Israel foreign minister claims Hamas leader Sinwar is dead US, Israeli defense chiefs speak amid news of Sinwar's death Updated 17 Oct, 2024 11:52pm
World 345,000 Gazans face ‘catastrophic’ hunger this winter: UN ROME: Some 345,000 Gazans face “catastrophic” levels of hunger this winter after aid deliveries fell, a UN-backed... Published 17 Oct, 2024 05:27pm
World Israeli strike on Lebanese municipal building kills 16, including mayor BEIRUT: The mayor of a major town in south Lebanon was among 16 people killed when an Israeli airstrike destroyed... Published 17 Oct, 2024 11:50am
World Israeli strike hits municipal building in south Lebanon, mayor among 6 killed BEIRUT/WASHINGTON: Israel launched an airstrike on Wednesday on the municipal headquarters in Nabatieh, a major town... Published 16 Oct, 2024 05:52pm
World Britain calls UN meeting on Gaza, may sanction ministers LONDON: Britain and France have called an urgent meeting at the United Nations Security Council to discuss the... Published 16 Oct, 2024 05:20pm
World Israel kills at least 50 in Gaza, forces encircle northern Jabalia CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 50 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces tightened... Updated 15 Oct, 2024 07:02pm
World China tells Israel ‘humanitarian disasters’ in Gaza must end: state media BEIJING: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Monday told his Israeli counterpart that “humanitarian disasters” in... Published 14 Oct, 2024 07:55pm
World Israel steps up military pressure in north Gaza amid fears of siege and displacement CAIRO: Palestinian medics said on Monday that at least 10 people were killed and 30 injured by Israeli tank shells... Updated 14 Oct, 2024 03:27pm
World Hezbollah drone strike kills four, wounds dozens at Israeli base BEIRUT: Israel’s military said a Hezbollah drone killed four soldiers at one of its northern bases on Sunday, as it... Updated 14 Oct, 2024 04:43pm
World Hezbollah fights Israeli troops near Lebanon’s Ramiya village; third UN peacekeeper wounded BEIRUT/CAIRO: Hezbollah said on Sunday it was fighting Israeli forces trying to infiltrate Ramiya village in... Updated 13 Oct, 2024 11:57pm
World Israel warns south Lebanon residents to ‘not return’ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel warned residents of south Lebanon “not to return” to their homes on Saturday as Hezbollah... Published 12 Oct, 2024 05:52pm
World Health ministry in Gaza says war death toll at 42,175 GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Gaza said on Saturday that at least 42,175 people have been killed in the war... Updated 12 Oct, 2024 07:08pm
World UNRWA chief says many Palestinians camps in Lebanon empty after Israeli strikes BEIRUT: Most Palestinian refugees living in camps in southern Lebanon or near Beirut have fled following escalating... Published 11 Oct, 2024 08:45pm
World Antony Blinken says US wants Lebanon solution, not ‘broader conflict’ VIENTIANE: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Friday for a diplomatic solution in Lebanon and... Updated 11 Oct, 2024 08:36pm
World Israel army says top Islamic Jihad commander killed in West Bank OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s army said Friday it had killed Palestinian group Islamic Jihad’s top commander for the... Published 11 Oct, 2024 10:51am
World UN inquiry finds Israel of crime of ‘extermination’ in destruction of Gaza health system Children in particular have borne the brunt of Israeli attacks, it says Published 10 Oct, 2024 10:08pm
World Israeli strike kills 28 people sheltering in a school in central Gaza CAIRO: An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 28 people,... Published 10 Oct, 2024 05:19pm
World Israeli tanks push deeper into Jabalia in northern Gaza, residents say CAIRO: Israel sent tanks deeper into Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday and advised people to leave as it... Published 08 Oct, 2024 03:17pm
World ‘Year of suffering’: Gazans tired on October 7 anniversary GAZA STRIP: One year after Israel unleashed aggression in Gaza, the Palestinian territory is unrecognisable and its... Updated 07 Oct, 2024 08:48pm
World Israel steps up Gaza bombing on war’s first anniversary, civilians desperate for return to calm Nearly 42,000 killed in Gaza in year-long Israeli aggression against Palestinians Updated 07 Oct, 2024 11:23pm
World At least 24 killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza mosque and school CAIRO: At least 24 people were killed and 93 others wounded when Israeli airstrikes targeted a mosque and a school... Published 06 Oct, 2024 10:02am
World Israeli military says it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters in ground operation JERUSALEM: The Israeli military estimates it has killed around 250 Hezbollah fighters, including a number of... Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:47pm
World Iran says any Lebanon ceasefire should be simultaneous with Gaza BEIRUT: Tehran backs efforts for a ceasefire in Lebanon on the condition it would be backed by Hezbollah and... Published 04 Oct, 2024 06:15pm
World Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran’s allies ‘will not back down’ in war with Israel BEIRUT: Iran’s supreme leader vowed in a rare address on Friday that his allies around the region would keep... Updated 04 Oct, 2024 04:29pm
World Israeli strike closes off road used to flee Lebanon, transport minister says WASHINGTON/BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: An Israeli strike on Friday morning near Lebanon’s Masnaa border crossing with... Published 04 Oct, 2024 11:28am
World Israel kills dozens in Gaza, sends tanks into southern areas, medics say CAIRO: Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 60 Palestinians overnight, including in a... Updated 02 Oct, 2024 01:04pm
World Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider conflict Israel and US vow to retaliate against Tehran UN Security Council schedules meeting, EU calls for immediate ceasefire Updated 02 Oct, 2024 10:41pm
World Israeli airstrikes kill at least 37, including women and children, in Gaza CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 37 people in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said and fighting ramped up, as... Updated 01 Oct, 2024 06:25pm
World Two-thirds of Gaza buildings damaged in war: UN GENEVA: Two-thirds of the buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged or destroyed since the Gaza war began in... Published 30 Sep, 2024 06:50pm
World Israel army says about 120 Hezbollah targets hit in latest Lebanon strikes **JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: The Israeli military said on Sunday evening it hit dozens more Hezbollah targets in Lebanon... Updated 29 Sep, 2024 10:18pm