Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-gaza-trump-ceasefire-plan-22d24eb0c279e192e4726b6acb32f005 The White House said that it is moving into the second phase of Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan. Steve Witkoff said that the new phase will include the establishment of a transitional Palestinian governing committee and will begin the tasks of disarming Hamas and reconstruction. Trump’s 20 point plan that was approved by the UN security council… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/syria-aleppo-sdf-kurds-deir-hafer-us-d287ef2425bee41d485ee99f4d61a70f A U.S. military delegation arrived in a contested area of Northern Syria following rising tensions between the Syrian government and a Kurdish-led force that controls much of the northeast. Earlier that day, many people carrying their belongings arrived in government-held areas in northern Syria ahead of a possible offensive by Syrian troops. Many of the civilians… Read more »
Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/iran-iraq-kurdish-separatists-pak-attack-c04c8c65d4e2241476ed210cf7134327 An Iranian Kurdish separatist group in Iraq said that it has launched attacks on Iran’s parliamentary Revolutionary Guard in retaliation for Tehran’s crackdown on protesters. Members of the National Army of Kurdistan (PAK), which is the armed wing of the Kurdistan Freedom Party, have played a role in the protests through financial support and through armed… Read more »
Link to Article: Gaza famine averted but strip still faces starvation, report says | AP News A new report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) says that while famine has been averted in the Gaza Strip, the situation remains extremely fragile, with the entire population still facing severe hunger. The IPC previously warned that famine was occurring in… Read more »
Link to Article: Trump expands travel ban and restrictions to include an additional 20 countries The Trump administration has expanded U.S. travel restrictions to include 20 additional countries and people traveling on Palestinian Authority documents, doubling the number of nations affected by past restrictions. Five countries, Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan, and Syria, were added to the full travel… Read more »
Link to Article: Egypt vows to prevent escalation between Lebanon and Israel amid tensions over Hezbollah – ABC News Egypt is attempting to prevent further escalation between Lebanon and Israel amid tension between the two neighbors over the disarmament process of the militant Hezbollah group. Egypt, who signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979, has been working for months… Read more »
Link to article: Leaders of ethnically split Cyprus agree to work towards reviving talks | Reuters On November 20, 2025, Greek Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides and newly elected Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman met for the first time since Erhurman’s victory in October. The meeting, hosted by the UN mission in Cyprus, took place in the buffer zone separating the… Read more »
Link to article: At least 94 Palestinians died in Israeli prisons in two years, human rights group says An Israeli human rights group says that at least 94 Palestinian prisoners and detainees have died in Israeli custody in less than two years. A report by Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) claims that there is a practice of systemic killings… Read more »
Link to article: Israel expects to keep regional military edge despite planned sale of F-35s to Saudi | Reuters Israel has stated it expects to maintain its regional military edge even if the United States proceeds with a planned sale of advanced F-35 fighter jets to Saudi Arabia. “The United States and Israel have a long-standing understanding, which is that… Read more »
