Gaza's key Rafah border crossing reopened to Palestinians on Monday, an Israeli security official said, though Egyptian state-linked media said only 50 people would be allowed to cross in each direction in the early days. The resumption of operations comes after Gaza's civil
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa CAIRO/GAZA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Cut off from family or urgently requiring hospital care, Palestinians stranded on each side of Gaza's Rafah crossing waited with growing desperation for Monday's reopening of the border as a delayed part of
DUBAI, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Details of various diplomatic processes to manage tensions with the U.S. are being examined by Iran, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that Tehran hoped for results in the coming days. Amid a military buildup
Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war was given a boost on Monday with the reopening of the enclave's Rafah crossing with Egypt. But difficult questions remain unaddressed, including whether Hamas will disarm. Trump's plan, now in its second
By Haseeb Alwazeer GAZA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Israel was expected to reopen the border between Gaza and Egypt on Monday for people on foot, a move that would allow Palestinians to leave the enclave and let back in those who want to return after fleeing Israel's war in the enclave.
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Dmitry Medvedev, a senior Kremlin security official, said in remarks released for publication on Monday that the world was getting very dangerous, but that Russia did not want a global conflict. Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine
'Hopefully we'll make a deal. If we don't make a deal, then we'll find whether or not he was right,' Trump added.. Behind the scenes, senior U.S. and Israeli military officials have held talks and regional mediators stepped up efforts to prevent the crisis from escalating into
Feb 1 (Reuters) - The top U.S. and Israeli generals held talks at the Pentagon on Friday amid soaring tensions with Iran, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity. The officials did not offer details about the closed-door discussions
Holding on to bodies of Palestinians was initially used by Israel as a tool in negotiations for the return of fallen Israeli soldiers. Now it has become a method of revenge and inflicting further suffering on their families, says the Palestinian organization working for their
Araghchi told CNN that Tehran would expect the United States to respect Iran's right to a non-military nuclear program and to lift its sanctions on the country, which have caused severe economic strain on Iran for over a decade
Jason Burke talks to Haaretz about his new book 'The Revolutionaries,' which explores how the PLO, Carlos the Jackal, the Baader‑Meinhof Gang and other 1970s radicals paved the way for ISIS, Hamas and al-Qaeda
The letter blames Israel for 'risking escalating tensions' and violations which they say led to the killing and wounding of over one thousand Palestinians
KYIV, Feb 1 (Reuters) - A new round of U.S.-brokered trilateral talks between Ukraine and Russia will take place in Abu Dhabi on Feb. 4 and 5, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday, adding that Kyiv was ready for a "substantive discussion". "Our negotiating