Hamas says truce deal being studied in ‘positive spirit’
The Iran-backed militant group plans to send a delegation to Egypt “as soon as possible” to continue negotiations, according to comments by senior leader, Ismail Haniyeh, posted on Telegram.
The Iran-backed militant group plans to send a delegation to Egypt “as soon as possible” to continue negotiations, according to comments by senior leader, Ismail Haniyeh, posted on Telegram.
Cops including two high-ranking NYPD officials proudly hoisted an American flag — and a school worker pulled down and tossed away a Palestinian flag — after evicting protesters encamped at City College, video posted by the department shows.
The Islamic State affiliate in Afghanistan is regenerating strength through aggressive recruitment and by taking advantage of instability in the country, a Pentagon watchdog agency report said.
Israeli government lawyers defended the secret detention of Palestinians from Gaza before the country’s Supreme Court, arguing that the state is not required to disclose where it has held potentially thousands of detainees apprehended during the war.
Rafael Mariano Grossi the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog will travel to Iran next week as Tehran’s nuclear program enriches uranium a step away from weapons-grade levels and international oversight remains limited.
Iranian prosecutors have filed criminal charges against activists and journalists following a BBC report that alleged security forces “sexually assaulted and killed” Nika Shakarami, a 16-year-old girl who was protesting the death of Mahsa Amini in 2022.
The Islamic State, in a statement posted on its Telegram website, said one of its members attacked a “Shiite temple” with machine-gun fire, claiming responsibility for an attack that targeted members of the country’s minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six people.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro says his government will break diplomatic relations with Israel effective Thursday in the latest escalation of tensions between both countries over the Israel-Hamas war.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken hiked up pressure on Hamas on Wednesday to accept the latest proposal for a cease-fire with Israel, saying “the time is now” for an agreement that would free hostages and pause the nearly seven months of war in Gaza.
Under a fresh proposal for a six-week fighting pause, Israeli hostages would return home, an assault on Rafah would be put on hold and aid could flood into Gaza to relieve human suffering.