Barometer of wars: Hamas proposes immediate ceasefire without conditions. New aid for Kiev from US and UK
Hamas Proposes Immediate Ceasefire With Israel But Bombing Continues to Devastate Gaza. US, UK Announce $1,5 Billion in New Aid to Ukraine
Israel-US High Tension After Killing of 6 Hostages in Hamas' Hands
President Joe Biden responded with a firm "No" to questions about whether he thought Netanyahu was doing enough to reach a deal on Gaza. His response: "Disconcerting." UK partially suspends arms supplies to Israel
Israel, pre-emptive attack against Hezbollah. 320 rockets from Lebanon: retaliation for the killing of Fuad Shukr
Netanyahu: "We hit those who hit us." Hezbollah declares the first phase of the retaliation successful
Harris, Macron and Powell: today's Friday of fire for politics and finance in America and Europe
Kamala Harris' acceptance speech as President of the United States at the Democratic Convention in Chicago, French President Macron's meeting with parliamentary groups to create a government and the speech of the President of the Fed...
Gaza: negotiations at the limit, Hamas does not give in and Egypt is sceptical. Biden to Israel: “A ceasefire is urgent”
The fragile balance of the negotiations undermines any optimism: the rigid positions of the parties risk scuppering the peace, unless concrete diplomatic progress is made in the next few hours
Gaza, appeal for ceasefire from UK, Germany, France and Italy: "Cease now, there is too much at stake"
Appeal from the four European countries to Israel and Hamas because they support the efforts of the negotiators from the USA, Egypt and Qatar in Doha to reach an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza strip. Netanyahu's cautious optimism about…
Gaza, the Doha talks a step forward or nothing done? Three-phase bridge proposal for ceasefire but Hamas remains unknown
New negotiations in Cairo in the next few days. The Doha talks concluded after two days with a bridging proposal put forward by the US which, according to the mediators, "reduces the differences" between Israel and Hamas. Biden calls the Egyptian president…
Doha, negotiations for the ceasefire in Gaza resume: US pressure and the role of Qatar. What should we expect?
Negotiations resume in Doha to try to stop the war in the Gaza Strip. The objective is to reach a truce, avoid Iranian retaliation and allow aid to reach the population. To this end, the United States is pressing…
The Doha summit: the "last chance" for an agreement between Israel and Hamas hangs by a thread
The Doha summit, organized to negotiate a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, risks failing dramatically even before it begins, due to Hamas' decision not to participate. White House after the first discussions: "Promising start,…
Barometer of wars: Israeli raid on a school in Gaza. Kiev advances and Russia announces: thermobaric warhead on Kiev mercenaries
Conflict in Ukraine, after the attack on a supermarket in Donetsk, Russia announces the use of a thermobaric warhead missile against Kiev's mercenaries: what the bomb is and how it works. Markets nervous about fighting near gas pipeline for…
Barometer of wars: Zelensky opens to negotiations with Russia, Moscow: "It depends on Kiev what it means by peace." Too many civilian victims in Gaza
It is the first time that Zelensky has raised the idea of holding talks with Russia without posing the condition of a withdrawal of Russian forces from Ukrainian territory. Blinken protests the high number of victims in Gaza: "We continue to see too many…
Gaza, this is how the IUAV University of Venice will rebuild the Strip destroyed by Israel: a peace project
The Italian university chosen by the UN for the post-war project. An organic work for sustainable buildings and structures as a sign of peace and coexistence
Israel frees four Israeli hostages in Gaza but Hamas accuses: "Over 200 Palestinians killed"
The rescued prisoners had been kidnapped at the Nova Festival, the musical event that was the scene of the bloodiest Hamas massacre on 7 October. Although it signals a victory for Israel, the human cost has been very heavy, with over 200 Palestinians killed…
Barometer of wars: Biden's turning point on Gaza, which Israel doesn't like. Ukraine, Putin at the Victory Parade: “No one can threaten us”
Biden has said he will halt American arms shipments to Israel if Netanyahu orders a large-scale invasion of Rafah. The reply: "Hamas loves Biden". Cameron's request to NATO countries on defense spending
Barometer of wars: Israel begins evacuation of Rafah as Putin orders nuclear drills on border with Ukraine
