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September 4, 2025 2:11 PM

UAE warns Israel that West Bank annexation would cross ‘red line’

The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday issued a sharp warning that any Israeli annexation of the West Bank would constitute a "red line" for Abu Dhabi and severely undermine the Abraham Accords that normalised relations between the two countries. The...

September 3, 2025 5:11 PM

UAE official warns West Bank settlement plans ‘red line’ for Abu Dhabi

The United Arab Emirates warned Israel on Wednesday that any annexation of the West Bank would constitute a red line for Abu Dhabi that would severely undermine the spirit of the Abraham Accords that normalised relations between the two countries. "...

September 3, 2025 2:47 PM

Israeli military pushes further into Gaza City, forcing more displacement

The Israeli military moved deeper into Gaza City on Wednesday, with soldiers and tanks pushing into Sheikh Radwan, one of the urban centre's largest and most crowded neighbourhoods. In recent weeks, Israeli forces have advanced through Gaza City's o...

September 3, 2025 11:38 AM

US imposes sanctions on network for transporting Iranian oil

The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned a network of shipping companies and vessels led by an Iraqi-Kittitian businessman for smuggling Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil. The administration of President Donald Trump is keeping pressure o...

September 2, 2025 5:13 PM

Thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty, as military chief clashes with ministers

Tens of thousands of reservists started to report for duty on Tuesday ahead of a new Israeli offensive in Gaza City, which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to speed up, despite warnings from senior ranks. Israeli Army Radio said that some 40,...

September 2, 2025 10:17 AM

Belgium to recognise Palestinian state at UN General Assembly

Belgium will recognise a Palestinian state at the U.N. General Assembly, Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said on Tuesday, adding to international pressure on Israel after similar moves by Australia, Britain, Canada and France. Under mounting global c...

September 1, 2025 3:44 PM

Israel sends tanks deeper into Gaza City, more families flee

Israel pushed tanks deeper into Gaza City and detonated explosives-laden vehicles in one suburb as airstrikes killed at least 19 people on Monday, Palestinian officials and witnesses said. The reports came as the president of the world's leading gen...

September 1, 2025 10:14 AM

Israel mulls West Bank annexation in response to moves to recognise Palestine

Israel is considering annexation in the occupied West Bank as a possible response to France and other countries recognising a Palestinian state, according to three Israeli officials and the idea will be discussed further on Sunday, another official s...

August 30, 2025 2:05 PM

US bars Palestinian leader Abbas from UN as allies pledge statehood

The United States said on Friday it would not allow Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to travel to New York next month for a United Nations gathering of world leaders, where several U.S. allies are set to recognize Palestine as a state. ...

August 29, 2025 4:52 PM

Largest flotilla for Gaza hopes to pressure Israel to end blockade

Pro-Palestinian activists preparing to set sail from Spain on Sunday for Gaza in dozens of boats carrying aid have called on governments to pressure Israel to allow their flotilla - the largest to date - through the naval blockade. Swedish activist ...

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