On Monday, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Australia will officially recognize a Palestinian state in September, joining a growing number of foreign nations opposing Israel’s military response to the abducted hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas.
Read More Australia to recognize Palestinian state at UN General Assembly, joining other countriesTag: Israel
Trump speaks with Netanyahu after Israel approves plan to militarily occupy Gaza Strip
President Donald Trump spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday after the Israeli security cabinet greenlit Netanyahu’s plan to engage in a full-scale military occupation of Gaza to destroy the remaining Hamas strongholds and attempt to retrieve the remaining hostages.
Read More Trump speaks with Netanyahu after Israel approves plan to militarily occupy Gaza StripIsraeli security cabinet convenes to discuss push for full-scale military occupation of Gaza
Israel’s security cabinet convened on Thursday for a key discussion on whether to push forward with a complete military occupation of the Gaza Strip.
Read More Israeli security cabinet convenes to discuss push for full-scale military occupation of GazaFamily of Israeli hostage allows release of terrorist video showing his dire condition: ‘On the verge of death’
The family of Israeli hostage Rom Braslavski revealed on Sunday that they have permitted the release of a propaganda video filmed recently by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad — depicting Braslavski in an emaciated state.
Read More Family of Israeli hostage allows release of terrorist video showing his dire condition: ‘On the verge of death’The Emaciated Israeli Hostages: When Will The World Blame Hamas?
By Richard Pollock
August 4, 2025
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Read More The Emaciated Israeli Hostages: When Will The World Blame Hamas?Trump team visits disputed Gaza aid distribution site to investigate
President Donald Trump’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff made his first visit to an aid distribution site in Gaza, jointly supported by the United States and Israel — and accompanied by U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee.
Read More Trump team visits disputed Gaza aid distribution site to investigate
