Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has confirmed that New Zealand will not join the American President Donald Trump’s peace board amid caution among America’s Western allies over the Gaza initiative. The New Zealand government said it would need more clarity on the board it aims to replace the United Nations with. After this, the spark flared up, causing…
Israel is objecting to the White House announcement. In a rare criticism of the US, the government of its close ally, Israel, is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in monitoring the next steps in Gaza. Netanyahu’s office issued a statement on Saturday, a day after the announcement. The…
Pakistan has been invited to join Gaza. Pakistan has been invited to join the Gaza “peace board” being set up by US President Donald Trump, the Foreign Office said on Sunday. Responding to media queries, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said that the invitation has been formally sent by the US President. US lawmakers call…
The White House released the names of some leaders who will play a role in its supervision. Next steps in Gaza: the first meeting of the Palestinian committee set up to rule the territory under US supervision was held in Cairo on Friday. The committee’s leader, Ali Shaath, an engineer and former Palestinian Authority official from…
‘It is my mission to teach Palestinian students, even if I have to build a classroom brick by brick,’ says Bader Salah. Published on 5 January 20265 January 2026 Badr Salah is one of many Palestinian scholars from Gaza who have had to close their books amid Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave. Salah, who…
Qatar’s prime minister has warned that daily Israeli violations of the Gaza ceasefire are threatening the entire agreement, as he called for urgent progress towards the next phase of a deal to end Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged Palestinian territory. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani made the appeal after talks with…
