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Israel shuts crossing that connects West Bank to Jordan

Israel has ordered the indefinite closure of the King Hussein Bridge, also known as the Allenby Bridge, stopping the passage of goods and people through the only gateway between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, Palestinian authorities announced.

Trump urges Gaza war to end ‘immediately’

United States President Donald Trump has told the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) that the war in the Gaza Strip must stop immediately, while calling the recent recognition of Palestinian statehood by several Western countries a “reward” for Hamas.

France among six more states to formally recognise Palestinian statehood

The leaders of six countries have moved to recognise Palestinian statehood at a high-level summit ahead of the annual United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York.

Portugal officially recognizes Palestinian statehood

Portugal has officially recognized the state of Palestine, the country's foreign minister announced in New York on Sunday.

Britain, Canada, Australia recognise Palestinian statehood

The United Kingdom, Canada and Australia have formally recognised Palestinian statehood, even as Israel plans to expand settlements in the occupied West Bank and intensify its war on the Gaza Strip.

Criminal complaint filed against German Chancellor, FM for aiding Israel’s genocide in Gaza

A group of lawyers filed a criminal complaint against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his key ministers on Friday, accusing them of aiding and abetting Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip.

US plans $6bn in new weapons sales to Israel: WSJ

The Donald Trump administration is seeking congressional approval to sell nearly $6 billion in arms to Israel, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.

US ends deportation protections for Syrians

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has announced it would end protections from deportation for Syrians living in the U.S., paving the way to return citizens to a country recently ravaged by war.

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan ink mutual defence pact

Saudi Arabia signed on Wednesday a mutual defence pact with nuclear-armed Pakistan, amid growing fears in the Persian Gulf over the US’s willingness to constrain Israeli belligerence.

Britain to formally recognize Palestinian state after Trump’s visit: Report

The United Kingdom will formally recognize a Palestinian state this weekend after US President Donald Trump concludes his state visit, The i Paper reported Wednesday, citing government sources.

EU proposes suspension of trade concessions with Israel over war in Gaza

The European Commission, the European Union’s main executive body, has presented a much anticipated and delayed proposal to “suspend certain trade-related provisions of the Association Agreement between the EU and Israel” in response to Tel Aviv’s war on the Gaza Strip.

American judge orders deportation of activist Mahmoud Khalil to Syria, Algeria

An immigration judge in the United States has ordered that pro-Palestine activist Mahmoud Khalil, who played a leading role in protests last year against Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip at the prestigious Columbia University, be deported to Algeria or Syria.

Families of American citizens killed by Israel say Trump administration refuses to investigate

The Donald Trump administration has failed to make any "forward movement" on the investigations into the killing of several US citizens in Israel, Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal stated on Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Actual Gaza death toll is ten times as high as officially reported: UN

The actual death toll from Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip is at least 680,000, or ten times as many as officially reported, United Nations special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, Francesca Albanese, told a briefing.

Trump warns Hamas against using Israeli hostages in Gaza as ‘human shields’

United States President Donald Trump has warned Hamas against moving the Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip above ground to hinder Israel’s military campaign, renewing his call for their release.

Israel informed Trump of Qatar attack beforehand: Axios

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had informed US President Donald Trump of plans to attack Hamas leaders in Qatar before the attack took place, contradicting White House claims that it was notified only after missiles were launched, Axios reported Monday.

Top UN legal investigators conclude Israel committing genocide in Gaza

The United Nations top investigative body on Palestine and Israel ruled on Tuesday that Tel Aviv is guilty of the crime of genocide in the Gaza Strip, in the most authoritative pronouncement to date.

Britain bans Israelis from military academy over Gaza war

A prestigious British defence academy has banned Israeli students due to the war in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli army orders mass displacement in Gaza City as bombing campaign intensifies

The Israeli military on Saturday called on hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to leave Gaza City immediately, urging them to move south toward Al-Mawasi and central refugee camps as attacks intensify.

Trump had heated phone call with Netanyahu over Israeli attack on Qatar: Report

US President Donald Trump had a heated phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, where he conveyed his “deep frustration” at being caught by surprise by Israel's attack on Hamas representatives in Qatar, according to The Wall Street Journal.

EU says to freeze payments to Israel

The European Union will suspend its bilateral support programs with Israel and freeze related payments over Tel Aviv’s ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday.

Trump ‘feels very bad’ about Israel attack against Qatar: White House

The White House on Tuesday announced that President Donald Trump “feels very bad” about the location of Israel’s strike in Qatar that targeted Palestinian group Hamas’s senior officials in Doha.

Israeli attacks kill five in Lebanon in latest ceasefire breach

At least five people have been killed and five others wounded after Israeli military aircraft struck eastern Lebanon in the latest violation of the ceasefire accord signed last November, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.

Hundreds of artists vow boycott of Israeli film institutions amid Gaza war

More than 1,300 artists, including some Hollywood A-listers, have promised not to work with Israeli film institutions complicit in abuses against Palestinians as Tel Aviv intensifies its war on the Gaza Strip.

Spain announces several measures against Israel, including arms embargo

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced nine measures against Israel to "stop the genocide in the Gaza Strip, pursue its perpetrators and support the Palestinian population" as the war approaches the two-year mark.

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