Israel Palestine war 2023

Israel plans to maintain security control over Gaza

Israel plans to maintain security control over Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israel will continue to rule over Gaza militarily. “Once we defeat Hamas’s military power and ruling power in Gaza, Israel will control security in Gaza with full …

Iran declares readiness for war with Israel

Iran declares readiness for war with Israel

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is fully ready for a "war situation" while working for establishing peace in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Araghchi made the remarks during a joint presser with his Iraqi …

Vitaly Naumkin: No one needs Iran's war with Israel

Vitaly Naumkin: No one needs Iran's war with Israel

Exactly one year ago, on October 7, 2023, Hamas militants, taking advantage of the Simchat Torah holiday, attacked Israeli settlements close to the Gaza Strip, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 prisoners. "Vestnik Kavkaza" spoke with Vitaly Naumkin, scientific director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, about the scale to which the Middle East conflict has grown in a year.

Hostage deaths in Gaza spark protests in Israel

Hostage deaths in Gaza spark protests in Israel

Israel’s largest trade union called a general strike for Monday to pressure the government for a cease-fire in Gaza after Israel said it had recovered the bodies of six hostages. The Histadrut represents some 800,000 workers in …

EU considers sanctions against Israel

EU considers sanctions against Israel

The European Union may consider the possibility of imposing sanctions against members of the Israeli government in connection with the attack on Palestinians in the West Bank, the head of European diplomacy, Josep Borrell, made such a statement.

Netanyahu to meet Biden and Harris in USA

Netanyahu to meet Biden and Harris in USA

Netanyahu, who has begun his visit to the United States, intends to meet with Biden, Trump and Harris. The settlement of the Middle East conflict is on the agenda. Relatives of Israelis kidnapped by Hamas also arrived in Washington to express disagreement with Netanyahu's position on Gaza.

Saudi Arabia concerned over military escalation in Yemen

Saudi Arabia concerned over military escalation in Yemen

Saudi Arabia said it is following with “great concern” the military escalation in Yemen following Israeli airstrikes on Al Hudaydah Port. The Saudi Foreign Ministry called on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and …

Netanyahu reaffirms Israel's war goals

Netanyahu reaffirms Israel's war goals

The Israeli Prime Minister said that despite agreeing to a temporary ceasefire, he did not agree to peace with Hamas. The truce is only needed to free the hostages.

Russia and Egypt call for ceasefire in Gaza

Russia and Egypt call for ceasefire in Gaza

Issues of the invigoration of international efforts toward an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip were the focus of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s meeting with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, on the sidelines of the …

Israel's Unity cabinet unravels, Gantz calls for election

Israel's Unity cabinet unravels, Gantz calls for election

Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz and War Cabinet observer Gadi Eisenkot resigned from the emergency unity government led by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Today, we are leaving the emergency …

Hamas rejects Biden's peace deal with Israel

Hamas rejects Biden's peace deal with Israel

Hamas has rejected the Israeli proposal for a prisoner swap and temporary ceasefire, Saudi daily Asharq al-Awsat reported. Hamas officials claim that the proposal put forth by Israel was fundamentally different than the …