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'Peace in the Middle East': Trump signs ceasefire deal in Egypt

The US president and other world leaders signed the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal in Sharm el-Sheik.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Joy and devastation as Israel frees and deports many Palestinian detainees

Joy turned to devastation for many after Israel added a twist to its release of almost 2,000 imprisoned Palestinians.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

The remains of four Israeli captives have been released and are in Israel

The remains of four Israeli captives have been released and are in Israel The remains of four Israeli captives have now been released and have been transported to Israel, where they will be forensically examined and identified. Hamas released the remains of two more captives on Monday, in addition to two it released earlier in the day to the International Committee of the Red Cross. US President Donald Trump said...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump declares 'peace in the Middle East' during Egypt speech

Trump declares 'peace in the Middle East' during Egypt speech Submitted by Yasmine El-Sabawi on Mon, 10/13/2025 - 16:16 No Palestinian representation was on stage, and US president did not use term 'Palestinians' in any remarks, instead opting for 'people of Gaza' US President Donald Trump poses next to a sign at the Gaza peace summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on 13 October 2025 (Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters) Off No US...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

What’s the US planning for the Middle East?

US President Donald Trump is in the region Monday to cement his plan for peace in Gaza.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

US, Egypt, Qatar, Turkiye sign document on Gaza ceasefire deal

US President Donald Trump and other world leaders signed a document on the Gaza ceasefire deal.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Two Palestinian prisoners: One went home, the other was exiled by Israel

Two families stood waiting in Ramallah, one to welcome their loved one, one to mourn that they may never see theirs.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Journalist Saleh Aljafarawi's is buried same day his brother released from Israeli prison

Journalist Saleh Aljafarawi's is buried same day his brother released from Israeli prison Palestinian journalist and photographer Saleh Aljafarawi was buried the same day as his brotherNaji Aljafrawani was released from an Israeli prison as part of an exchange of captives on Monday. Saleh was killed in Gaza on Sunday by an Israel-backed militia as he was reporting on them engaging in fighting with Hamas security...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Russia calls for restraint amid Pakistan-Afghanistan border clashes

Moscow, which has sought to increase its influence in Afghanistan, says it welcomes stabilisation along the border.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump signs peace deal at ceremony in Egypt with other world leaders

Trump signs peace deal at ceremony in Egypt with other world leaders US President Donald Trump signed off on his plan for peace along with leaders from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey at the Gaza summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday. No representative from Israelor Hamas was present at the summit. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was in the audience.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Zelenskyy to meet Trump in DC as Ukraine seeks defence, energy support

Ukraine sends delegation to Washington to talk defence and energy before Zelenskyy's White House visit.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump-Xi meeting still on despite trade tensions, says US’s Bessent

Secretary of the US Treasury says Trump may call off his 100 percent tariff threat on China as negotiations continue.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Pakistan PM nominates Trump for Nobel peace prize at Gaza summit

Pakistan PM nominates Trump for Nobel peace prize at Gaza summit Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made an impromptu address at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and nominated US President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize during a live broadcast on Monday. Sharif said Trump deserved the Nobel Prize for ending the recent conflict between India and Pakistan and Israel's war on Gaza. The war on the enclave has been...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Who is Miriam Adelson, the pro-Israel donor Trump lauded at the Knesset?

Trump says the mega-donor, who spent more than $100m to help him win the 2024 US presidential election, 'loves Israel'.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Trump urges Israeli president to pardon Netanyahu of corruption charges

US President Donald Trump urged Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Who are the Palestinian captives Israel released?

Israel is releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinians, political prisoners and detainees. Here's a look at who they are.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Abbas and Trump greet each other at Gaza summit

Abbas and Trump greet each other at Gaza summit Palestinian PresidentMahmoud Abbas met US President Donald Trumpat the Gaza summit in Egypt on Monday, with the pair meeting for the first time in eight years, AFP reported. Trump and Abbas spoke for several seconds before the US leader held his hand and then gave a thumbs-up to the cameras at the summit. French President Emmanuel Macron escorted Abbas to the podium to...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Israel celebrates releases, warns Palestinians over reunion scenes

While Israelis celebrated the return of captives from Gaza, Israel warned Palestinian families over reunion scenes.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Middle East 'doomed' without Palestinian state, King of Jordan tells BBC

In an exclusive interview with BBC Panorama, the king says a two-state solution is the only answer.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Israel frees 1,968 Palestinian captives

