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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“But this relief came when I saw a different attitude of the administration, especially the current vice-chancellor of the university. Students have been saying repeatedly that their voices are being suppressed. By partnering with Israel or Israel-linked organisations and institutions, this UK university is complicit in Israeli occupation, apartheid and ongoing genocide,” Shahidul Alam said. […]