UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reaffirmed his call for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict on Saturday during a visit to Rafah, which is bordered by Egypt and Gaza. “It is time to silence the guns,” he was quoted by the BBC. Remarking in front of the gate of the Rafah crossing, where aid enters … Read more
National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on March 16 spoke about his recent Israel visit. He talked about his interesting discussion with the Israeli NSA on Russia and Ukraine War. “He said you should be prepared for a surprise, But then he added, If you’re prepared, then it’s not a surprise. Ukraine was surprised by what … Read more
US President Joe Biden said he hoped to have a hostage deal in place by this coming Monday, March 4, as Qatar hosted delegations from Israel and Hamas. The two sides looked to inch forward toward a deal for the release of the remaining 134 hostages in Gaza. The presence of both sides for … Read more
The government of Canada did not see any evidence backing up Israel’s claim that staff employed by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) colluded with Hamas before suspending funding to the agency, CBC News has learned. Government sources tell CBC that Israel still has not shared evidence with Canada to substantiate its claim that 12 employees of … Read more
It has been over 110 days since the Israel-Hamas War began on October 7, following an attack by Hamas on neighboring Israeli communities, in which more than 1,000 people were killed and approximately 250 were taken as hostages into the Gaza Strip. For more stories from The Media Line go to themedialine.org That same … Read more
As the UK Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron visits Gaza, the UN and the UK have jointly asked for a two-state solution to bring peace to the region. Since the Israel-Hamas war began after the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel, talks about Palestine state have been gaining momentum and Britain has repeatedly pushed for … Read more
The Iranian-backed Houthis have demanded that US and UK citizens who work in Yemen leave the country. It has sent a letter to the United Nations in Yemen with this demand. “The letter also calls on aid agencies not to recruit any workers with dual nationalities from the UK and US in the next … Read more
New Zealand will deploy a six-member defense team to the Middle East as part of an international coalition to uphold maritime security in the Red Sea, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Tuesday. The United States and Britain have been carrying out air strikes against the Iranian-allied Houthi group in Yemen, who have been … Read more
Britain is facing the heat for using Cyprus as a military base for delivering arms supplies to Israel as the Israel-Hamas war enters its fourth month this year. Pro-Palestine activists have picked up from media reports that Britain is supplying arms to Israel for its war against Hamas along the Gaza Strip by using military … Read more
Jordan’s Prime Minister Bisher al Khasawaneh said on Tuesday that peace with Israel remained a strategic choice but any push to drive Palestinians to the kingdom would pose an “existentialist” threat. Jordan, which shares a border with the West Bank, fears that the Gaza conflict could spread with wider violence by armed settlers encouraged … Read more
