Middle East News

A dramatic scene unfolded in the Israeli Knesset on Monday when Donald Trump’s address was briefly disrupted after lawmakers Ayman Odeh and Ofer Cassif raised signs reading “Recognise Palestine.” Speaker ordered their removal from the plenum.

Trump will be honoured with Israel’s Presidential Medal of Honour, the country’s highest civilian award, for helping secure 48 hostages' release. The award was created in 2012 by Shimon Peres and revived by Isaac Herzog in 2022. 

Hamas handed over the 20 surviving Israeli hostages to the Red Cross in two separate groups, as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal. US President Donald Trump arrived in Israel for a trip which will also take him to Egypt, where he will co-host a Gaza summit with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

Palestine Ambassador Abdullah Abu Shawesh accuses Israel of funding Hamas to divide Palestinians and compares global labeling of resistance to colonial-era branding of Bhagat Singh as a terrorist, calling for justice and moral clarity.

Donald Trump hails historic Gaza ceasefire, calling it “peace in the Middle East.” Hostages set to be released Monday or Tuesday as Israel, Hamas, and regional powers unite in unprecedented diplomatic breakthrough.

PM Modi congratulated “friend” Donald Trump for brokering a historic Gaza peace deal that ends two years of war. The leaders also discussed progress on trade talks and agreed to stay in close touch as Israel confirmed phase one of the ceasefire deal.

Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire deal to free hostages in Gaza in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. The US, Egypt, and Qatar brokered the deal based on Donald Trump’s 20-point peace plan.

World leaders hailed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal as a vital step toward ending Gaza’s two-year war. From the UN and WHO to Egypt, Turkey, and the EU, nations welcomed the agreement as a moment of hope.

Israel and Hamas have agreed on a historic ceasefire deal: hostages will be freed in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Netanyahu hails Trump, calling for a Nobel Peace Prize as international oversight begins.

Israel marks the second anniversary of the deadly October 7 attack as indirect peace talks with Hamas begin under a US plan. Memorials honour victims, while Gaza remains devastated with tens of thousands dead and hundreds of thousands displaced.