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Israel Halts Aid to Gaza
Israel Cuts Off Aid to Gaza
Mar 2, 2025 7:55 AM CST

Israel Cuts Off Aid to Gaza

It's pressuring Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal

(Newser) - Israel stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip on Sunday and warned of "additional consequences" if Hamas doesn't accept a new proposal to extend a fragile ceasefire, per the AP . Hamas accused Israel of trying to derail the existing ceasefire agreement and said...

Talks on Phase 2 of Gaza Ceasefire Begin

Israel refuses to withdraw from strategic corridor

(Newser) - Negotiations between Israel and Hamas on the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire began Thursday, Egypt said, averting a collapse ahead of Saturday's expiration of the agreement's first phase. Officials from Israel, Qatar, and the United States started "intensive discussions" on the ceasefire's second phase in...

Trump Shares AI Video of His Gaza of the Future
Trump Shares AI Video
on Gaza That's an Eyeful
VIDEO
Feb 26, 2025 10:00 AM CST

Trump Shares AI Video on Gaza That's an Eyeful

Clip shows ruins of the region reinvigorated, complete with Trump statues and dancers

(Newser) - Earlier this month, President Trump first floated the controversial idea of permanently relocating Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and having the United States take over the region to turn it into the "Riviera of the Middle East." He doubled down on that "spectacular" concept days later, and...

'Brutally Murdered': Shiri Bibas' Body Returned

The body of the young mother was supposed to be returned the day before

(Newser) - The family of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas says Hamas finally released her body overnight on Friday after the mother of two was murdered while held captive in Gaza, reports the Times of Israel . This comes after Hamas promised to hand over her remains on Thursday, then supplied the body of...

It May Be a Defining Image of the Gaza War

Hamas holds propaganda ceremony before returning bodies of youngest hostages

(Newser) - Hamas returned the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday after a grim propaganda ceremony. In what NBC News reports is likely to be one of the defining images of the war, the caskets were displayed on a stage in front of a banner with photos of the hostages and...

Israeli-American Among Next Hostages to Be Freed

All 3 men are dual nationals seized from same kibbutz

(Newser) - The families of Israeli hostages still held by the Hamas militant group have released the names of three hostages expected to be freed on Saturday. The three men are all Israeli civilians with dual nationalities, the AP reports. All were from the same communal farm, Kibbutz Nir Oz, where some...

Trump Praises 'Beautiful Gesture' From Jordan's King

Country will take in 2K sick kids from Gaza

(Newser) - President Trump praised what he called a "beautiful gesture" from Jordan's King Abdullah II after their meeting at the White House Tuesday. The king said Jordan would take in around 2,000 sick Palestinian children from Gaza, including many with cancer, though he declined to say whether his...

Jordan's King Faces Impossible Task in Trump Meeting
King Abdullah Faces Herculean
Task at Trump Meeting
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 11, 2025 8:39 AM CST

King Abdullah Faces Herculean Task at Trump Meeting

Jordan's king risks $1.5B in US aid by rebuffing Trump's Gaza plan, wrath of his nation if he agrees

(Newser) - President Trump's controversial plans for a "Riviera of the Middle East"—ie, the Gaza Strip, after it's been stripped of its Palestinian residents—is sure to be a topic of conversation on Tuesday when Jordan leader King Abdullah II visits the White House. Both Egypt and...

Trump: No, Palestinians Wouldn't Return to Gaza
Trump on Palestinians:
No Right to Return to Gaza
the rundown
Feb 10, 2025 12:55 PM CST

Trump on Palestinians: No Right to Return to Gaza

'They're going to have much better housing,' he says of plan to develop the region

(Newser) - President Trump clarified a key point of his plan for a US takeover of Gaza , and it's one that won't sit well with Palestinians. Asked by Bret Baier of Fox News whether those dislocated by the reconstruction of the area would have the right to return, the president...

