US to start immediately on fresh push for Gaza ceasefire

President Joe Biden aims for a deal involving the release of hostages and the removal of Hamas from power.

US vetoes UN security council push to call for ceasefire in Gaza

UN security council voted 14-1 in favor of resolution but it was not adopted because of the US veto. The US has vetoed a UN security council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington ...

World - The Guardian - November 20

Israel hammers Beirut suburbs as US pushes for cease-fire

Israel hammered Beirut’s suburbs overnight with airstrikes as the U.S. pushes for a cease-fire between the Jewish state and Lebanon. Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, the head of the Israeli military's ...

Politics - The Hill - November 1

US vetoes Security Council's Gaza ceasefire resolution

Fourteen of the 15 members voted in favour, but Washington said the text would send "dangerous message" to Hamas.

Biden to make new push for ceasefire in Gaza after Israel-Hezbollah deal

President Biden on Tuesday said the U.S. will make a new push for a ceasefire in Gaza in the coming days, after Israel and Hezbollah agreed to pause their fighting in and around the border with ...

Politics - The Hill - 23 hours ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold, fueling new push for Gaza truce

As Israel and Hezbollah cease fire after a year, President Biden says Palestinians in war-torn Gaza also "deserve an end of the fighting and displacement."

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold, fueling new push for Gaza truce

As Israel and Hezbollah cease fire after a year, President Biden says Palestinians in war-torn Gaza also "deserve an end of the fighting and displacement."

World - CBS News - 5 hours ago

US envoy to meet Israel’s Netanyahu in renewed push for Hizbollah ceasefire

Amos Hochstein’s trip to Israel comes after talks with Lebanese officials

World - Financial Times - 6 days ago

Israel’s right-wing pushes to resettle Gaza: Will the US respond?

Israel's coalition government is advocating for the resettlement of Gaza, which has been met with opposition from the international community.

Politics - The Hill - November 7

US envoy says Israel-Hezbollah truce is 'within our grasp' as Gaza food crisis worsens after looting

U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein says an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after meeting with officials in Lebanon

World - ABC News - November 19

U.N.-Backed Panel Urges ‘Immediate Action’ in Gaza to Avert Famine

The warning focused on the north comes as the Biden administration has set a mid-November deadline for Israel to deliver more humanitarian supplies to the enclave or face a cutoff of weapons aid.

World - The New York Times - November 9

Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza, killing dozens in fresh waves of airstrikes

Lebanese health authorities say that Israel has launched dozens of intense airstrikes across Lebanon’s northeastern farming villages, killing at least 52 people and wounding 72 others

World - ABC News - November 1

What the Cease-Fire Between Israel and Lebanon Means for Gaza

Can a truce lead to an enduring peace?

Top stories - The New York Times - 22 hours ago

RFK Jr. says a Trump White House would immediately push to remove fluoride from water

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a Donald Trump administration on Day One would "advise all U.S. water systems to remove fluoride from public water."

Politics - NBC News - November 3

Gaza aid falls to lowest level since start of war despite US warning to Israel

Biden administration letter threatened to withhold military help if humanitarian crisis did not urgently improve

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Middle East crisis live: Aid entering Gaza is lowest in months, says Unrwa, as US deadline approaches

US had warned Israel a month ago that it had just 30 days to address humanitarian crisis. Images sent over the news wires show smoke billowing over Beirut after Israeli strikes on the southern ...

World - The Guardian - November 12

Fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah amid push for a ceasefire deal

Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes as diplomats push for peace with a potential new ceasefire deal. The proposed deal would include a 60-day ceasefire, during which Israeli troops would withdraw ...

Fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah amid push for a ceasefire deal

Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes as diplomats push for peace with a potential new ceasefire deal. The proposed deal would include a 60-day ceasefire, during which Israeli troops would withdraw ...

World - CBS News - Yesterday

Netanyahu in fresh storm over Gaza hostages after arrests linked to alleged leak

Court says arrests followed investigation into suspected breach of national security that had ‘harmed Israeli war aims’. The Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, is at the centre of a new ...