The Israeli army has called for the evacuation of Rafah ahead of an upcoming operation, with Hamas threatening "consequences". The first stop to a shipment of weapons to Israel comes from the USA. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting Paris…
Barometer of wars, Blinken sees Xi Jinping: "Without China, Moscow would have more problems in Ukraine"
The meeting between the US Secretary of State and the Chinese President took place in Beijing. Xi Jinping told Blinken: "We are partners, not rivals, but there are things to resolve." Middle East, Egyptian delegation in Israel for the ceasefire
US unblocks aid to Ukraine and Israel: bipartisan vote in the House. Zelensky thanks
After months of stalemate, the US House has given the green light to four bills containing 95 billion in funding. Biden: "Clear message on the power of US leadership"
Netanyhau on killing of World Central Kitchen volunteers in Gaza: “Tragic mistake.” Biden: “Outraged”
Israel, from the US to the EU the request for an independent investigation into the killing of World Central Kitchen volunteers present in Gaza to deliver food and aid
Putin doesn't want peace but he wants Ukraine: the massacre in Moscow, however, reveals all its weakness: Stefano Silvestri speaks
Interview with Stefano Silvestri, a great expert in geopolitics and military affairs – “The rave massacre has reawakened the competition between Isis and Al Qaeda" – “The destruction of Hamas by Netanyahu is a theoretical objective” –…
Macron flies to Brazil: alliance with Lula for a bridge between the South of the world and the G7. Here are the meeting points
Macron flies to Brazil from Lula for three days full of events spread across four cities, including Belem, at the gates of the Amazon. Wars, EU-Mercosur agreement, Haiti and climate are the hot topics. The two presidents linked by the decline in…
Israel takes control of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza: firefights and arrests. Hamas's response and Borrell's accusations
Special operation of the Israeli army that entered Al-Shifa where high Hamas officials were reported. Gunfights in the lane, 80 arrests. There are around 30 thousand people in the hospital, including displaced people and patients. Borrell's accusations: "Israel uses…
Biden's speech: "The US will build a port in front of Gaza for aid." And he attacks Trump: "Risk for democracy"
US President Biden's speech on the State of the Union: here's what he said. And on the war in Ukraine: "We cannot retreat before Putin"
Aspides mission in the Red Sea, green light from the Chamber and Senate: all in favor, even M5S. Not the red-greens
With a large majority, Parliament approved the three international missions: Aspides in the Red Sea, Levante on Gaza and the one on Ukraine. All in favor except Bonelli and Frantoianni
Barometer of wars, tension rises in the Red Sea: Houthis strike an MSC container ship
The ship was damaged but there were no injuries. Parliament to vote on Italy's involvement in the Red Sea. Kiev sinks Russian patrol vessel in the Black Sea
Barometer of wars: massacre of civilians in Gaza queuing for aid. USA: “If Kiev falls, NATO will go to war”
Over one hundred Palestinians died in the trucks. Hamas accuses Israel of shooting civilians, the Jewish state speaks of massacre caused by the chaos. Navalny's armored funeral today
It happened today: between 13 and 15 February 1945 there was the destruction of Dresden and civilians but Gaza is not the same
After the Allied massacre in Dresden, the Geneva Convention for the protection of civilians in times of war was born which cannot be interpreted unilaterally and provides precise rules
Gaza, Tajani: "Ready to send our soldiers for a UN peacekeeping mission"
The minister said he was available to send Italian soldiers, in a transition phase, for a possible UN peacekeeping mission
Barometer of wars, protest in Israel: “Away with Netanyahu”. Ukraine: new Russian raids, the EU and Kiev's fears
Dozens of protesters in front of the Knesset against the Netanyhau Government - The Pope calls for a ceasefire, Blinken today in Israel - Cruise missiles hit six regions in Ukraine, new problems for the electricity grid
Barometer of wars: Israel plans a long war in Gaza. Putin is a braggart against Ukraine
Long war in Gaza and Russia's military force in Ukraine. Putin says he wants peace but only on his terms, that is, maintaining the illegitimately occupied Ukrainian territories
Barometer of wars – Israel kills Iranian general, Ukraine destroys Russian ship in Black Sea
Iran promises revenge for the killing of General Mousavi, bombings continue on Gaza, at least 106 victims on Monday - Ukraine destroys Russian ship: "It was carrying Iranian drones"