Israel frees 1,968 Palestinian captives The Israeli prison service said Monday it had freed nearly 2,000 largely Palestinian detainees as part of the peacedeal, AFP reported. It said it had transferred 1,968 captives - who it described as "terrorists" - from several prisons to thenotorious Ofer and Ktziot prisons. It then released Palestinian captives from Ofer prison to the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and from the...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

What Trump said and did not say at the Knesset

The US president had a lot to say about everything, except the genocide.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Witkoff praises 'vital' UK role in Gaza ceasefire after US ambassador dismisses contribution

Witkoff praises 'vital' UK role in Gaza ceasefire after US ambassador dismisses contribution Submitted by Imran Mulla on Mon, 10/13/2025 - 15:13 The US ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee branded UK education secretary 'delusional' after she claimed Britain helped broker ceasefire White House Special Envoy Steve Witkoff reacts as Donald Trump delivers a speech at the Israeli Knesset in Jerusalem on 13 October 2025 (AFP)...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

The bodies of two dead Israeli captives are handed over to Red Cross

The bodies of two dead Israeli captives are handed over to Red Cross The bodies of two Israeli captivesheld in Gaza were handed to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) on Monday, according to the Israeli public broadcaster. All 20 living hostages were released earlier in the day as part of phase one of the ceasefire deal. - AFP reporting

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

After Israel’s war halted, who is clashing with Hamas in Gaza?

The Doghmush clan reportedly fought against Hamas in a clash that killed at least 27 people.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

'Children in Gaza need hope': Tel Aviv's Hostages Square welcomes captives home

'Children in Gaza need hope': Tel Aviv's Hostages Square welcomes captives home Submitted by Nadav Rapaport on Mon, 10/13/2025 - 14:38 Some Israelis see the prisoner exchange as a chance to turn a page - others tell MEE that the military needs to continue its campaigns Women react at "Hostages Square" as Hamas releases captives, in Tel Aviv, Israel, 13 October 2025 (Shir Torem/Reuters) Off "Raise the flags, we can't...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Trump arrives in Egypt to attend summit on 'ending Gaza war'

Trump arrives in Egypt to attend summit on 'ending Gaza war' Dozens of world leaders, includingUSPresident Donald Trump andUKPrime Minister Keir Starmer, arrived in theEgyptianRed Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday to discuss the US president's proposal to endIsrael's genocidalwar on Gaza. The Egyptian presidency said in a statement that the summit will seek "to end the war in the Gaza Strip, enhance efforts...

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Tony Blair joins Gaza Summit, involvement in Gaza governance unclear

Tony Blair joins Gaza Summit, involvement in Gaza governance unclear Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is attending the Gaza summit in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh. US President Donald Trump has suggested that Blair would potentially helm a transitional authority to oversee the governance of Gaza. However, Trump told reporters earlier on Monday that he wants to "find out that he is an acceptable choice to everybody"....

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Palestinians celebrate return of detainees freed by Israel

Thousands of people gather in Gaza and the West Bank to welcome Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed by Israel.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Watch: Palestinian prisoners released in West Bank to rapturous crowds

Israel is releasing 250 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Watch: Emotional reunions as freed hostages return to Israel

Video released by the Israeli military shows Mor smiling and embracing two relatives.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Freed hostages shown in first video from IDF

The footage shows Alon Ohel and Guy Gilboa-Dalal speaking to Israeli soldiers after being freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza.

Published on: October 13, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Iran will not attend Gaza peace summit, foreign minister says

Iran will not attend Gaza peace summit, foreign minister says Iransaid Monday that neither its President Masoud Pezeshkian nor foreign minister Abbas Araghchi will attend the Gaza summit in Egypt after confirming an invitation from the host country. State news agency Irna reported that Egypt had invitedIranon Sunday evening to take part in Monday's summit in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. But early Monday,...

Published on: October 12, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

German deputy leader signals lifting curbs of arms exports to Israel

German deputy leader signals lifting curbs of arms exports to Israel Germany's Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil on Sunday signalled his government would lift restrictions on supplying weapons to Israel that were announced in August as a rebuke to Israel's war on Gaza. The remarks by Klingbeil to German broadcaster ARD on Sunday evening suggested a policy shift following a ceasefire holding between Israel and Hamas for a...

Published on: October 12, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

France’s Macron unveils new government ahead of budget deadline

The new government, led by Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, must present a 2026 draft budget on Monday.

Published on: October 12, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Thirteen more bodies recovered in Gaza's Khan Younis

Thirteen more bodies recovered in Gaza's Khan Younis The bodies of 13 Palestinians were recovered from various areas in Khan Younis, south of the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Information Centre, citing Nasser Medical Complex.

Published on: October 12, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye