An Israeli soldier covers his face as he visits the site where revellers were killed and kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border attack by Hamas militants at the Nova music festival, near the Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, on October 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israelis prepared to mourn the dead on Tuesday (October 7, … Read more
Hamas ready to free hostages but wants further negotiation on Trump’s Gaza plan Hamas said on Friday (October 3, 2025) it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, under the terms of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, and signalled readiness to immediately enter mediated negotiations to discuss the details. Hamas reiterated … Read more
Two conflicts separated by half a century — the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the 2023 Gaza conflict — have shaped Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations. Following the setback to Israel in the Yom Kippur War the global and regional dynamics in South Asia prompted Pakistan to reach out to Saudi Arabia. Similarly, the unfolding Gulf scenario … Read more
File picture of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attending a discussion at the plenum in the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, in Jerusalem | Photo Credit: Reuters Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet this week to decide on Israel’s next steps in Gaza following the collapse of indirect ceasefire talks with Hamas, with one senior Israeli … Read more
