The EU can use a Blocking Statute to shield the ICC from sanctions, while the court has the right to charge Trump with obstruction of justice, experts say ...

The Rafah crossing has been shuttered for over eight months before as part of the cease-fire agreement between Israel and ...

Qudra, her father and her brother were killed by shrapnel from an Israeli airstrike shortly after the ceasefire was supposed ...

Israelis widely agreed in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 massacre that Hamas must no longer rule Gaza; indeed, it had to be destroyed.

The Biden administration official on leaving Trump with a ‘strong hand’, export controls on AI chips — and why war with China is not inevitable ...

The release of the three comes amid pressure to continue the ceasefire, including from US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff during his visit to Israel this week.

Hamas announced on Friday that among the three Israeli hostages to be released from Gaza on Saturday are an American dual ...

Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff made a rare trip to Gaza this week, the White House said, in a bid to prop up the fragile ceasefire. He also met Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. An ...

The release in Khan Younis took place near the bombed ruins of assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s house. Read more at straitstimes.com.

US president Donald Trump wants to see an end to the war in Gaza – but at the same time, he does not want to see Hamas in control of Gaza.

Trump had told the American media Monday that the Indian PM may visit in February. During their phone call, he urged Modi to ...

Ultimately, the hostage deal will remain a fragile balancing act. Its continuation depends on Netanyahu’s ability to manage ...