US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire for 6th Time

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September 19, 2025

Four soldiers were killed and eight were wounded in an ambush in the southern Gaza Strip, while two others were killed in a stabbing operation at the Karameh (Allenby Bridge) Crossing with Jordan.

Meanwhile, the United States vetoed a UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.

Since October 7, 2023, Israel has killed 65,141 and injured 165,925 others, the majority of whom are women and children, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza according to The Palestine Chronicle

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Dr. Marwan Asmar holds a PhD from Leeds University and is a freelance writer specializing on the Middle East. He has worked as a journalist since the early 1990s in Jordan and the Gulf countries, and been widely published, including at Albawaba, Gulf News, Al Ghad, World Press Review and others.

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Breaking: Trump Announces Reopening of Hormuz Strait

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June 15, 2026

US President Donald Trump announced Sunday that an agreement with Iran had been finalized and said he was authorizing the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of a US naval blockade.

“The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!,” Trump declared in a post on his Truth Social platform.

“I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,” he added. Anadolu

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