President Donald Trump once again brushed aside international outrage over his plan to take control of Gaza, saying the United States could help transform it into a “diamond.” “We’re going to take it, we’re going to hold it, we’re going to cherish it,” Trump said during a meeting with...
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U.S. President Donald Trump has given Palestinian militant organisation Hamas an ultimatum to release all remaining hostages being held in Gaza or face harsh consequences. Trump spoke out in favour of terminating the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which went into effect on Jan. 19, for an initial...
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said Arab states reject U.S. President Donald Trump’s widely condemned plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza and take control of the enclave. During a meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, Abdelatty emphasised the need to expedite Gaza’s reconstruction while Palestinians...
US President Donald Trump slapped sanctions on the International Criminal Court Thursday for “illegitimate and baseless” investigations targeting America and its ally Israel, the White House said. Trump signed an executive order saying the court in The Hague had “abused its power” by issuing an arrest warrant for Israeli...
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has warned 17 Christian pilgrims to Israel to refrain from acts that could jeopardise the interest and corporate image of Nigeria. Oyebanji gave the warning during a prayer service held for the pilgrims before their journey to Jerusalem, on Friday in Ado-Ekiti. He described...
The crisis in the Middle East will top the agenda on Tuesday when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu becomes the first foreign leader to meet U.S. President Donald Trump. The meeting taking place after Trump took over the White House for a second term. Netanyahu arrived in Washington on...
Three female hostages released by Hamas have been reunited with their mothers. The freed hostages are Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari. Ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into force at 0915 GMT after a delay. No fewer than 90 Palestinian prisoners were due to go free on...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Friday that Israeli cabinet will meet to give final approval to a deal with militant group Hamas for a ceasefire in Gaza and a release of hostages. In Gaza, Israeli warplanes kept up intense strikes, and Palestinian authorities on Thursday said that...
Israel and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a deal for a ceasefire and the release of hostages being held in Gaza following separate meetings with Qatar’s prime minister, a source briefed on the talks told AFP. A US official confirmed the deal. Pressure to put an end to the...
Israel on Wednesday denied agreeing to a week long ceasefire in Gaza in exchange for a list from Hamas of hostages that the group would release. Media reports claimed the proposed deal would include a six-to-eight-week ceasefire, expanded aid access to the Palestinian enclave, and efforts to rebuild its...
The administration of US President Joe Biden has notified Congress of a planned $8 billion arms sale to Israel, a source familiar with the plan said on Saturday. The State Department “has informally notified Congress of an $8 billion proposed sale of munitions to support Israel’s long-term security by...
Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has blamed his archenemies the United States and Israel for the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime in Syria. “There can be no doubt that what has happened in Syria is the result of a joint American-Zionist plan,” Khamenei said on Wednesday in...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja- In a landmark decision, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes in Gaza. The ICC said that there were “reasonable grounds” to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant...
Israel’s actions in Gaza have been described as a humanitarian crisis, with the country using starvation as a weapon of war. The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja, further, accused the Israeli government of deliberately denying civilians in Gaza...
The Israeli military said on Monday that the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah fired around 165 rockets into the north of Israel. According to the Magen David Adom rescue service, a total of six people were injured, including a one-year-old child, in the Karmiel area of the Galilee and in...
Israeli and global leaders on Friday denounced a violent attack in Amsterdam on Israeli football fans, who called the incident a modern-day “pogrom.” The supporters – who were in the Netherlands to watch Maccabi Tel Aviv face Dutch club Ajax on Thursday night – said assailants carried knives and...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Gaza strip’s devastating situation has left its one million children in a dire state, according to Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General, who described the area as “the real-world embodiment of hell on earth” for these young victims. This is contained in a statement issued...
Iran’s air defence forces confirmed Saturday that an Israeli attack targeted several military bases in Tehran and other cities, saying it “caused limited damage”. “This fake regime (Israel) attacked parts of military centers in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam provinces,” it said in a statement, adding that the attack “caused...
Israel announced the launch of “precise strikes” on military targets in Iran on Saturday in retaliation for Iranian missile attacks, as an AFP journalist in Tehran reported hearing several explosions. “In response to months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel –- right...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – A devastating humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Gaza, with the death toll surpassing 42,227 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and 98,464 injured. The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah M. Abu Shawesh, in a statement onSunday, said the occupied West Bank has seen 11,300 detentions,...