President Bola Tinubu has called for an end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, warning that “the conflict in Palestine has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering.” Addressing the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, Tinubu…
No Gaza ceasefire until Israel war aims achieved, Netanyahu says
Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas’ military and governing capabilities are destroyed and all hostages are released. The statement from Israel’s prime minister comes after US President Joe Biden announced Israel had…
Türkiye halts trade with Israel to compel ceasefire: President
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye’s decision to suspend trade with Israel had one singular purpose, to compel the Israeli government into a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. According to the presidency’s website, he made the remarks on Friday…
Gaza death toll surpasses 30k with no let-up in Israeli bombardment
More than 70 people have been killed after Israeli forces fired at Palestinians collecting food aid in the Gaza Strip, taking the total death toll to more than 30,000 since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza nearly five months…
Israel Gaza: Biden hopes for ceasefire by next week
US President Joe Biden says he hopes to have a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza by Monday. His comments come amid reports of some progress in indirect negotiations involving Israeli and Hamas officials. It would…
Israeli strikes kill 13 in southern Gaza town that could be next target in war
Israeli air strikes killed more than a dozen people overnight and into Thursday in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, hours after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas’s ceasefire terms and vowed to expand the offensive into the southern Gaza town.…
Ireland joins call to EU leaders for immediate lasting ceasefire to allow aid reach Gaza
Ireland has joined three other countries in calling for an urgent, lasting humanitarian ceasefire “that can lead to an end of hostilities” in Gaza, ahead of a meeting between European Union leaders later this week. A letter signed by Taoiseach…
Renewed violence in Sudan as ceasefire officially ends
As the three-day ceasefire between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) expired, the RSF set fire to the intelligence building next door to Army Headquarters. According to media reports, the renewed violence in Khartoum comes as the…
Sudan sides agree 24-hour ceasefire from Saturday – Saudi Arabia, U.S.
Saudi Arabia and the U.S. who have been brokering talks in a joint statement said Sudan’s warring sides have agreed on a nationwide ceasefire for 24 hours from 6 a.m. (0400 GMT) on Saturday. Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid…
Sudan’s army, Rapid Support Forces sign 7-day ceasefire
Warring factions in Sudan have agreed to a seven-day ceasefire following talks in the Saudi Arabian city of Jeddah, according to a statement from Washington and Riyadh, as fighting that has killed hundreds and displaced more than a million entered…