The frantic effort behind the Hamas-Israel truce deal
A secret cell headed by CIA and Mossad chiefs, and multiple contacts between US President Joe Biden and leaders of Israel, Qatar, and Egypt underpinned an “excruciating” five weeks resulting in the truce agreement, a US official said
‘My world collapsed again’ says son of Israeli hostage killed in Gaza
When Hamas militants stormed Omer Weiss’ kibbutz in southern Israel on October 7, they killed his father and kidnapped his mother. On Thursday the Israeli military told him she had been found dead, and his world fell apart again
Turkish politicians issue statements following outbreak of Israel-Gaza conflict
Since the outbreak of violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning (October 7), several Turkish politicians and government ministries have put out statements on the matter. An English-language press release from Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated October 7 urged deescalation and the pursuit of a two-state solution, saying: “We are deeply concerned about […]