Emergency Arab Summit to Address Trump's Gaza Idea

Announcement refers to 'new and dangerous developments'

(Newser) - Egypt announced Sunday that it will host an emergency summit of Arab leaders to address "new and dangerous developments" after President Trump proposed resettling Palestinians from Gaza, a plan that sparked alarm and anger in the Middle East. Egypt's foreign ministry said the Arab League meeting will be...

New Aid Averted Famine in Gaza, UN Official Says

Ceasefire collapse could put that progress at risk

(Newser) - Famine has been mostly averted in Gaza as a surge of aid enters the territory during a fragile ceasefire, the United Nations humanitarian chief said Sunday. But he warned the threat could return quickly if the truce collapses. Tom Fletcher made the assessment after a two-day visit to Gaza, where...

Trump Reiterates 'Spectacular' Plan to Take Over Gaza

He says US would work with developers to build the region into a glam destination

(Newser) - On Wednesday, some in the Trump administration seemed to walk back the president's audacious proposal of a US takeover of Gaza . But on Thursday, Trump himself doubled down on aspects of the plan, reports the BBC . "The Gaza Strip would be turned over to the United States by...

Arab Americans for Trump Has a New Name

Group becomes 'Arab Americans for Peace' after president's Gaza remarks

(Newser) - A group that played a key role in Donald Trump's voter outreach to the Arab American community alongside his allies is rebranding itself after the president said that the US would "take over" the Gaza Strip. Bishara Bahbah, chairman of the group formerly known as Arab Americans for...

Trump Aides Step Back on Money, Troops for Gaza

Rubio says president just wants Palestinians to move out during reconstruction

(Newser) - Now that other nations have made clear that they're not buying President Trump's plan to kick Palestinians out of Gaza so it can be redeveloped as the "Riviera of the Middle East," the president's aides and allies are easing off the gas on the idea....

How 7 Countries Reacted to Trump's Gaza Plan

'Unacceptable,' said Turkey

(Newser) - President Trump's unexpected proposal that the US take control of Gaza and empty its population into Egypt and Jordan met with swift reaction, among them objections that it violates international law and falls under the category of a war crime, reports the New York Times . "The scale of...

Trump: 'The US Will Take Over the Gaza Strip'

He says it could be the 'Riviera of the Middle East'

(Newser) - President Trump's remarks about permanently resettling Palestinians from Gaza before his meeting with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House were widely described as "provocative"—but they were soon overshadowed by his post-meeting remarks. "The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we'll...

Trump: Palestinians Have No Choice But to Leave Gaza

'I think we need another location,'

(Newser) - President Trump doubled down on his remarks about "cleaning out" Palestinians from Gaza ahead of his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. Trump told reporters at the White House that he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians, the New York Times reports. "They...

Israel, Hamas Make New Round of Exchanges

Hamas frees 3 hostages, as Israel releases 183 Palestinians

(Newser) - Hamas freed three hostages in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday and Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fourth round of exchanges during the Gaza ceasefire. Israel and Hamas are set next week to begin negotiating a second phase of the ceasefire, which calls for releasing the remaining hostages...

Jubilant Palestinians Return to Northern Gaza Homes
Thousands Go Home in Gaza
Jan 27, 2025 5:00 PM CST

Thousands Go Home in Gaza

March reflects lack of interest in Trump's suggestion about Jordan and Egypt

(Newser) - Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into Gaza's most heavily damaged area on Monday under a fragile ceasefire after Israel opened the north for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas. Massive crowds of Palestinians, some holding babies or pushing wheelchairs, walked with...

To 'Clean Out' Gaza, Trump Wants Palestinians to Move
Trump: 'Just Clean Out' Gaza
Jan 26, 2025 10:00 AM CST

Trump: 'Just Clean Out' Gaza

Jordan and Egypt should take in Palestinians, president says

(Newser) - Calling Gaza a "demolition site," President Trump said he wants Jordan and Egypt take in more Palestinian refugees. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One on Saturday that he had spoken with Jordan's King Abdullah that day about the possibility. "I said to him, 'I'...

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