US President Donald Trump floated a plan Saturday to "just clean out" Gaza, and said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take Palestinians from the territory in a bid to create Middle East peace.Describing Gaza as a "demolition site" after the Israel-Hamas war, Trump said he had spoken to Jordan's King Abdullah II about the issue and expected to talk to Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Sunday."I'd like Egypt to take people. And I'd like Jordan to take people," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Trump floats plan to 'just clean out' Gaza
Sudan's army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries
Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the building which had been encircled by paramilitary fighters since the war erupted in April 2023."Our forces are in their best condition," Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told army commanders at the reclaimed headquarters, which are close to the city centre and airport.The army's recapture of the General Command building is its biggest victory in the capital since reclaiming Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city on the Nile's west bank, nearly a year ago.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Sudan's army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries
Sudan army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries
Sudan's army chief visited on Sunday his headquarters in the capital Khartoum, two days after forces recaptured the complex, which paramilitaries had encircled since the war erupted in April 2023."Our forces are in their best condition," Abdel Fattah al-Burhan told army commanders at the reclaimed headquarters close to the city centre and airport.The army's recapture of the General Command of the Armed Forces is its biggest victory in the capital since reclaiming Omdurman, Khartoum's twin city on the Nile's west bank, nearly a year ago.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Sudan army chief visits HQ after recapture from paramilitaries
Displaced Gazans mass at Israeli barrier waiting to reach north
A vast crowd of Gazans massed near an Israeli military barrier preventing them from heading to their homes in the north on Sunday amid a row between Hamas and Israel over the terms of their ceasefire deal.Aerial footage from AFPTV showed the crowd fanning out for hundreds of metres from a junction on a coastal road in the Nuseirat area and spilling onto a nearby beach.Dotted among the crowd were water tankers, ambulances, donkey carts, TV crews and their vehicles, and dozens of tents in which displaced Gazans sat and waited for permission to continue their journey.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Displaced Gazans mass at Israeli barrier waiting to reach north
Talks on early release of Arbel Yehoud ongoing, source tells 'Post'
Yehud was taken hostage along with her boyfriend, Ariel Cunio, from their home in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Talks on early release of Arbel Yehoud ongoing, source tells 'Post'
Dolphin Yam, former seafood dining icon, goes kosher
Owners Yonatan Cohen and Eyal Dolev say the decision to become kosher was purely personal.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Dolphin Yam, former seafood dining icon, goes kosher
'For a righteous cause': Holocaust memorials persist in Muslim countries amid antisemitism
The report highlights that despite the October 7 massacre and the rising antisemitism across the Muslim world, these initiatives have persisted.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: 'For a righteous cause': Holocaust memorials persist in Muslim countries amid antisemitism
President Herzog prays for hostages at Lubavitcher Rebbe’s resting place
Herzog begins his US visit with a prayer for hostages and the IDF at the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s grave.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: President Herzog prays for hostages at Lubavitcher Rebbe’s resting place
Iran, Afghanistan call for more ties in high-level Kabul talks
Iran and Afghanistan called for increased cooperation during a trip to Kabul on Sunday by Tehran's foreign minister, the highest-level Iranian official to visit the Afghan capital since the Taliban's takeover in 2021.Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with his Afghan counterpart, Amir Khan Muttaqi, and Taliban government Prime Minister Hassan Akhund during a one-day visit to discuss relations between the neighbouring countries that spar over issues including migration and water resources.
Source: Al Monitor
Full Article: Iran, Afghanistan call for more ties in high-level Kabul talks
Auschwitz marks 80 years since liberation, potentially last with living survivors
Officials say the commemorative event marking the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz's liberation could be the last of its kind.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Auschwitz marks 80 years since liberation, potentially last with living survivors