Saudi Arabia, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates condemned Israel's move to widen its powers in the West Bank, a step critics said went in the direction of annexing occupied land. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/10/world/politics/arab-states-israel-west-bank/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #saudiarabia #jordan #uae #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians
A senior Hamas leader said Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement would not surrender its weapons nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza, pushing back against U.S. and Israeli demands. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/08/world/politics/hamas-disarmament-foreign-rule/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #us
Israeli tanks and airstrikes killed 24 Palestinians including seven children in Gaza on Wednesday, the latest violence to undermine the nearly four-month-old ceasefire. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/05/world/israeli-strikes-kill-24-gaza/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians
Israel reopened the Rafah crossing to Palestinians for the first time in months, a major step in a U.S.-backed plan to end the war, though strict Israeli security checks slowed the process. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/03/world/gaza-border-israel-rafah/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #egypt #us
Israel announced Sunday it was terminating Doctors Without Borders’ humanitarian operations in Gaza after the charity failed to provide a list of Palestinian staff. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/02/world/israel-msf-gaza-palestinian-staff/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #unrwa #doctorswithoutborders #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
Israel partially reopened the Rafah crossing between the devastated Gaza Strip and Egypt on Sunday following months of urging from humanitarian organizations, though access is limited to the movement of people. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/01/world/israel-reopen-rafah-crossing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas
Israel released 15 bodies of Palestinians killed during its war in Gaza after recovering the remains of the last hostage, sparking hope the next stage of U.S. President Donald Trump's peace plan can begin. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/30/world/gaza-truce-next-phase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israelhamaswar #israel #hamas #gaza #palestinians
The demilitarization of Gaza will include decommissioning weapons through an agreed process "supported by an internationally funded buyback" program, the United States told the U.N. Security Council. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/29/world/politics/us-un-gaza-demilitarization-buyback/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #us #un
In Israel, there are thousands suffering from PTSD following the Oct. 2023 Hamas attack and the subsequent two-year war, in what has become the country’s biggest-ever mental health crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/science-health/gaza-war-mental-health-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #israelhamaswar #israel #hamas #mentalhealth #psychology
Israeli forces brought home on Monday the remains of Ran Gvili, the last hostage held in Gaza, finally closing the chapter on a painful saga that has haunted Israeli society since Oct. 7, 2023. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/israel-last-gaza-hostage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
Israeli fire killed three Palestinians in two separate incidents in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, while an Israeli drone wounded four others in Gaza City, the territory's health ministry has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/world/politics/israel-kills-three-gaza-us-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #stevewitkoff #jaredkushner #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians
Israel will reopen Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt only after an operation to locate the body of the last remaining Israeli hostage is completed, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said late on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/26/world/politics/israel-gaza-rafah-crossing-hostage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu
As Israel moved the blocks marking its armistice line with Hamas deeper into one Gaza neighborhood, it destroyed dozens of buildings and displaced Palestinians, according to satellite imagery and resident testimony. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/24/world/israel-gaza-yellow-line/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israelhamaswar #hamas #israel #gaza #palestinians #middleeast
U.S. President Donald Trump has invited dozens of world leaders to join his Board of Peace initiative aimed at resolving global conflicts but diplomats say it could harm the work of the U.N. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/22/world/politics/explainer-trump-board-peace/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #un #nato #ukraine #russia #russiaukrainewar
U.S. President Donald Trump could still lead his proposed "Board of Peace," which he suggested could supplant the United Nations, after he leaves the White House, a U.S. official said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/21/world/politics/trump-board-peace-term/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #us #donaldtrump #emmanuelmacron
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The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/world/politics/trump-gaza-peace-board-fee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #gaza #israel #israelhamaswar #us #donaldtrump #middleeast
The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/18/world/politics/trump-gaza-peace-board-fee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #gaza #israel #israelhamaswar #us #donaldtrump #middleeast
Israel is grappling with a dramatic increase in post-traumatic stress disorder and suicide among its troops after its two-year assault on Gaza, precipitated by the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on southern Israel. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/world/israel-soldiers-ptsd-suicide/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israel #israelhamaswar #middleeast #mentalhealth #suicide
U.S. President Donald Trump announced the formation of a Gaza "board of peace," a key phase two element of a U.S.-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/16/world/trump-gaza-peace-board/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #donaldtrump #israel #gaza #hamas #israelhamaswar #palestinians #middleeast
Israel’s foreign ministry said Tuesday it is severing ties with three international organizations, including two agencies of the United Nations, following the United States’ withdrawal from 66 global bodies last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/14/world/politics/israel-ties-global-org-us-withdrawal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #middleeast #israel #gaza #israelhamaswar #palestinians #hamas #benjaminnetanyahu #us #unrwa