The UN Security Council has overwhelmingly endorsed US President Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, authorizing an International Stabilisation Force and a transitional Board of Peace. Hamas immediately rejected the resolution, calling it an attempt to impose international guardianship over Gaza.
As Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu meet at the White House, the stakes are high. Trump pushes his 21-point Gaza peace plan, while Netanyahu, transformed since October 7, balances survival, far-right allies, and a war-weary Israel.
Sonia Gandhi has accused the Modi government of abandoning India’s long-standing support for Palestine, calling its silence on the Gaza crisis a “complete abdication of humanity and morality.”
US President Donald Trump has drawn a red line for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, declaring that he will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank. His statement comes amid growing international recognition of Palestinian statehood, rising global pressure on Israel, and escalating violence in Gaza and the West Bank.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in Israel after the controversial Israeli strike on Qatar. His visit aims to address the Gaza war, the release of hostages, fallout with Qatar, and Israel’s West Bank annexation plans as tensions mount ahead of the UN General Assembly.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ruled out a Palestinian state while signing the long-stalled E1 settlement expansion plan in the West Bank. The $1 billion project, critics warn, would split the territory in two and make a contiguous Palestinian state nearly impossible, drawing sharp global condemnation.
Hamas denies U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff’s claim of willingness to disarm, reaffirms it will not lay down arms until a sovereign Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital is established. Humanitarian crisis and hostage tensions escalate in Gaza.
Canada plans to recognize the State of Palestine at the 80th UN General Assembly in September 2025. The decision, following similar moves by the UK and France, puts pressure on Israel amid growing humanitarian concerns in Gaza.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer declares Britain will recognize a Palestinian state by September 2025 unless Israel agrees to a Gaza ceasefire and a revived two-state solution. France backs the move, while Israel and Trump condemn it.
French President Emmanuel Macron announces that France will officially recognize the State of Palestine at the UN in September 2025, sparking global support and fierce backlash from Israel and the U.S. Explore the implications of this historic decision.