The deadliest Gaza war ever began after Hamas' unprecedented October 7 attack, resulting in the deaths of 1,194 people in Israel, most of them civilians, according to an AFP count based on Israeli official figures. Israel's counter-attacks have killed at least 37,296 people in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to the Hamas-ruled territory's health ministry. For […]
“We will not tolerate acts of sabotage and violence targeting this essential humanitarian assistance.” The war began on October 7 following a Hamas attack on southern Israel, resulting in the deaths of 1,194 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count based on Israeli official figures. The militants have also taken 251 people hostage. Of […]
Some people have waited years to make this trip, and permits are allocated by Saudi authorities on a quota basis for each country. Nonartina Hajipaoli, 50, told AFP she was proud to be among the 1,000 pilgrims from Brunei in Southeast Asia this year. “I am speechless, I can't describe what I am feeling,” she […]
Biden's national security adviser, Jake Sullivan, said on Sunday that it was hard to say what impact the rescue operation would have on the ceasefire talks. “If Hamas were to come forward and say yes to the agreement, the need for these types of operations would disappear because the hostages would be released peacefully, not […]
Petro, Colombia's first leftist president and a fierce critic of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said on X on Saturday that coal exports to Israel would remain suspended “until the genocide stops.” A government order specified that these restrictions would continue “until the provisional measures order issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) are […]
A soldier was killed in Gaza on Thursday, the army said, bringing the death toll to 295 since the ground offensive in the Palestinian territory began on October 27. The war, which began with a Hamas attack on October 7, has resulted in the deaths of 1,194 people, most of them civilians, according to an […]
Gaza's bloodiest war so far began with a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, resulting in the deaths of 1,194 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP count based on Israeli official figures. The militants also took 251 hostages, 120 of whom remain in Gaza, 41 of whom the military says […]
The measure is not expected to become law, but it reflects continued support for Israel in Congress amid international criticism over the Middle Eastern country's operations in the Gaza Strip. Last month, the White House criticized the ICC's decision to seek the warrant. The bill is not expected to come to a vote in the […]
In Beijing, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for increased humanitarian aid to Gaza, and reiterated his country's opposition to “any attempt to force Palestinians to flee their land”. His host, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, called for a “broad-based, authoritative and effective international peace conference” to tackle the war. Hamas later said it had told […]
The Israeli military said the strike on Sunday evening in the southern Rafah region targeted and killed two senior Hamas militants – but it also sparked a firestorm that Palestinians and several Arab countries condemned as a “genocide”. A US National Security Council spokesman said Israel should “take every precaution possible to protect civilians”. The […]
Gaza's health ministry says the Israeli offensive has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians. Israel launched the offensive after Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israeli communities on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli figures. Israel says it wants to root out Hamas fighters holed up in Rafah and […]
The United Nations said 10 trucks of food aid delivered from the ferry site by UN contractors were received at a World Food Programme warehouse in Der el Bala, Gaza, on Friday. But only five trucks reached the warehouse on Saturday, as 11 others were cleared by Palestinians during a trip through the area, a […]
