and Kyiv, and raising hopes...

As Israel Bombed Gaza, Amazon Did Business With Its Bomb-Makers

Amazon sold cloud-computing services to two Israeli weapons manufacturers whose munitions helped devastate Gaza, according to internal company materials obtained by The Intercept. Amazon Web Services has furnished the Israeli government —...

Lebanon: Aoun meets ceasefire monitoring chief as Israel attacks

The meetings marked Clearfield's first official visit to Beirut since assuming his post and formed part of efforts to reinforce the fragile ceasefire agreed last November [Getty] The new head of the ceasefire monitoring committee for Lebanon met...

Spain probes steelmaker for defying Israel export ban

Spain's High Court is investigating privately-owned steelmaker Sidenor for allegedly selling steel to an Israeli firm for the purpose of making weapons, it said on Friday, in one of the first potential legal consequences of Spain's ban on such...

Spain probes steelmaker for breaching Israel sales ban

MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s High Court is investigating privately-owned steelmaker Sidenor for allegedly selling steel to an Israeli firm for the purpose of making weapons, it said on Friday, in one of the first potential legal consequences of...

Rubio visits Israel to oversee truce in Gaza

The US Secretary of State says an international force is still a work in progress. Show more The US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says lots of countries are interested in contributing troops to the planned international stabilisation force for...

Bangladesh condemns Israel’s claim of ‘sovereignty’ over West Bank

Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha . Dhaka 24 October, 2025, 18:20 Front view of foreign affars ministry building in Dhaka. | File photo Bangladesh has issued a strong condemnation of the Israeli Knesset’s recent approval of draft laws that seek to...

Chinese envoy urges all parties to provide constructive support to Syria, Israel to stop military operations in the country

Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, speaks at a UN Security Council briefing on October 22, 2025. Photo: UN Web TVA Chinese envoy to the UN on Wednesday called on all parties to provide constructive support and assistance and...

UNICEF warns of ‘lost generation' after years of Israel's Gaza attacks

Gaza’s education system lies in ruins after two years of relentless war, leaving hundreds of thousands of children without classrooms or hope, UNICEF warned Thursday, saying the territory is on the brink of losing an entire generation to conflict...

United States(US) Ambassador designate vowes to persuade South Africa to ‘reduce’ strong ties with China, drop International Court of Justice(ICJ) case against Israel.

By Bongiwe Dlamini MBABANE:The United States’ ambassador-designate to South Africa, Brent Bozell III, has warned that Washington sees Pretoria as drifting into China’s orbit-and vowed to challenge what he described as South Africa’s “geostrategic...