“The fundamental requirements for the success of the committee are a single authority, a single law with a clear mandate, and a single armed force under the authority of this single entity,” Shaath said at the X. Meanwhile, the Peace Board on Israel again called for the complete disarmament of Hamas. “Israel insists on the […]
The report found that the proportion of children killed was higher than in previous conflicts. Between October 7, 2023, and October 7, 2025, at least 20,179 children died, accounting for nearly 30 percent of the total death toll. By comparison, in the hostilities in Gaza in 2008-2009 and 2014, children accounted for about 24 percent […]
Fifteen-year-old Samia stands with Palestinians as they gather, holding photos of her father, Mohammed Wishah, a journalist for Qatar-based broadcaster Al-Jazeera Mubasher, who was killed in an Israeli strike on the Burij refugee camp on April 8, during a solidarity rally in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip on April 11, 2026. The Israeli military […]
Hezbollah has said it has carried out more than 2,100 military operations against Israel since October 8, the day after the Hamas attack, according to a statement released by the militant group last week. Hezbollah stepped up attacks last week after an Israeli strike on the village of Jowayya on Tuesday killed its top commander, […]
During a visit to the Middle East this week to advance a Gaza ceasefire plan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the “best way” to help resolve Hezbollah-Israel violence is to “resolve the conflict in Gaza and achieve a ceasefire.” This has not happened. Hamas insists on a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from […]
The pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al-Akhbar described Abdullah's killing as “a harsh blow” to the group. The paper said his killing “reflects a dangerous escalation on the part of the enemy” and “raises hopes that the confrontation will be managed differently.” On Tuesday, Hezbollah said it fired about 50 rockets at Israeli targets in the occupied Golan […]
In its actions in Gaza, the commission found Israeli authorities responsible for war crimes such as “starvation as a method of warfare, murder or deliberate killing, deliberate attacks against civilians and civilian objects, forcible transfer, sexual violence, torture and inhuman or cruel treatment, arbitrary detention and attacks on personal dignity.” The report says starvation will […]
Israel said its forces rescued four hostages alive on Saturday from a Gaza refugee camp, where the Hamas-run state media office said 210 Palestinians were killed and hundreds wounded in attacks. The Israeli military said all four were in “good health condition”. They were abducted from a Nova music festival during a Hamas attack on […]
Netanyahu's office also released a video of his conversation with Arghamani on a mobile phone. He said he was “very excited” to return home, adding: “I haven't spoken Hebrew in so long.” Netanyahu told him: “We never lost faith in you for a moment.” Of the 251 people taken hostage by militants during their October […]
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 […]
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 […]
He made the announcement at a meeting of the exiled Palestinian National Council in Algiers, which adopted as its goal a two-state solution in which independent Israeli and Palestinian states would exist side by side. Minutes later, Algeria became the first country to officially recognise the independent Palestinian state. Within a few weeks, dozens of […]