African Stories in Perspective
African Stories in Perspective
Israel has confirmed that remains handed over by Hamas on Wednesday night are those of Tanzanian national Joshua Loitu Mollel, a 21-year-old agricultural trainee who was killed during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Thursday that forensic examinations identified the remains, and that Mollel’s family had been […]
Jerusalem/Cairo/Washington — U.S. envoys met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday in an urgent push to steady a fragile ceasefire in Gaza after an outbreak of violence over the weekend threatened to unravel a week-old truce brokered under U.S. auspices. The visit by Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner — who arrived in Israel to […]
Cairo, Egypt – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the world was witnessing the dawn of a “beautiful Middle East” as global and regional leaders gathered in Cairo to mark the end of the Gaza war and the signing of a landmark peace accord. Speaking at the Egypt Summit on Gaza, Trump said […]
Hundreds of freed Palestinian prisoners and detainees have been welcomed with tears, ululations, and screams of joy as they were released by Israel to reunite with their families in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. The large-scale release — one of the most significant in years — involved about 250 prisoners convicted of serious crimes, […]
Gaza City, Saturday — Thousands of Palestinians streamed north along Gaza’s battered coastline on Saturday, trekking by foot, car, and donkey cart back to their long-abandoned homes as a fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas appeared to hold for a second day. Israeli troops have pulled back under the first phase […]
Summary Ceasefire due to start 24 hours after Israeli ratification Hostages could be released 72 hours later Israelis gather at ‘Hostage Square’ in anticipation of official start Trump expresses hope for ‘everlasting peace’ and is invited to speak to Knesset Tel Aviv / Gaza City – Israel’s government has ratified a landmark ceasefire deal with the […]
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt — After two years of relentless bloodshed and destruction in Gaza, negotiators from Israel and Hamas are facing a narrow window of opportunity to end one of the most devastating conflicts in modern Middle Eastern history. The talks, taking place in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, aim to halt […]
A growing number of countries are pledging to recognize a Palestinian state, with more than 145 nations now backing international recognition in a move that is reshaping global diplomacy. Most countries that recognize Palestine did so in 1988, following the Palestine National Council’s declaration of statehood. Over the years, many non-Western nations joined the recognition […]
Former French MP Meir Habib revealed that President Emmanuel Macron offered to visit Israel, but israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refused, citing “current conditions” as unsuitable. Last month, Netanyahu reportedly sent a letter to Macron accusing him of fueling antisemitism by supporting a Palestinian state. He urged Macron to act decisively before the Jewish […]
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have announced the recovery of the body of Israeli hostage Ilan Weiss, 56, during an operation in the Gaza Strip. Weiss was killed on October 7, 2023, during Hamas’s unprecedented attack on southern Israel, before his body was taken into Gaza. According to the IDF, the remains of a second […]
