GAZA WAR Israel issues 'last warning' to Gazans 19-03-2025 17:18 Israel's most recent airstrikes have killed at least 436 people, according to Gaza's civil defence agency, disregarding the previously agreed upon ceasefire deal.
GAZA WAR Israel vows to fight in Gaza after deadliest strikes since truce 18-03-2025 09:47 Israel unleashed its most intense strikes on the Gaza Strip since a January ceasefire, with health ministry reporting 400 people killed, and Hamas accusing Benjamin Netanyahu of deciding to "resume war" after a deadlock on extending the truce.
CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST Hamas hands over bodies of Israel's Bibas family, elderly hostage 20-02-2025 10:36 Hamas militants hand the bodies of four hostages taken into Gaza during their October 7, 2023 attack, reportedly including members of the Bibas family – symbols of Israel's ordeal since the Gaza war began.
CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST Israel hostage group mourns 'heart-shattering' death of Bibas babies 19-02-2025 16:45 Israel confirms that Hamas will hand over bodies of three remaining members of the Bibas family in upcoming hostage exchange, including children Ariel and Kfir.
GAZA CEASEFIRE Hamas, Israel complete sixth hostage-prisoner swap 17-02-2025 15:18 Argentine Yair Horn was released Saturday as part of the sixth hostage-prisoner swap under the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal, appearing in better condition than hostages released the week before.
OPINION & ANALYSIS Trump and Gaza: No laughing matter 07-02-2025 10:01 What Trump wants to happen in Gaza is downright dangerous and could have dire consequences for a region that has triggered one war after another for decades. by David Smith
As I see it Mar-a-Lago on the Med 07-02-2025 09:58 Why is Trump’s suggestion being derided as hopelessly far-fetched and reactionary? by James Neilson
MIDDLE EAST 'We live or die here': Gazans reject Trump proposal 06-02-2025 13:35 War-displaced Palestinians say they would never agree to give up the territory.
Crisis in Middle East US appears to backtrack as Trump’s Gaza plan sparks global outcry 06-02-2025 13:28 Palestinians, Arab governments and world leaders respond with criticism to Donald Trump’s shock suggestion that the United States should take over Gaza.
GEOPOLITICS Trump flashes newfound imperialist streak in White House return 06-02-2025 13:09 US presient's surprise proposition to take control of the Gaza Strip is just the latest signal that his new foreign policy doctrine revolves around expanding the US footprint across the globe.
CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST Trump says US will 'take over' Gaza as he welcomes Netanyahu 04-02-2025 22:07 Benjamin Netanyahu met Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday for crucial talks on the truce with Hamas, as the US president suggested permanently resettling Palestinians from war-battered Gaza.
HAMAS HOSTAGE RELEASE After Gaza hostage release, Israeli family demand 'answers' on wife, sons 04-02-2025 07:41 Bibas family demands "answers" from Israel and Hamas over fate of child hostages, Argentine mother following kidnapping in Gaza.
HAMAS' ISRAELI HOSTAGES Foreign Minister travels to Israel to meet with families of hostages 01-02-2025 08:52 Argentina's Foreign Minister Gerardo Werthein arrives in Israel on Saturday, where he will meet with families of the hostages taken by Hamas on October 7, 2023.
Hostage Release Hamas to free Israeli-Argentine hostage in next ceasefire swap 31-01-2025 13:45 Hamas announces release of Yarden Bibas, Israeli-Argentina father of the Bibas family children kidnapped in Gaza in October 2023.
Hostage Release Gaza militants hand over eight more hostages 30-01-2025 11:17 Hundreds of Palestinians gathered in southern Gaza near the family home of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar Thursday to witness the ceasefire's third hostage-prisoner exchange.
Hostage Release Gaza hostage families conflicted over those not on release list 24-01-2025 11:06 Argentine-Israeli Itzik Horn has one son on the list of 33 hostages to be freed, and another who will remain in Gaza until further notice.
