Shorouk Express According to Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley of the Scowcroft Middle East Security Initiative, the plan contains elements that are “anathema” to both Israel and Hamas. “Hamas does not want to disarm and give up a role in Palestine’s future,” she said. “And Israel does not want to withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip, allow the…
Shorouk Express Trump says deal in ‘Middle East’ is ‘close’ after being handed a note by Marco Rubio On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch US president Donald Trump on Wednesday said Israel and Hamas have…
Shorouk Express Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez condemned “terrorism in all its forms” on Tuesday on the second anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel and urged an end to “the genocide” in Gaza. Sánchez, one of the most vocal critics in Europe of Israel’s offensive in the Palestinian territory, decried the “terrible attacks” carried…
Shorouk Express Thousands of people marched through the streets of Barcelona and other Spanish cities on Thursday to denounce Israel’s interception of a pro-Palestinian aid flotilla bound for Gaza. Columns of demonstrators, many waving Palestinian flags, converged on the central Plaza de les Drassanes from multiple parts of Spain’s second-largest city. Protesters chanted slogans including…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email President Donald Trump reiterated his warning that Hamas will face an aggressive offensive if the group does not agree to concede control of…
Shorouk Express Spain said 21 of 49 citizens detained on a Gaza aid flotilla were due to leave Israel for home on Sunday. “We have reached an agreement with Israel that … a first group of 21 Spanish citizens will leave Tel Aviv today and arrive in Spain,” Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Manuel Albares told Spanish…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Some of the activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have returned to their home countries to describe abuse and humiliation at the hands of…
Shorouk Express On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Israel has dismantled a Gaza-bound flotilla carrying humanitarian aid and hundreds of activists after its naval forces intercepted the vessels, sparking debate over the legality of enforcing…
Shorouk Express Streeting credited him with “an incredible legacy in Northern Ireland,” adding: “If he can bring that skill set to bear in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with the support of Israelis, Palestinians and other regional powers, then so much the better.” And a No. 10 official acknowledged Starmer, whose national security adviser is Blair’s former…
Shorouk Express Trump on peace plan: ‘One of the great days in the history of civilization’ Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
