There are increasing signs from both Israeli and foreign officials that there will be no major progress toward Trump’s Gaza Ceasefire Phase II before late February at the earliest. Recently, top IDF sources predicted it would take months, even…
Category: 3. Middle East
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No Gaza Phase II progress expected until late February
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NCAG Chief Commissioner admits he threw stones at IDF
Chief Commissioner of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) Ali Shaath threw stones at Israeli soldiers alongside Palestinian youth he worked with, he admitted during an interview with Ahmad Biqawi in April 2025.Around…
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Netanyahu: Deal with Iran must dismantle nuclear infrastructure, not just stop enrichment process
JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he told U.S. President Donald Trump last week that any deal with Iran must include the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear infrastructure, not just stopping the…
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Trump told Netanyahu in December he would support Israeli strikes on Iran’s missile program, CBS News reports
Feb 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in Florida in December that he would support Israeli strikes on Iran’s ballistic missile program if the U.S. and Iran could not…
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Indonesia says 8,000 troops ready to deploy to Gaza by June as Trump touts effort
Indonesia’s military said on Sunday that up to 8,000 troops are expected to be ready by the end of June for a potential deployment in a humanitarian and peace mission to Gaza, as US President Donald Trump said countries had committed…
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Trump, Netanyahu agreed US should press Iran to cut oil sales to China, Axios reports
Feb 14 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed at a White House meeting on Wednesday that the U.S. would work to reduce Iran’s oil exports to China, Axios reported, citing two U.S. officials briefed…
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Exclusive-US military preparing for potentially weeks-long Iran operations
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali
WASHINGTON, Feb 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. military is preparing for the possibility of sustained, weeks-long operations against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack, two U.S. officials told Reuters, in what…
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Israeli FM Saar to attend Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting on Thursday, officials say
Feb 14 (Reuters) – Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar will attend U.S. President Donald Trump’s first formal Board of Peace meeting on February 19, two Israeli officials said on Saturday.
U.S. officials told Reuters this week that Trump will…
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Israeli cabinet approves West Bank land registration, Palestinians condemn ‘de-facto annexation’
JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) – Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved further measures to tighten Israel’s control over the occupied West Bank and make it easier for settlers to buy land, in a move Palestinians called “a de-facto annexation”.
The West…
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Board of Peace members have pledged more than $5 billion for Gaza, Trump says
Feb 15 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he will announce on Thursday that Board of Peace member states have pledged more than $5 billion for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
In a Sunday post on Truth Social, Trump wrote…
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