#gaza-ceasefire

#gaza-ceasefire

US president says Hamas has three or four days' to respond to his Gaza ceasefire proposal. A 20-point plan was unveiled by US President Donald Trump to end the war on Gaza, with Israel's prime minister by his side. It's been welcomed internationally, while Hamas studies the details. So, what's on the table? And what does it mean for Palestinians?

Ending the genocide is tied to this very colonial approach in which Israel the party that has carried out the genocide and the US who has funded it are the ones who get to decide the future of the people against whom they're committing genocide, Palestinian lawyer and analyst Diana Buttu, who was a legal adviser to the Palestinian negotiating team from 2000 to 2005, said

Turkiye now stands as part of the US initiative and is collaborating closely on it, Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari told a news conference on Tuesday. list of 4 itemsend of list He confirmed that officials from Hamas received the full text of the US plan on Monday night, and have promised to responsibly examine it and respond. Al-Ansari added that it is too early to speculate on the outcome, but noted that Qatar is upbeat because the plan is comprehensive.

The United States has blocked yet another United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and for Israel to lift all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid. Under the UN charter, the Security Council is responsible for maintaining international peace and security. It's made up of 15 members 10 elected and five permanent, which have the power to veto resolutions.

My country's capital was subjected to a treacherous attack targeting a residence housing the families of Hamas leaders and their negotiating delegation, the Qatari emir said in his opening speech at the emergency summit of the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). list of 4 itemsend of list Our citizens were surprised, and the entire world was shocked by the aggression and cowardly terrorist act, he said, referring to the global condemnation of the September 9 attack that killed six people.

This week, Israel launched an unprecedented airstrike on Qatar's capital, Doha, claiming it was targeting senior Hamas leaders. Qatar, a key mediator between Hamas and Israel, condemned the strike as a violation of international law and branded it an act of state terrorism. How has Israel been able to act with such impunity? And what does this attack mean for the future of ceasefire negotiations in Gaza?

Witkoff sent a new U.S. proposal last week to Hamas for a Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal through an Israeli peace activist. The new proposal includes the release of all 48 remaining hostages - 20 of whom are believed to be alive - in exchange for a ceasefire, the end of Israel's Gaza City operation and negotiations on the conditions for ending the war and a full Israeli withdrawal.

Justice Democrats - the influential left-wing PAC known for helping Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives oust Democratic incumbents - is backing a primary challenge to Democrat Rep. Jimmy Gomez, a four-term congressman representing a staunchly Democratic Los Angeles district. The group endorsed Angela Gonzales-Torres on Thursday, characterizing the 30-year-old Highland Park resident as a fighter willing to take on not just the Trump administration, but also corporate interests in the Democratic establishment.

Pope Leo XIV urged for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip following an Israeli strike that killed three and injured ten at a Catholic Church.

Vittert stated, "The Trump archives are a series of near impossible feats that we have been told...The Israelis have agreed to a ceasefire deal in Gaza that would bring home the hostages. Hamas has not agreed."},{