Category: 2. World

US President Donald Trump announced that phase two of his Gaza ceasefire deal has officially begun, following the successful completion of the first stage, which saw all 20 living Israeli hostages returned and hundreds of Palestinian prisoners…

The fragile ceasefire in Gaza faced its first test on Tuesday when Israel said the flow of aid into the devastated Palestinian territory would be cut by half and the crucial Rafah border crossing with Egypt would not open as planned, blaming…

The chief interest at Monday’s largely pointless Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh lay in whether Donald Trump insulted or feted his fellow global leaders as they approached the self-styled world’s greatest peacemaker to shake hands and pose for…

Israeli troops redeploy in Gaza according to agreed deal, but clashes and killings threaten stability of the ceasefire.

At least five Palestinians have been killed in…

There were scenes of joy on Monday as a group of Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed by Israel arrived safely in Ramallah and other locations in the occupied West Bank.

They were part…

US passport at historic low

The release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas and Palestinian prisoners and detainees held by Israel, and the extraordinary images of catharsis and relief that followed, were the best possible argument for the virtues of Donald Trump’s plan for…