TEL AVIV, Israel—A 28-page document that lays out the clearest plan for postwar Gaza to date has circulated at the highest level of Israel’s security apparatus. In the proposal obtained by The Dispatch, a team of researchers looked to the past to chart out a better future for the war-torn Strip. The draft proposal, which […]
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Tories facing worst result ever as Labour eye post-war record majority, poll finds
The UK Labour Party is on course to win more than 450 seats and the biggest majority of any post-war British government, according to a poll of almost 20,000 people. The poll by Ipsos, published on Tuesday, estimated Labour would win 43 per cent of the vote in the upcoming UK general election and secure […]
Blinken pushes Israel on postwar Gaza plans as pressure mounts on Hamas to accept cease-fire plan
TEL AVIV (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged top Israeli officials on Monday to accept and implement a plan for postwar Gaza as he pushed for more international pressure on Hamas to agree to a cease-fire proposal newly endorsed by the U.N. Security Council. On his latest urgent mission to the Middle […]
Hamas signals post-war ambition in talks with Palestinian rival Fatah
By Ali Sawafta and Nidal al-Mughrabi RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Deep divisions will limit progress at reconciliation talks between Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah this month, conversations with five sources in the groups indicate, but the meetings highlight that the Islamist group is likely to retain influence after Israel’s war in Gaza. The talks between Hamas […]
Israel war cabinet minister vows to quit if there is no post-war plan for Gaza
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip. Mr Gantz set an 8 June deadline for a plan to achieve six “strategic goals”, including the end of Hamas rule in Gaza and the establishment of a multinational civilian administration […]
UAE lashes out at Netanyahu over joining post-war Gaza administration
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) lashed out on Saturday at a suggestion from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to join a potential civil administration in the post-war Gaza Strip. Netanyahu suggested in a recent interview that a civilian administration with Gazans and possibly with the aid of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and other countries could […]
Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security in Gaza in new postwar plan
Israel seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip, according to a long-awaited postwar plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was swiftly rejected on Friday by Palestinian leaders and runs counter to Washington’s vision for the war-ravaged enclave. Mr Netanyahu presented the two-page document to his security cabinet late on […]
Netanyahu seeks open-ended control over security in Gaza in new postwar plan
Israel seeks open-ended control over security and civilian affairs in the Gaza Strip, according to a long-awaited postwar plan by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It was swiftly rejected on Friday by Palestinian leaders and runs counter to Washington’s vision for the war-ravaged enclave. Mr Netanyahu presented the two-page document to his security cabinet late on […]
Blinken returns to Middle East in push for hostage deal and postwar Gaza plan
US secretary of state Antony Blinken met Saudi Arabia’s crown prince on Monday at the start of his fifth visit to the Middle East since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, hoping to press ahead with a potential ceasefire deal and postwar planning while tamping down regional tensions. But on all three fronts he […]
Israel’s Netanyahu rejects any Palestinian sovereignty in post-war Gaza, rebuffing Biden
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that he “will not compromise on full Israeli control” over Gaza and that “this is contrary to a Palestinian state,” rejecting U.S. President Joe Biden’s suggestion that creative solutions could bridge wide gaps between the leaders’ views on Palestinian statehood. In a sign of the […]
Netanyahu says he has told US he opposes Palestinian state in postwar scenario
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected US calls to scale back Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip or take steps towards the establishment of a Palestinian state after the war, drawing an immediate scolding from the White House. The tense back and forth reflected what has become a wide rift between the two […]
Live updates | US bombs Yemen a fifth time, as Netanyahu rejects any postwar Palestinian state
The United States conducted a fifth strike against Houthi rebels in Yemen on Thursday, even as President Joe Biden acknowledged that bombing the Iran-backed militants has yet to stop their attacks on shipping in the crucial Red Sea corridor. In Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he has told the United States that he opposes […]