Israel's renewed bombings against Gaza spark strong international reactions. Qatar, one of the leading mediators in the war, warns that the attacks can undermine security in the region.
WorldIf Israel stops the UN's agency for Palestinian refugees (Unrwa) in Gaza, 100,000 children risk not being able to attend school. It sows the seeds of more extremism, says Unrwa chief Philippe Lazzarini.
WorldFor the first time since May 2024, Swedes have been able to leave Gaza with the help of the Swedish Foreign Ministry.
SwedenRepresentatives from several countries in the Arab world and the US special envoy Steve Witkoff have met to discuss a reconstruction of war-torn Gaza.
ConflictsSeveral European countries are backing the Arab League's proposed plan for Gaza's future. The plan emerged as a protest against Donald Trump's proposal to expel Gaza's inhabitants.
ConflictsLeaders from several Arab countries have given the green light to Egypt's plan for Gaza's future – a plan that receives support from the UN Secretary-General. I welcome and stand behind the initiative, says António Guterres at the top meeting in Cairo.
ConflictsEgypt and Jordan are to receive displaced Palestinians from Gaza, claims US President Donald Trump. Both countries have categorically rejected the plans, but the US has the opportunity to apply powerful – and at the same time dangerous – pressure.
World politicsPressed, Egypt is to present a new plan for the Gaza Strip as an alternative to the large-scale displacement of Palestinians that the US President proposes.
ConflictsThe USA wants to pressure Jordan's king to accept Palestinian refugees. King Abdullah responds that the country is ready to help sick children from Gaza – but also that he stands firm on Palestinians not being forced to leave the area.
World politicsThe Arab world is saying no to Donald Trump's plans for Gaza Strip, according to Egypt. If the US President gets his way, the Palestinians there will be forced out without the right to return. He is threatening to cut off financial flows to countries that do not cooperate.
World politicsDonald Trump is sticking to the idea that the USA should take control of or "own" the Gaza Strip, despite fierce resistance and warnings that it would lead to new mass deportations of Palestinians. We can give it to other states in the Middle East that can build up parts of it, says the President.
ConflictsThe USA is to take over the Gaza Strip and transform it into the "Riviera of the Middle East", claims Donald Trump. It is without a doubt the most absurd proposal I have seen from a political leader during my lifetime, says Professor of International Law Pål Wrange.
ConflictsPresident Donald Trump's statement about the USA "taking over" war-torn Gaza sparks anger and confusion. "It's difficult to say today what is meant", notes Foreign Minister Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party).
ConflictsPlans to "encourage migration" of Gaza Strip's Palestinian population have been discussed high up in Israel's leadership for several months. This is reported by the news site Ynet in connection with Donald Trump's unexpected outburst about Gaza's future.
ConflictsUSA's Donald Trump's statement about "taking over Gaza" and sending American soldiers to the area provokes strong reactions. No one saw this coming, says Anders Persson, political scientist at Linnaeus University with a focus on the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
ConflictsDonald Trump's statement about the USA "taking over" Gaza and the Palestinians leaving the area is dismissed by several countries. A normalization between Saudi Arabia and Israel is not current unless the Palestinians get their own state, announces the Saudi foreign ministry.
WorldUSA's president Donald Trump says that "the USA will take over the Gaza Strip" and does not rule out sending soldiers there. The great powers in the region will "not say no", he claims. Ridiculous, responds Palestinian Hamas.
ConflictsUSA's President Donald Trump will receive Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday for talks about the war in Gaza. And the two smiled broadly when they met the press before the meeting. It is when Israel and the USA cooperate, when President Trump and I cooperate, that the chances increase and increase, said Israel's Prime Minister.
ConflictsDonald Trump has now once again withdrawn the USA from the UN Human Rights Council and stopped the financing of the refugee organization Unrwa. The move is made in connection with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington.
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