Trump has used the reconstruction of Gaza Strip as justification for the displacement of the territory’s inhabitants [Getty/file photo] US President Donald Trump said Friday that he was in no hurry to advance his widely condemned plan for the Gaza Strip, which would see its Palestinian inhabitants displaced and the United States take control. “There’s … Read more
President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the US should “take over” Gaza, displace its current population and turn the enclave into “the Riviera of the Middle East” is unsettling – in both a literal and, to Palestinians, a very personal sense. The remarks, which followed earlier comments in which the president expressed a desire to “clean … Read more
Qatar reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump repeated his call to move Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt or Jordan. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari did not reveal details of conversations with US officials, but said Qatar often didn’t see “eye to eye” with its allies. “Our position … Read more
26m agoSun 19 Jan 2025 at 3:19pm Hamas hands hostages to Red Cross By Riley Stuart in Jerusalem Hamas has handed three hostages it took during it’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel to the Red Cross in Gaza. Israel’s Foreign Ministry confirmed that the handover had taken place. The Red Cross is expected to … Read more