Tag Archives: Middle East conflict 2025

Hamas has dismissed the latest warning from President Donald Trump and restated its position that the release of the remaining Israeli hostages will only happen as part of a broader agreement that guarantees a permanent ceasefire in Gaza. The militant group accused both Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of attempting to walk away from the ceasefire deal agreed …

Qatar has rejected accusations made by Israel’s domestic security agency, Shin Bet, which alleged that financial aid from Qatar contributed to the strengthening of Hamas’s military capabilities ahead of the October 7, 2023 attack. Qatar dismissed these claims as false and described them as politically motivated attempts to deflect blame. The statement from Qatar’s International Media Office accused Israeli authorities …

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Israel’s new military chief, Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir, to mark the official handover of command at the Israel Defense Forces headquarters in Tel Aviv. During the ceremony, Netanyahu stressed that Israel remains fully committed to securing victory in the ongoing multi-front conflict, which erupted following Hamas’s large-scale attack in October 2023. Netanyahu made it …

Israel’s Foreign Minister, Gideon Saar, announced on Tuesday that the country requires the complete demilitarization of Gaza and the removal of Hamas before advancing to the second phase of the January ceasefire agreement. He emphasized that without these conditions, no progress can be made in the ceasefire process. Saar also expressed concerns that humanitarian aid has become a significant revenue …

The Israeli military has stated that it is ready to pull out of Lebanese territory and transfer control to the Lebanese army within the timeframe established by a U.S.-French-mediated ceasefire agreement. This ceasefire, effective November 27, stipulates that Lebanon’s military and United Nations peacekeepers will take over the south as Israeli soldiers withdraw within 60 days, later extended until February …

The Israeli forces accused Iran’s Quds Force and Hezbollah of using civilian flights to Rafic Hariri International Airport in Beirut to transport money to be used to equip Hezbollah to carry out attacks in Israel. The efforts to block such shipments using ceasefire control mechanisms aside, efforts at such efforts at smuggling most likely succeeded, said Israeli army official Avichay …