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May 29, 2025
Israel announces major expansion of settlements in occupied West Bank
May 29, 2025
Hundreds of starving Palestinians storm Gaza food warehouse in deadly incident, says UN agency
May 28, 2025
EU says Israeli strikes in Gaza 'go beyond what is necessary' to fight Hamas
May 27, 2025
US envoy says Gaza ceasefire deal is on the table, as Israel prepares for ‘unprecedented attack’
TEHRAN — Iran is open to compromises on its nuclear program in talks with the United States, but uranium enrichment remains non-negotiable, Tehran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson told CNN, indicating Washington understands this position.“If the intention is to make sure that Iran’s nuclear program would not be weaponized, I think that’s something that we could simply do,” Esmail Baghaei, the spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign ministry, said in Tehran on Monday.Asked by CNN how a compromise can be reached in talks, Baghaei said, “So many ways” without specifying.However, he added that Iran’s right to nuclear energy would have to be protected, echoing the long-standing Iranian position on talks.“If the (US’) intention is to deprive Iranians of their right to peaceful...
May 27, 2025
Iran says it’s ready to compromise with Trump, suggests US understands its red lines
May 27, 2025
Far-right marchers attack Palestinians as Israel marks occupation of Jerusalem
JERUSALEM — The head of an organization set up to distribute aid in Gaza as part of a controversial Israel-backed plan has resigned, saying it could not work in a way that adhered to "humanitarian principles".Jake Wood quit the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) late on Sunday, saying it would not be able to fulfill the principles of "humanity, neutrality, impartiality, and independence".The plan, also backed by the US, envisions private contractors delivering aid to Palestinians via Israel-designated distribution sites. It was heavily criticised by the United Nations, which says it will not participate.Israel insists the plan is needed to stop Hamas stealing aid, which the armed group denies doing.Under the GHF plan, Palestinians would be expected to collect boxes...
May 26, 2025
Head of controversial Israel-backed Gaza aid group resigns
May 26, 2025
Children among dead as Israel strikes Gaza school housing displaced Palestinians
TEL AVIV — An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier released during a ceasefire-hostage deal has said one of her biggest fears during captivity were strikes carried out by Israel.Na’ama Levy, one of five IDF female soldiers released in January, made the comments during a weekly rally at Tel Aviv’s Hostage Square on Sunday demanding the return of hostages.“They (strikes) come unexpectedly. At first you hear the whistles, you pray that it won’t fall on us, and then – the explosions, a noise so loud that it paralyzes the body, and the ground shakes,” Levy told a crowd of thousands.“Every time, I was sure that this was the end of me. It was one of the scariest things I experienced there and that’s also what endangered me more than anything,” she continued, describing an...
May 26, 2025
Former IDF hostage in Gaza says one of her biggest fears was Israeli strikes
MADRID — Spain hosted European and Arab countries for high-level talks in Madrid on Sunday, in an effort to pressure Israel to stop its military offensive in Gaza and move forward with a two-state solution.“The only interest that all of us who are gathered here today... is to stop this unjust, cruel, inhumane war by Israel in Gaza, to break the blockade of humanitarian aid and to move definitively towards a two-state solution," Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, told media ahead of the meeting of 20 countries.Albares referred to Gaza as an "open wound in humanity," that is claiming victims every day, and warned that silence is an "accomplice to this massacre."The Madrid Group, also known as the G5+, is made up of European and Arab...
May 26, 2025
Spain hosts European and Arab nations to discuss Israel's Gaza assault