Israel delays prisoner release after chaotic hostage handover CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Hamas handed over three Israelis and five Thai hostages in Gaza on Thursday, but Israel delayed the... Updated 30 Jan, 2025 08:16pm
World Hamas officials say Israel delaying aid delivery to Gaza, may affect hostages’ release CAIRO: Two Hamas officials on Wednesday accused Israel of delaying the delivery of vital humanitarian aid to Gaza,... Updated 29 Jan, 2025 07:21pm
Editorials Now the war on West Bank EDITORIAL: Just a couple of days after Gaza ceasefire, Israel intensified military operations in the occupied West... Published 29 Jan, 2025 06:46am
World Palestinians return to Gaza City as mediators look ahead to next stage GAZA/CAIRO: Displaced Palestinians returning to their homes in Gaza City this week found a city in ruins after 15... Published 28 Jan, 2025 05:33pm
World Iran’s Khamenei says Gaza brought Israel ‘to its knees’ TEHRAN: Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said Tuesday that Gaza had brought Israel “to its knees”, in a... Published 28 Jan, 2025 05:12pm
World Qatar reiterates support for two-state solution after Trump calls for moving Gazans DOHA: Qatar reaffirmed its support for a two-state solution on Tuesday after US President Donald Trump repeated his... Published 28 Jan, 2025 05:09pm
World Gaza residents start to return north as crossing opened after hostage breakthrough CAIRO: Tens of thousands of Palestinians began moving along the main roads leading north in Gaza on Monday as Israel... Published 27 Jan, 2025 04:56pm
World Palestinians must not be expelled from Gaza, Berlin says after Trump comments BERLIN: The Palestinian population must not be expelled from Gaza, the German foreign ministry said on Monday after... Published 27 Jan, 2025 04:40pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war toll at 47,306 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday the death toll from the war with Israel had reached... Published 26 Jan, 2025 09:32pm
World Gaza officials say tens of thousands blocked from reaching north at Israeli barrier NUSEIRAT: Gaza’s civil defence agency said tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians were blocked from returning... Updated 26 Jan, 2025 10:46pm
World More Gaza funding needed to hit ceasefire targets, UN official says GENEVA: Funding shortages may affect the UN’s ability to maintain aid flows at target levels throughout the Gaza... Published 24 Jan, 2025 04:35pm
World Gazans ready tent camps for families returning to north after ceasefire CAIRO/CAIRO: Palestinians in northern Gaza prepared tent encampments for displaced families on Thursday, two days... Published 24 Jan, 2025 12:19pm
Opinion Gaza ceasefire President Trump has expressed doubt that the Israel-Gaza ceasefire will hold, stating, “That’s not our war;... Updated 24 Jan, 2025 07:50am
World Palestinian official says hundreds leave Jenin as Israel presses raid JENIN: A Palestinian official said hundreds of people began leaving their homes in a flashpoint area of the West... Published 23 Jan, 2025 05:26pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war toll at 47,283 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Thursday the death toll from the war with Israel had... Published 23 Jan, 2025 05:19pm
World Gaza ceasefire traps Netanyahu between Trump and far-right allies JERUSALEM: Even before it was signed, the Gaza ceasefire forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu into a... Published 23 Jan, 2025 04:46pm
World Yemen’s Houthis say freed detained ship’s crew after Gaza truce SANAA: Yemen’s Houthi rebels said Wednesday that they had released the detained crew of the ship Galaxy Leader, held... Published 22 Jan, 2025 11:43pm
World Israeli military chief resigns over October 7 ‘failure’: statement JERUSALEM: The head of Israel’s military, Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi, resigned on Tuesday over his... Updated 22 Jan, 2025 12:35am
World Israel launches ‘significant’ military operation in West Bank, at least eight Palestinians killed OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/RAMALLAH: Israeli security forces backed by helicopters raided the volatile West Bank city of... Updated 21 Jan, 2025 07:40pm
World Qatar says ‘confident’ in deal for ceasefire in Gaza DOHA: Qatar is confident that the deal it helped mediate for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas addressed all the... Published 21 Jan, 2025 05:13pm
World Netanyahu tells Trump ‘best days’ of alliance yet to come JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu congratulated US President Donald Trump on his inauguration... Published 20 Jan, 2025 11:44pm
World Gazans begin searching for people under rubble on day two of ceasefire GAZA/CAIRO: Palestinians began searching on Monday for thousands of Gazans believed still buried under rubble, as... Published 20 Jan, 2025 09:01pm
World Hamas says Gaza will ‘rise again’, rebuild after Israeli destruction GAZA CITY: Palestinian group Hamas said Monday that Gaza and its people “will rise again” and rebuild the territory... Published 20 Jan, 2025 08:15pm
World Israel-Hamas truce holding after first hostage-prisoner swap OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Monday, following the dramatic exchange... Published 20 Jan, 2025 06:41pm
World Yemen’s Houthis say they will only target Israeli-linked vessels after Gaza ceasefire LONDON: Yemen’s Houthis will limit their attacks on commercial vessels to Israeli-linked ships after the Gaza... Published 20 Jan, 2025 05:04pm
World Late night tears and hugs for released Palestinian prisoners BAYTUNYA: Two buses carrying Palestinian prisoners released in the Gaza ceasefire deal had to inch through a thick... Published 20 Jan, 2025 11:09am
World Biden says ‘the guns in Gaza have gone silent,’ aid begins US President welcomes ceasefire in Gaza, saying hundreds of trucks entering seaside enclave to help Palestinians Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:45pm
World First trucks carrying aid arrive in Gaza under ceasefire: UN GENEVA: Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered Gaza on Sunday after a truce between Israel and Hamas went into... Published 19 Jan, 2025 09:10pm
World Hamas hands over first Israeli hostages as Gaza truce begins GAZA STRIP: The first three Israeli hostages returning home under a long-awaited Gaza truce were transferred to the... Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:54pm
World After celebrations, displaced Gazans return home to destruction Columns of people hundreds strong were making their way northward from Gaza City to Jabalia on Sunday, flanked on... Published 19 Jan, 2025 06:37pm