Palestine

Trump, Fatah al-Sisi to chair Gaza peace summit in Egypt, world leaders to attend while Hamas taps out

As Israel and Hamas prepare for a hostage-prisoner exchange, US President Donald Trump and his Egyptian counterpart, Abdel Fatah al-Sisi, are due to chair a Gaza peace summit on Monday

Israel refuses to release most popular Palestinian leader in prisoner-hostage exchange with Hamas

The most popular and potentially unifying Palestinian leader, Marwan Barghouti, is not among the prisoners Israel intends to free in exchange for hostages held by Hamas under the new Gaza ceasefire deal.

Ceasefire in Gaza: Netanyahu says if Hamas doesn't disarm, 'it will be achieved the hard way'

Israeli PM Netanyahu warns Hamas must disarm “the hard way” if necessary as the first phase of Trump-backed Gaza ceasefire aims to secure hostages’ release and ease humanitarian crises amid fragile peace talks.

Israel's government approves first phase of Trump's Gaza plan, ceasefire to take effect in 24 hours

In a landmark event, the Israeli Cabinet has approved the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire proposal, which Hamas agreed on Thursday. The deal proposed by US President Donald Trump would entail the release of all 48 hostages, including 20 alive ones held in Gaza

Trump 'likely' to address Knesset as Israel, Hamas agree to 'first phase' of his Gaza peace plan

Hours after announcing that Israel and Hamas have 'signed off' the first part of the Gaza peace deal, US President Donald Trump said he is 'likely' to visit Israel soon to address the country's parliament, Knesset

Trump says Israel & Hamas 'signed off' on first phase of his Gaza peace plan, Netanyahu awaits govt's nod

US President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas have 'signed off' on the first phase of his Gaza peace plan, which entails a ceasefire in the Strip and the release of all 48 remaining hostages.

Gaza oscillates between hope and fear as the war enters third year

As the peace deal takes shape, there is hope that the saga of death and destruction in Gaza will finally come to an end, at least for a foreseeable future

'Too little, too late': Ex-peace negotiator Yezid Sayigh says 2-state solution window closed 24 yrs ago

In an interview with Firstpost, former Palestinian peace negotiator Yezid Sayigh said that the window for the two-state solution closed 24 years ago due to the failures of the Palestinian-Israeli leadership during the good years

Despite Trump’s Gaza plan and growing recognition, Palestinian statehood remains elusive

Even as US President Donald Trump's proposal for the Gaza Strip has mentioned a pathway for statehood, real statehood for Palestine remains elusive and a distant dream. And Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's refusal is not the only reason — Palestinian leadership shares the blame as well.

On the side of peace: India's stand on Israel-Hamas war in the past two years

Amid one of the most volatile conflicts in recent history, India has stood firm on the side of peace advocating dialogue, de-escalation and a two-state vision for Israel and Palestine