Hostage Release Fate of two child hostages grips Israel after Gaza deal 17-01-2025 15:53 Kfir Bibas, the youngest hostage held captive by Hamas, could be released during the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal. Israeli's hope he returns alive.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Milei 'eagerly' awaiting release of Israeli-Argentine hostages 17-01-2025 09:28 President Milei says he hopes US president-elect Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are "successful" in securing the release of hostages.
Release of Hostages Who are the seven Argentine hostages awaiting release from Hamas? 16-01-2025 17:32 Shiri Silberman Bibas and her sons Ariel and Kfir are the most high-profile hostages who could be released in the first phase of the ceasefire deal.
Israel Palestinian Conflict Air strikes in Gaza crush joy of ceasefire deal 16-01-2025 12:16 Israeli air strikes have killed 73 people and injured 200 since Wednesday’s ceasefire announcement, according to Gaza's civil defence agency.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Israel, Hamas agree Gaza ceasefire, hostage release deal 15-01-2025 20:09 Multiphase ceasefire deal, brokered by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, commits Israel and Hamas to ending the war in Gaza after 15 months.
International Criminal Court International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant, Deif 21-11-2024 14:30 Hague court issues arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former Israeli defence minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif for alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes.
CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST Israel says killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza 17-10-2024 15:15 Israel announces it has killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, orchestrator of October 7 attacks.
CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST Lebanon says expanded Israel airstrikes kill mayor in south 16-10-2024 07:14 Lebanon said Israeli airstrikes on the southern town of Nabatieh killed six people including the local mayor, as Israel resumed attacks on Beirut in the latest escalation of its conflict with Hezbollah.
OPINION & ANALYSIS An expanded BRICS needs to innovate to show its influence 09-10-2024 14:07 Q&A session with research scientist Mihaela Papa, of Center for International Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
CRISIS IN MIDDLE EAST Israel sends thousands more troops into Lebanon 08-10-2024 11:00 Israel ramps its ground offensive against Hezbollah along Lebanon's southern coast.
World Biden to meet European leaders for talks on Ukraine, Middle East 08-10-2024 08:17 US President Joe Biden will meet the leaders of Germany, France and the United Kingdom in Berlin on Saturday to discuss the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.
MIDDLE EAST CRISIS Argentines commemorate first anniversary of brutal Hamas attack 07-10-2024 21:51 Thousands of people gathered in Buenos Aires on Monday to mark the first anniversary of Hamas’ brutal attack on Israel last October 7.
MIDDLE EAST World marks first anniversary of October 7 attack on Israel 07-10-2024 07:37 Global commemorations mark first anniversary of Hamas's deadly October 7 attack, with memorials held to honour the victims and the hostages still in captivity in Gaza.
Bombing in Beirut Israel hits Beirut as world awaits its response against Iran 03-10-2024 15:54 Nine people died and dozens injured in Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, after an Israeli strike on a medical site. Amidst waiting for Israel’s response against Iran, Beirut was bombed and the European Union increased humanitarian aid by 30 million euros.
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Milei signs Biden’s statement calling for Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal 06-06-2024 12:20 President Javier Milei’s government co-signs US-led statement urging Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal and Israel to accept compromises in a bid to stop the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST ICC seeks Gaza 'war crimes' arrest warrant for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders 20-05-2024 10:41 Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, applies for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Foreign relations & diplomacy Argentina shifts historic position on Palestine as UN member state 10-05-2024 17:12 President Javier Milei's government votes against recognition of Palestinian state at United Nations, breaking with its normal diplomatic position.
GEOPOLITICS Gaza conflict shows limits of Argentina, Brazil’s influence in Middle East 27-04-2024 06:32 In the grand chessboard of Middle Eastern geopolitics, Argentina and Brazil find themselves limited more by the game's rules than by their own ambitions. by Sam Forster
FOREIGN POLICY & DIPLOMACY Argentina, 17 other nations to call on Hamas to release Israeli hostages 25-04-2024 12:55 Argentina signs joint statement calling for the release of the hostages held in Gaza; Casa Rosada's release says nation is aligned with "nations of the free world."
