Doubling down on his proposal, Trump says Israel would hand over Gaza to the US after fighting is over

Doubling down on his proposal, Trump says Israel would hand over Gaza to the US after fighting is over

  • No American troops would be needed on the ground, the US president wrote his Truth Social web platform
  • Israel’s defense chief suggests Spain, Ireland, Norway, and others opposed to military operations in Gaza should take in the Palestinians
  • Trump’s top diplomat said that people would have to live elsewhere while Gaza was being rebuilt
By Reuters ·

Update Rubio to visit Middle East after Trump proposal for US to take over Gaza

Rubio to visit Middle East after Trump proposal for US to take over Gaza

  • Rubio is planning to travel to the region after the Munich security conference
By Reuters ·

Palestinian boy sits beside an aid box provided by UNRWA outside a distribution point in Khan Younis. (Reuters)

Future looks dire for UN Palestinian refugee agency, says UNRWA chief

  • Even in East Jerusalem, Lazzarini said, health care and other services provided by UNRWA “are continuing, though not necessarily at the same scope it used to be”
By AP ·

Special Arab Americans for Trump changes name after Gaza comments

Arab Americans for Trump changes name after Gaza comments

By RAY HANANIA ·

Special Lebanese government formation stalls over minister selection

Lebanese government formation stalls over minister selection

By NAJIA HOUSSARI ·

Saudi king, crown prince send condolences on passing of former Algerian PM

Saudi king, crown prince send condolences on passing of former Algerian PM

  • Sid Ahmed Ghozali, who died age 88, was Algeria’s PM from June 1991 to July 1992
By Arab News ·

Al-Qaeda in Yemen says senior official killed in blast

Al-Qaeda in Yemen says senior official killed in blast

  • Abu Yusuf Al-Muhammadi Al-Hadrami died when a motorcycle packed with explosives detonated near where he worked in Marib
By AFP ·

Swedish police say mass shooter was connected to school where he opened fire

Swedish police say mass shooter was connected to school where he opened fire

  • Swedish police say the shooter who killed 10 people in the country’s worst mass shooting was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with at least one rifle-like weapon
  • Authorities said the gunman, who has not yet been officially identified, may have attended school there
By AP ·

The Taliban suspend Afghan women’s radio station for providing content to overseas TV channel

The Taliban suspend Afghan women’s radio station for providing content to overseas TV channel

  • Since their takeover, the Taliban have excluded women from education, many kinds of work, and public spaces
By AP ·

The Taliban suspend Afghan women’s radio station for providing content to overseas TV channel

The Taliban suspend Afghan women’s radio station for providing content to overseas TV channel

  • Since their takeover, the Taliban have excluded women from education, many kinds of work, and public spaces
By AP ·