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Trump praises Italy PM Meloni’s willingness to help in US-Israel war with Iran
4+ hour, 40+ min ago (197+ words) US President Donald Trump (right) and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (left). Published'Mar 08, 2026, 03:19 PM Updated'Mar 08, 2026, 03:57 PM ROME - US President Donald Trump praised Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and said she was willing to help the United States and Israel in…...
Israeli forces kill four militants in Gaza, farmer also shot dead
3+ week, 5+ day ago (341+ words) Published'Feb 09, 2026, 09:24 PM CAIRO, Feb 9 - Israeli forces killed four militants in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday after they emerged from an underground tunnel and opened fire on troops, Israel's military said. It described the attack on Israeli troops…...
Top Hamas leader rejects disarmament and ‘foreign rule’
1+ mon, 3+ hour ago (479+ words) Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the Palestinian Islamist movement would neither surrender its weapon nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza. Published'Feb 08, 2026, 05:47 PM Updated'Feb 08, 2026, 10:07 PM DOHA " A senior Hamas leader said on Feb 8 that the Palestinian Islamist movement would neither surrender…...
UAE plans compound for Palestinians in Israeli-held south Gaza, map shows
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (630+ words) Published'Feb 06, 2026, 12:18 AM Updated'Feb 06, 2026, 12:45 AM JERUSALEM - The United Arab Emirates has drafted plans to build a compound to house thousands of displaced Palestinians in a part of south Gaza under Israeli military control, according to a map seen by Reuters and…...
Israeli strikes kill 21 in Gaza, health officials say
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (643+ words) A Palestinian patient and her relatives returning home after being informed by officials that their travel through the Rafah border crossing was postponed, in Khan Younis, on Feb 4. Published'Feb 04, 2026, 05:05 PM Updated'Feb 04, 2026, 09:12 PM CAIRO/JERUSALEM " Israeli tank shelling and air strikes…...
Hamas says it is ready to transfer Gaza governance to Palestinian committee
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (587+ words) A Palestinian man working on the roof of a destroyed building in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan 27. Published'Jan 28, 2026, 11:29 PM Deir el-Balah, Palestinian Territories - Hamas said on Jan 28 it was ready to transfer the governance of Gaza…...
‘Pride of the entire nation’: Israel holds funeral for last Gaza hostage
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (796+ words) A convoy carrying the remains of Mr Ran Gvili, the last hostage to be retrieved from Gaza, in Ramla, Israel, on Jan 28. Published'Jan 28, 2026, 09:30 PM Updated'Jan 28, 2026, 11:36 PM MEITAR, Israel - Hundreds of tearful mourners packed a stadium in southern Israel on Jan…...
Israel to hold funeral for last hostage recovered from Gaza
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (375+ words) Police officers salute as the vehicle carrying the body of Israeli police officer Ran Gvili arrives at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Jan 26. Published'Jan 28, 2026, 04:35 PM Updated'Jan 28, 2026, 05:07 PM MEITAR, Israel - The remains of the last Israeli…...
Hamas seeks role for its police in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks, sources say
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (856+ words) Published'Jan 27, 2026, 06:19 PM Updated'Jan 27, 2026, 06:48 PM CAIRO - Hamas is seeking to incorporate its 10,000 police officers into a new US-backed Palestinian administration for Gaza, sources say, a demand likely to be opposed by Israel as the militant group debates whether to surrender its…...
Israel says Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza runs counter to its policy
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (265+ words) The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the composition of the executive board for Gaza had not been coordinated with Israel. Published'Jan 18, 2026, 01:31 AM Updated'Jan 18, 2026, 12:34 PM TEL AVIV - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said on Jan 17 that the…...