By Batool Subeiti

Will a ceasefire take effect?

BEIRUT - The Israeli occupation entity cannot breathe without American oxygen and is effectively bound by the supreme American interests.

Hamas delegation to visit Cairo on Monday

A Hamas delegation will visit Cairo, the Egyptian capital, on Monday for talks aimed at securing a ceasefire, a Hamas official has told Reuters.

Hamas reviewing ceasefire proposal

Hamas said Saturday it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza.

Hamas demands written commitment that Israel will withdraw from Gaza

Hamas has demanded a “clear written commitment” that Israel will withdraw from the Gaza Strip during the second of a three-phase cease-fire deal, a senior Egyptian official and a Hamas official said Sunday, AP reported.

By Professor Hossein Askari

Arabs: It is the 11th hour—stand up against Israel and the United States

Honor matters and shamelessness has its limits

Let’s face it. Arabs have done precious little in support of Palestinians since Israel’s unfolding massacre in 2024, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, inhumanity and yes, genocide in Gaza. If you don’t act now, all future generations of Arabs will be ashamed of their Arab heritage. All Muslims should be right behind you in support. And if there is any humanity left in us at all, we must all join the chorus of support.

Pope calls for ceasefire in Gaza during a blustery Easter Sunday Mass

In his Easter blessing, Pope Francis made a strong appeal for a cease-fire in Gaza and a prisoner swap between Russia and Ukraine.

Hamas: Intl. community must oblige Israel to implement UNSC resolution

A member of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement has welcomed a UN Security Council resolution that called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as “significant and important”, but he said it’s important now to see how the international community works to compel Israel to implement it.

Gaza ceasefire talks expected to start Sunday

Egyptian officials say stalled talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas are expected to restart in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday.

OIC ministers call for ‘unconditional ceasefire’ in Gaza

The information ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states have held an extraordinary session in Turkey’s Istanbul, condemning Israel’s “systematic oppression, massacre, and genocide of Palestinian civilians in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank.

US once again vetoes UN resolution for Gaza ceasefire

Unsurprisingly, the United States once again vetoes a UN resolution that calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, according to Press TV.

‘Nothing in the region is likely to de-escalate unless there is de-escalation in Gaza’: think tank

TEHRAN - In a commentary on Feb. 3, the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, an American think tank, said tension in the region will not de-escalate otherwise Israel ends its war on the Gaza Strip.

Almost half of Israelis want election once Gaza ceasefire agreed: Poll

The poll, conducted by Hebrew-language newspaper Maariv, shows that 49 percent of respondents want an election to be called once a ceasefire is agreed between Israel and Hamas.

Iran censures US for preventing UN to end Israeli genocide in Gaza

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian on Tuesday denounced the U.S. for preventing the UN Security Council from fulfilling its duty to press for an end to the Israeli regime's genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip.

Truce in Gaza, solution to Palestine crisis, restoring JCPOA are key to avert disaster: expert

TEHRAN - In an op-ed in Middle East Eye on January 8, a Middle East security and nuclear policy specialist at Princeton University suggests only if the U.S. pressures Israel to call a ceasefire in Gaza, helps to find a just and lasting solution to the Palestinian crisis and then restores the Iran nuclear deal can disaster be averted in West Asia.

Israel seeking to drag the U.S. into another ruinous war: analysis

In a commentary on January 3, The Nation said Israel is pushing the United States toward another “ruinous" war as Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip is gradually spreading.

Demonstrators outside Blinken’s home accuse him of participating in ‘genocide’

Video verified by Al Jazeera shows dozens of protesters confronting the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as his car leaves his house in Washington.

Behind the scenes of intense talks that led to Israel-Hamas hostage deal

In an article published on November 22, The Times of Israel reveals behind-the-scenes talks that led to a deal between Israel and Hamas on exchanging prisoners. It wrote: Netanyahu is pressuring Joe Biden to implement this agreement by consulting with the Emir of Qatar because Netanyahu needed this agreement.

Biden's sanguinary stance on Gaza runs counter to wishes of most Americans: analyst

It is no wonder some sources are referring to Biden as “Genocide Joe”

TEHRAN – A political analyst says President Joe Biden’s ruthless position on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip even contravenes the views of most American citizens.