Petrol and diesel: prices rise again after 3 months due to Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Tensions also on the gas
After three months of declines, petrol and diesel prices are rising again. Tension weighs heavily in the Red Sea, one of the world's main oil routes - The US announces a security coalition, Italy is also there
Netanyahu: “It is not possible to get all the hostages back.” US sources: “The war will end in January”
The prime minister had a "very tense" meeting with the families of the hostages. Meanwhile, CNN reports that the Israeli military operation in the southern part of the Gaza Strip could last for several weeks, possibly until January
Israel-Hamas, truce over: back to fighting in Gaza. Mutual accusations of responsibility
Attack in Jerusalem, end of the truce that allowed the mutual exchange of hundreds of hostages. Fighting has resumed in Gaza - NYT: "Israel has known about the October 7 attack for a year"
Gaza, the hell of the European Hospital: the dramatic testimony of surgeon Paul Ley
Paul Ley is an orthopedic surgeon who works at the European Hospital in Khan Tunis in Gaza on a UN mandate: "An entire generation of disabled people will remain in the Strip"
Israel discovers a tunnel under al-Shifa hospital believed to be home to Hamas command center
The tunnel is 55 meters long and 10 meters deep and according to the Israeli army it is the main hideout of Hamas - Still no agreement on the hostages
Israel-Hamas: al-Shifa hospital isolated and besieged. Doctors Without Borders: “Catastrophic situation”
Israeli tanks have surrounded Gaza's main hospital which authorities say is being used as a shield to hide Hamas leader Yihyan Sinwar.
Middle East, Tajani: “All Italians out of Gaza”. Strip divided in two, Hamas: "Over 10 thousand deaths"
“Only those who wanted to stay remained in the strip”, the US deploys nuclear submarine in the Middle East. Von der Leyen: “Hamas out of the Strip, then UN peace operation”
Defeating Hamas and entrusting control of Gaza to the PNA: the US plan for the post-war period
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken outlined the US strategy on the future of the Strip first to Israel and then to its Arab allies: Abu Mazen's Authority at the helm of the government. But is it a viable path?
Israel-Hamas war, foreigners and wounded leave increasingly encircled Gaza: over 400 in Egypt, including 4 Italians
The gates of the Rafah crossing opened, letting out hundreds of foreigners, Palestinians with double passports and even seriously injured people. Among them the first 4 Italians. UN condemns Jabalia: "Possible war crime"
Gaza: hundreds dead in refugee camp, Jabalya destroyed. Stars of David on Jewish homes in Paris
The toll of victims in the bombing of the most populous refugee camp in the Gaza Strip is worsening. Blinken will return to meet Netanyahu for the third time tomorrow
Israel enters Gaza, clashes on the ground and bombings. Two Hamas leaders killed. The US is pushing for humanitarian aid
Communications with Gaza interrupted, alarm from Ops, Unicef and the Journalists Committee. Israel increases humanitarian aid. Phone call from the US Secretary of Defense
War in the Middle East: clash at the UN between Guterres and Israel which calls for his resignation. Clashes in Jenin
Israel accuses Guterres of justifying Hamas' terrorism and announces that it will deny visas to UN officials. The death toll rises: 700 in Gaza on Tuesday
MO, Iran threatens: “The crisis can become uncontrollable”. Israel responds: "If attacked we will strike Tehran"
The Middle East is heating up more and more. More intense attacks on the Strip. The US deploys Patriot anti-missiles. The Pope's appeal to all parties: "Stop"
Gaza, Hamas: "We will release hostages only after Israel's raids stop." But Qatar media
Tug of war over the release of the hostages, but the international summit in Egypt on peace in MO ends in stalemate. Meloni to Netanyahu: "Israel has the right to defend itself, but no revenge"
Gaza under siege: over 100 Hamas targets hit during the night. Israel: “The order to enter will come soon”
Everything seems ready for the ground offensive: the objective is the military and political destruction of Hamas but the number of innocent victims is rising. Hamas says it is "prepared for a long-term conflict with Israel"
Stock market closing on 18 October: the Nexi boom and the rise in oil prices do not avoid the red in Piazza Affari and the spread rises
Wall Street, worried about the developments of the crisis in MO and about possible new rate increases, is also pushing European stock markets downwards. Piazza Affari is no exception despite Nexi's exploits and Saipem's good performance...
