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The seven countries, including the U.S. and France, called to end the 'immense suffering of civilians in Gaza through a flood of humanitarian aid and securing the release of all hostages,' in a statement at the UN General Assembly. They also lauded the EU snapback mechanism on Iran's nuclear program

The meeting, which lasted nearly an hour, was viewed as an opportunity for Arab and Muslim leaders to collectively influence Trump's stance on the Gaza war. Several leaders, including Trump, raised their hands to signal the session had been positive

Israel previously said that the activists' refusal to unload the aid in the southern port city of Ashkelon 'once again highlights the insincerity of the flotilla members and their mission to serve Hamas, rather than the people in Gaza,' referring to it as 'the Hamas flotilla'

• PM Shehbaz, FM Dar join leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Turkiye and Indonesia for multilateral meeting • US president calls for immediate end to war, tells Muslim leaders ‘this is the group that can do it’ • Opposes recognition of Palestine statehood in UNGA speech; Rubio says permanent solution only possible through ‘negotiated settlement’ NEW YORK: After an antagonistic speech at the UN General Assembly, where he opposed a growing global push towards the recognition of a Palestinian state, US President Donald Trump met Muslim leaders, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, to present his plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza. The meeting, held on the sidelines of the 80th UNGA at United Nations Headquarters, brought together leaders from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Turkiye and Indonesia. Ahead of the meeting, in a televised interaction with Muslim leaders, Trump said: “We have to get the hostages back… This is the group that can do it, more than any other grou...

The U.S. president said those who want peace must call for the release of hostages ■ Turkey's Erdoğan showed images of hunger in Gaza, calling it a 'low point for humanity' ■ Jordan's king warned that Israel seeks to establish a 'Greater Israel' ■ Qatar's emir said Israel's strike in Doha blocked a hostage release ■ Lebanese PM: Israel must withdraw from our territory

US president commends leaders’ collective efforts, calling their work on Gaza “excellent and commendable"

The appeal follows warnings from aid groups that medical evacuations have nearly stopped and Gaza hospitals are running without basic supplies. Some signatories have also backed Palestinian statehood, defying U.S. opposition

The transit of goods was slowed or partially blocked by workers' sit-ins and rallies in Italy's main ports of Genoa and Livorno. More than 20,000 people gathered in front of Rome's central station to protest the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza

After the IDF's Arabic-language spokesperson accused Saleh al-Jafarawi, a popular citizen journalist in Gaza, of being a Hamas operative, followers fear he could soon be targeted by Israel. Al Jazeera reporter Anas al-Sharif was targeted last month after Israel made similar allegations

The 23rd relief consignment, comprising 100 tons of humanitarian aid, was dispatched to Gaza via a special flight from Allama Iqbal International Airport, with support from the Alkhidmat Foundation and the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider Khan visited Lahore Airport on Sunday to oversee the dispatch of a humanitarian aid consignment for the people of Gaza and Palestine, organized by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).

Books addressing the ongoing Gaza war keep emerging. Very few are truly about Gaza and this moment in history

Hundreds of Jewish physicians and scholars from the U.S., U.K. and Israel denounce what they describe as a deliberate campaign to destroy civilian life in Gaza, where life expectancy has halved since October 2023. Their open letter admonishes colleagues who have yet to protest: 'To be silent is to be complicit'

Greta Thunberg was quietly removed from the Global Sumud Flotilla’s leadership as organizers face internal rifts and communication challenges during their mission to breach the Gaza naval blockade.

According to Israeli data, about 9 percent of aid to Gaza by truck passes through the Allenby crossing. Aid groups say Jordan is crucial for supplying tents urgently needed amid the evacuation of Gaza City residents

'If the IDF wants to keep politics out of the army, it must also stop the far-right from reaching soldiers,' a reservist says, as booklets distributed in active combat zones vowed that former Israeli settlements in Gaza 'will not fall again'

They are among the last children born in Gaza in the current Jewish year, and it is uncertain whether they even have two living parents

In a separate incident on Friday, UNICEF said gunmen seized trucks carrying lifesaving food for 2,700 severely malnourished children in Gaza, calling the theft 'devastating' and warning that 'children are bearing the heaviest burden' of the Israeli offensive in Gaza

Peste 132.000 de copii din Gaza riscă să moară din cauza malnutriției acute, în timp ce zonele umanitare devin supraaglomerate și nesigure. Copiii rămași fără părinți și cei răniți suferă traume fizice și psihologice profunde.

Amid calls to bar Israel from international sporting events over the war in Gaza, the president of the International Olympic Committee stressed that Israel's participation in the Olympics is not in question, noting that the country has not violated the Olympic charter – unlike Russia, which was suspended