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST UN Security Council demands 'immediate' ceasefire in Gaza 25-03-2024 11:54 UN Security Council demands 'immediate' Gaza ceasefire for first time; Only United States abstains, 14 other members vote in favour.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Israel's Shiri Bibas: unwitting face of hostages 06-03-2024 14:31 Poignant images of an anguished Shiri Bibas clutching her two red-headed boys as she was kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 have turned her into the face of the Israeli hostages seized that day.
Human rights UN rights chief warns Gaza 'powder keg' could spark wider war 04-03-2024 13:17 Speaking before the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, Volker Türk characterises the Gaza war as a "powder keg" and condemns "great replacement" theories
War in Middle East Mediators seek Gaza truce as United States calls for 'immediate ceasefire' 04-03-2024 13:04 Mediators in Cairo push towards a Gaza truce after the US, Israel's top ally, stepped up pressure for a halt in fighting and more aid to enter the besieged Palestinian territory.
GEOPOLITICS & DIPLOMACY G20 finance ministers meet on world economy hit by crises, conflicts 28-02-2024 12:55 G20 finance ministers will meet Wednesday in Brazil, seeking ways to shore up a global economy whose nascent recovery is threatened by a raft of conflicts and crises, including the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
G20 Summit Gaza, Ukraine loom large as G20 foreign ministers meet 21-02-2024 11:37 G20 foreign ministers begin meeting in Brazil on Wednesday, with bleak outlook as focus remains Gaza and Ukraine wars
Blinken in Brazil Blinken heads to Brazil after Lula's Israel denunciation 20-02-2024 13:33 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Brasilia and Rio de Janeiro for the Group of 20 summit; trip seen as an opportunity to build ties with two key leaders
DIPLOMACY Brazil-Israel row escalates as Lula declared 'persona non grata' 19-02-2024 21:14 Brazil recalls its ambassador from Israel, which declares Lula "persona non grata" after controversial remarks.
War in Gaza Pressure mounts on Israel for Gaza ceasefire 13-02-2024 11:33 Israel faced growing international pressure on Tuesday to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas, as it prepared for an incursion into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah.
WAR IN MIDDLE EAST Tears, hugs in Tel Aviv after rescue of Israeli-Argentine hostages 12-02-2024 10:06 Israeli special forces in a dramatic overnight raid freed two Argentine-Israeli captives held by Hamas militants since the October 7 attack, in Gaza's densely crowded southern city of Rafah near Egypt.
War in Gaza Netanyahu orders Israeli army to ready plan to 'evacuate' Rafah 09-02-2024 12:36 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered military officials to draw up plans for "evacuating" Rafah, where half of Gaza's 2.4 million people are currently sheltering
Milei in Israel Milei visits the home of nine-month-old baby taken hostage in Hamas attack 08-02-2024 15:08 President Javier Milei on Thursday visited the house of Kfir Bibas, the nine-month Israeli-Argentine baby who was kidnapped during terror attack by Hamas on kibbutz in southern Israel.
Milei in Israel Milei meets with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu 07-02-2024 15:16 Two leaders discuss trade opportunities, Milei’s plan to denounce Hamas as a terrorist organisation and potential move of Argentina's Israeli Embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
World news US lawmakers to vote on US$17.6 billion Israel aid bill 06-02-2024 14:33 Congress is set to vote on Tuesday on a bill that would provide $17.6 billion in military aid for Israel, which is strongly supported by the vast majority of lawmakers in both parties
Foreign Policy & Diplomacy From Israel, Milei announces plan to move Argentina's Embassy to Jerusalem 06-02-2024 11:51 Upon his arrival in Israel, President Javier Milei immediately announced that he plans to move the embassy to Jerusalem; Hamas "strongly condemns" libertarian leader's announcement.