Biden in Israel: “Hospital bombed in Gaza seems to have been done by others. Hamas does not represent the Palestinians"
The US president's visit to the Middle East comes at a time of very high tension after the attack on the Gaza hospital – Israel: “It wasn't us” – Biden” "It seems like he was on the other side, but many aren't safe"
Stock market today 18 October: the massacre in Gaza keeps the markets anxious. Biden is off to an uphill start. Oil, bonds and gold rise
President Biden's mission to Israel begins uphill after the Gaza hospital massacre - The effects on the markets which, in addition to the conflict in MO, fear a new rate rise
Gaza on its last legs: one million displaced, opening of Rafah crossing denied. Israel: “No ceasefire”
Heavy bombing on the Strip, while Hamas continues to launch rockets into Israel - Tension is rising on the border between Lebanon and Israel and there is fear of escalation and involvement of Iran: here are the latest news
Israel, ultimatum for Gaza: the siege will end only when Hamas releases the hostages
After Israel's unprecedented attack in response to the barbarity of Hamas, the Gaza Strip is completely isolated, without electricity and without water. Negotiations with Egypt to open humanitarian corridors. Erdogan takes the field on the hostages and meets Hamas
Gaza, "unprecedented" Israeli attack: lack of water, electricity and fuel. Bombs also hit southern Lebanon
Israel responds to the barbarity and violence of Hamas with a hail of bombs on the Strip but "without attacking civilians" says the Israeli Air Force Chief of Staff. Gaza power plant closed. Israeli drones on a location…
Hamas denies hostage exchange and Israel besieges Gaza. Netanyahu responds to Biden: “This is not the time to negotiate”
Hamas for now has no intention of releasing the Israeli hostages and Tel Aviv is besieging Gaza by cutting off gas, electricity and food while Netanyahu freezes Biden by ruling out negotiations for a truce before teaching the terrorists a lesson
Hamas: who is it, who finances it, why did it attack now? Objective: to destroy Israel
It is worth retracing the history and strategy of Hamas, considered a terrorist organization by the West, to understand the new attack. Which, coincidentally, arrives just when, once again, a peace agreement was in sight. But the underlying objective of Hamas,…
Israel, massacre in Gaza: over 50 dead, thousands injured
Protests over inauguration of US embassy in Jerusalem result in massacres on Israel-Gaza border and West Bank - Amnesty International denounces a 'shameful violation of international norms and human rights'
Israel, protests for the US embassy: dozens of dead in Gaza
Inauguration of the US diplomatic headquarters in Jerusalem: the celebration coincides with the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the State of Israel - Clashes between Palestinian protesters and the army are staged in the West Bank and on the border with the Gaza Strip…
Capital Jerusalem unleashes the Intifada: over 100 wounded
The clashes were provoked by US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize the holy city as the capital of Israel, which sparked the applause of Israel but the disapproval of the international community, from Turkey to Iran but also the European Union…
Gaza, Israel accepts the truce proposed by Egypt
Jerusalem has accepted the Egyptian proposal and has ceased the attacks: the agreement for a stable ceasefire in the Gaza Strip also provides for the opening of the Rafah crossing, which separates the Palestinian enclave from Egypt, and the start new talks between…
Gaza, Islamic Jihad "ready for lasting truce with Israel"
Islamic Jihad leader Khaled al-Batsh said on al-Quds radio in Gaza: "Israel has accepted the requests of the Palestinian delegation".
