Israel approves 764 West Bank homes as Smotrich pushes settlement expansion, while Palestinians warn the move undermines hopes for a future independent state.
Jerusalem (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Israel holds Gaza residents in Rakefet underground jail, depriving them of daylight, food, and reporting abuse and torture since January 2025. As reported by The Guardian, Israel confines dozens of Palestinians from Gaza in an underground prison,
Jerusalem (Parliament Politics Magazine) – US Vice President JD Vance admits disarming Hamas is a “very, very tough task” while visiting Israel to support the ceasefire and rebuild Gaza. As reported by The Telegraph, JD Vance warned that disarming Hamas would be
Jerusalem (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Israel launched airstrikes in Gaza after accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire, following attacks on Israeli forces in the Rafah and Khan Younis areas. As reported by The Sky News, Israeli troops conducted an attack in Gaza
Palestine (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Nasser al-Qudwa, nephew of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, has returned to the Palestinian Authority after four years in exile, following a pardon from President Mahmoud Abbas. He aims to reform the PA, fight corruption, and
Jerusalem (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Israeli hostage families warn that the peace deal cannot proceed until militant group Hamas returns all hostages, calling any concession a moral failure. As reported by Sky News, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum said the Gaza
Jerusalem (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Israel reopens Rafah crossing to send aid after Hamas hands over some hostages’ bodies in US-mediated Gaza peace deal. As reported by The Telegraph, Israel will reopen Gaza’s Rafah border crossing to allow humanitarian aid following Hamas’
Jordan (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Jordan King Abdullah II of Jordan warned that the Middle East faces a bleak future without a peace process leading to an independent Palestinian state. He emphasised that a two-state solution is the sole viable path to
Jerusalem (Parliament Politics Magazine) – Israeli hostages held by Hamas to be released under a US-mediated ceasefire as President Donald Trump announces the war’s end en route to Israel. As reported by The Telegraph, the first phase of the Gaza peace plan