Israeli tanks reach centre of Rafah as Security Council to discuss camp blaze RAFAH: Israeli tanks penetrated the heart of Rafah on Tuesday despite global outrage over a strike that set ablaze a... Published 28 May, 2024 05:30pm
World South Africa condemns Israel’s ‘deplorable’ Rafah strike JOHANNESBURG: South Africa on Tuesday condemned as “deplorable” an Israeli strike on Gaza’s southern city of Rafah... Published 28 May, 2024 05:23pm
World Israeli strike on Rafah shows ‘contempt’ for ICJ ruling: African Union NAIROBI: An Israeli air strike on Rafah that killed 45 people in a displacement camp according to Hamas officials... Published 27 May, 2024 08:24pm
World Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, prompts global outcry Palestinian families rushed to hospitals to prepare dead for burial after the strike late on Sunday night set tents and rickety metal shelters ablaze Updated 27 May, 2024 09:32pm
World Rafah strikes could ‘hinder’ Gaza truce talks: mediator Qatar DOHA: Israel’s latest strikes on a displaced people’s camp near Gaza’s southern city of Rafah could hinder talks... Published 27 May, 2024 03:27pm
World EU set to discuss Rafah mission, Borrell criticises Israel’s Netanyahu BRUSSELS: The European Union aims to agree in principle on Monday to press ahead with an EU border mission at Rafah,... Published 27 May, 2024 01:42pm
World Israeli airstrikes kill at least 35 in Rafah, Gaza authorities say CAIRO: Israeli air strikes killed at least 35 Palestinians and wounded dozens in an area in the southern Gaza Strip... Updated 27 May, 2024 12:29pm
World Israeli forces kill senior Palestinian fighter in Jenin: army RAMALLAH: The Israeli military said on Saturday it killed a senior Palestinian fighter during an air strike on an... Updated 18 May, 2024 04:59pm
World Israel strikes on Lebanon kill three, says source close to Hezbollah BEIRUT: Israeli air strikes on Friday hit an area of southern Lebanon far from the border, Lebanese official media... Published 17 May, 2024 03:34pm
World India says it is working to repatriate UN staffer killed in Gaza NEW DELHI: India said on Wednesday it was working to repatriate the body of a former Indian Army officer serving as... Published 15 May, 2024 06:48pm
World Erdogan says Israel will ‘set sights’ on Turkiye if Hamas defeated ISTANBUL: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday claimed that Israel would “set its sights” on Turkiye if it... Published 15 May, 2024 05:39pm
World Biden admin plans $1bn in new arms for Israel despite Rafah threat WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden’s administration informed Congress on Tuesday of a $1 billion weapons package for... Updated 15 May, 2024 03:56pm
World Hezbollah commander among two killed in Israeli strike: source BEIRUT: Lebanese state media said an Israeli strike on a car in the country’s south killed two people Tuesday, with... Published 15 May, 2024 11:28am
World Turkiye says to apply to intervene in ICJ genocide case against Israel ANKARA: Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Tuesday that Turkiye decided to submit its declaration of official... Published 14 May, 2024 08:12pm
World World Court to hold hearings over Israel’s Rafah attacks THE HAGUE: The U.N.‘s International Court of Justice will hold hearings on Thursday and Friday to discuss new... Published 14 May, 2024 05:33pm
World Israel’s Rafah attack set Hamas talks ‘backward’: mediator Qatar DOHA: Israel’s military operation in Rafah has set truce negotiations with Hamas “backward”, mediator Qatar said on... Published 14 May, 2024 01:45pm
World Israel offensive on Rafah would not eliminate Hamas: Blinken WASHINGTON: An all-out Israeli offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah would provoke “anarchy” without eliminating... Published 12 May, 2024 09:31pm
World Hamas says Biden remarks on Gaza hostages ‘setback’ for negotiations DOHA: Remarks by US President Joe Biden that a ceasefire in Gaza would be possible if Hamas released its hostages... Published 12 May, 2024 08:50pm
World Banning UK arms exports to Israel would strengthen Hamas, UK’s Cameron says LONDON: Stopping British arms sales to Israel if it launches a ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would... Published 12 May, 2024 05:41pm
World Full-scale Rafah offensive ‘cannot take place’: UN rights chief GENEVA: A full-scale Israeli assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah “cannot take place”, the UN human rights... Published 12 May, 2024 05:11pm
World UN chief calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire, hostage release KUWAIT CITY: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged an immediate halt to the Israel-Hamas war in... Published 12 May, 2024 03:05pm
World Israel strikes Gaza after fresh Rafah evacuation order RAFAH: Israel launched strikes on Gaza Sunday after it expanded an evacuation order for Rafah, with the United... Updated 12 May, 2024 10:28pm
World Gaza agency says two doctors killed in Israeli air strike on central Gaza PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Gaza’s civil defence agency said on Sunday that two doctors were killed in an Israeli air... Updated 12 May, 2024 01:32pm
World Hamas says Israel move on Rafah aims to ‘obstruct’ truce talks DOHA: A Hamas official on Thursday accused Israel of carrying out incursions in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah to... Published 09 May, 2024 07:28pm
World Washington police clear pro-Palestinian university encampment WASHINGTON: Washington police cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University on... Published 08 May, 2024 06:10pm
World Israel pessimistic on Gaza truce talks, but delegation remains in Cairo JERUSALEM: Israel sees no sign of a breakthrough in Egyptian-mediated talks on a truce with Hamas that would free... Published 08 May, 2024 05:39pm
World Dozens detained at Paris pro-Palestinian university protest PARIS: French police detained 86 people following an operation to remove students staging a pro-Palestinian... Published 08 May, 2024 04:48pm
World Cairo talks ‘last chance’ for Israel to free hostages: Hamas official PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: A senior Hamas official said Tuesday that a delegation from the Palestinian group was due... Published 07 May, 2024 08:23pm
World Death, misery, hunger: Israeli aggression in Gaza In Gaza City, home to some 600,000 people before the war, the situation is dire: almost three-quarters (74.3 percent) of its buildings have been damaged or destroyed Published 07 May, 2024 06:50pm
World Pulitzer Prizes honor Gaza war coverage NEW YORK: The war in Gaza featured prominently in Monday’s Pulitzer Prizes, which included a special citation for... Published 07 May, 2024 05:33pm