Four fronts of war in ambush: from Gaza to Ukraine, passing through Iraq and Libya
Hostilities show no sign of abating, in the four war fronts that still remain open - In Gaza, after a fragile truce, Israeli raids have resumed, while Hamas fires mortars towards the Erez crossing - The West…
Less international tensions but the European markets remain in suspense
The European financial markets remain cautious after the collapse of the last week which almost wiped out the 2014 earnings of Piazza Affari - Tomorrow the data on Italian inflation - Renzi warns: "Thanks Draghi, but I decide the reforms" - For…
US raid in Iraq, truce ended in Gaza
Obama has given the green light to a series of raids in Iraq against the Sunni rebels who for months have controlled various regions in the north and west of Iraq, as well as part of Syria - In the Gaza Strip it is…
Truce in Gaza, Israel in favor of an extension. Hamas denies: "There is no agreement"
“Israel sees no problem in extending the ceasefire unconditionally,” said an anonymous official, adding that the duration of the truce could even be unlimited - “There is no agreement to extend the ceasefire…
Gaza: Israel-Hamas truce continues, eyes on negotiations
The news of the Israeli military withdrawal from the Gaza Strip came at the same time as the start of a 72-hour truce accepted by both Israel and Hamas thanks to Egypt's mediation - The UN secretary general has…
Gaza, ceasefire already over: Israeli soldier kidnapped by Hamas
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended after just a few hours. The truce was broken by Hamas, which kidnapped - and perhaps already executed - an Israeli soldier - The prisoner soldier was called Hadar…
Gaza: more raids, over 40 Palestinian victims
The Israeli offensive also continued this morning: at dawn a school and some houses in the Jabalya area were hit: at least 43 Palestinian victims - Hamas is asking for help from the Arab rulers, but work is underway on a truce proposal…
Gaza, Libya, Ukraine: if three wars seem few to you
From the pacified West we follow the evolution of an ever-increasing number of wars and conflicts - from Gaza, where the Israeli offensive shows no sign of abating, to Libya, still shaken by clashes between the army and militiamen, passing through the escalation of violence in…
Gaza, bombing resumes: Hamas interrupts ceasefire and Israel responds
The ceasefire therefore lasted less than a day, while the balance of the conflict has now exceeded the thousand victims among the Palestinian population and 45 among the Israeli ranks.
UN in Gaza: immediate ceasefire
The United Nations is asking Israel and Hamas for "an immediate and unconditional humanitarian ceasefire" - Obama calls Netanyahu - Israel has rejected the truce proposal put forward by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
Gaza, almost 600 victims. Palestinian sources speak of a truce for today, Israel denies
Seven Palestinians were killed this morning in new Israeli air raids on the Gaza Strip, including a family with four women. The Palestinian death toll thus rises to 583 dead and over 3.640 wounded, on the fifteenth day of the offensive…
The winds of war scare the stock exchanges, only Snam and Ferragamo are saved in Milan
The tensions in Gaza and in the Ukraine lead to general declines on the markets - The Ftse Mib index shows a decline of 1,54%, to 20.417, one of the worst declines - The dam of BTPs holds, but sales on the …
More bombs on Gaza, over 500 dead
The escalation of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip shows no signs of stopping: even a hospital bombed, the death toll has risen to over 500 people - The UN: "Immediately cease fire" - Netanyahu: "We will complete our mission".
Stock Exchange, Piazza Affari in red: Ukraine and Gaza weigh on the banks
International tensions still penalize the European markets: at the end of the morning, Milan lost 0,9% and Paris, Frankfurt, Madrid and London were also in negative territory - Spread at 163 points, with the Bund at its lowest - Bad news from Italian industry: …
Ukraine and the Middle East do not disturb the Stock Exchanges: final rush of Piazza Affari
The Ftse Mib closes up by 0,65%, leaving behind the cut on Bank of Italy's growth estimates (GDP only +0,2% in 2014) - Fears about geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and Palestine also diminish - They also recover…
Stock exchanges, super-liquidity avoids collapse after Ukraine and Gaza crisis
The enormous volumes of liquidity in circulation and the expansive policy of the ECB cushion the effects of the situation in Ukraine and Gaza - The hypothesis that tourism could suffer damage after the plane crash affects Autogrill and Atlantia -…
Plane shot down in Ukraine, Israel invades Gaza: fear also on the markets
International crises scare stock markets - Tokyo down, Wall Street suffers worst loss since April 10 - European stock markets down yesterday and today - Usa: Microsoft announces cuts, good Google accounts - Mediobanca: up…
Israel invades Gaza, Hamas: "We are ready for confrontation"
The ground offensive aims to "destroy the tunnels" and the infrastructure of the Islamic organization - Abu Mazen: the invasion will cause "further bloodshed" - Hamas: "Incalculable consequences" - On the 11th day since the start of operations military there are 258 victims among the Palestinians,…
Sales on Wall Street and Tokyo
The Nikkei closes down just over 1% - Net fall on Wall Street last night: Dow Jones -0,94%, S&P -1,14%, Nasdaq -1,41% - Fear of the tragedy of the Malaysian Airlines plane and for the ground invasion at…