World - The Guardian - November 3

Qatar halts Israel-Gaza ceasefire mediation over lack of ‘good faith’

Gulf state’s government is stopping mediation efforts until warring parties show a ‘sincere willingness’ to reach a deal. The Qatari government has informed the US and Israel it will stop mediation ...

World - The Guardian - November 9

G20 waters down support for Ukraine amid pressure for peace talks

Advanced economies omit criticism of Moscow targeting civilian infrastructure and nuclear threats in Rio statement

World - Financial Times - November 19

Erdoğan welcomes ceasefire in Lebanon, urges end to Gaza war

World - Yahoo News - 9 hours ago

The Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire quiets one front but Gaza sees no end to war

For many across the Middle East, the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire came as a relief: the first major sign of progress in the region since war began more than a year ago

World - ABC News - 5 hours ago

Bike rides and Balkan music: Klay Thompson is embracing a fresh start with the Mavericks

Thompson, who won four rings alongside Curry and Green, returns to the Golden State on Tuesday.

Sports - ESPN - November 12

Barkley: Hoping Jones can find 'same fresh start'

Saquan Barkley says he is hoping Daniel Jones can "find the same fresh start and success" he has with the Eagles.

Sports - ESPN - 4 days ago

Far-right Israeli settler movement aims to push Palestinians out of Gaza

Following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by the militant group Hamas, a far-right Israeli settler movement began advancing efforts to drive Palestinians out of Gaza even if it violates international ...

US awaits Lebanon response to Hezbollah-Israel ceasefire plan

It comes amid escalating Israeli strikes seemingly aimed at pressurising Hezbollah and the government.

FirstFT: US-brokered Lebanon ceasefire begins

Also in today’s newsletter, Mexico hits back at Trump, and China investigates defence minister for alleged corruption

World - Financial Times - 10 hours ago

ICE Started Ramping Up Its Surveillance Arsenal Immediately After Donald Trump Won

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement put out a fresh call for contracts for surveillance technologies before an anticipated surge in the number of people it monitors ahead of deportation hearings.

Tech - Wired - November 13

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire to start Wednesday morning

The Israeli government is expected to shortly announce its agreement to a ceasefire with Hezbollah in Lebanon that will begin Wednesday morning, according to a source familiar. The announcement is ...

Politics - The Hill - Yesterday

I’m used to outsiders mangling Belfast's history. So Say Nothing was a breath of fresh air | Rachel Connolly

The adaptation of Patrick Radden Keefe’s book isn’t flawless – but it doesn’t airbrush the complex, messy story of the Troubles. I will admit that when I heard there was to be a TV adaptation of ...

World - The Guardian - November 18

I’m a surgeon, and I’ve been refused re-entry to Gaza – we need a medical ceasefire now | Ali Elaydi

Doctors sign the hippocratic oath to do no harm, but how can we treat people without hospitals, staff and enough medicines?. On 1 July 2024, the European hospital in Gaza evacuated all patients and ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

Middle East crisis live: Hamas ‘ready’ for Gaza ceasefire, says senior official

Senior official Bassem Naim says militant group ‘ready for ceasefire’ and urges Donald Trump to ‘pressure’ 'Israel to ‘end the aggression’. Wafa, the Palestinian news agency, is reporting that two ...

World - The Guardian - November 15

Israel-Gaza-Lebanon live updates: IDF issues south Lebanon warning after ceasefire

Israel continues strikes across Lebanon -- including intense attacks in Beirut -- amid a major multi-national cease-fire push.

The Guardian view on the Lebanon ceasefire: a lasting regional peace must go through Gaza | Editorial

The US-brokered agreement is a breakthrough for suffering civilians. But a deal on Netanyahu’s terms offers scant hope to Palestinians. Unsurprisingly, Joe Biden struck an upbeat, optimistic note ...

World - The Guardian - 2 hours ago

US draws up draft Israel-Lebanon ceasefire plan

Proposal leaked as senior Washington officials head to Middle East in effort to end year-long conflict

Business - Financial Times - October 31

US attempts to broker ceasefire as civilians killed in Lebanon and Israel

IDF airstrikes kill 45 people while seven die, including four Thai workers, in rocket attack on northern Israel. Senior US officials have held talks in Israel aimed at brokering a ceasefire with ...

World - The Guardian - October 31

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