Hamas wing says new instructions were given to guards of Israeli hostages in Gaza CAIRO: The spokesperson for Hamas’ armed wing al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaida, announced on Monday that the group has... Updated 03 Sep, 2024 02:05am
World Israel says bodies of six hostages retrieved from Gaza tunnel OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it retrieved the bodies of six hostages from a tunnel in... Updated 21 Aug, 2024 08:29am
World No progress made at Cairo ceasefire talks, says Hamas official CAIRO: A Hamas official told Reuters on Monday that no progress was made at a new round of Gaza ceasefire talks in... Updated 08 Apr, 2024 01:42pm
World Middle East missile attacks raise Gaza escalation risk WASHINGTON/BAGHDAD: Missile attacks in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen on Saturday threw into sharp focus the... Published 21 Jan, 2024 11:44am
World Russia urges Hamas to release hostages MOSCOW: Russia on Friday urged Hamas to release all hostages during talks with the group in Moscow, saying the... Published 19 Jan, 2024 10:53pm
World Aid for Israeli hostages and Palestinian civilians arrives at Gaza border CAIRO: Aid destined for Israeli hostages and Palestinian residents in the Gaza Strip was delivered to Egypt on... Published 17 Jan, 2024 11:16pm
World Israeli armed forces killed 3 hostages by mistake: spokesperson The Israeli military mistakenly killed three hostages being held in Gaza by Hamas during an incident which is “under... Published 16 Dec, 2023 01:01am
World Hostages were drugged, abused in Gaza: Israeli doctor TEL AVIV: Hostages hauled into Gaza during Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel were drugged to keep them docile in... Published 11 Dec, 2023 10:58pm
World More than 15,900 Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7: Palestinian health minister RAMALLAH: More than 15,900 Palestinians, including 250 health workers, have been killed in Gaza since the outbreak... Updated 05 Dec, 2023 10:13pm
World Israel expects difficult new stage in Gaza, sticks to war aims JERUSALEM: Israel expects difficult fighting in the new phase of its war in Gaza but is open to “constructive... Published 05 Dec, 2023 04:59pm
Opinion Israel bent on genocide Only the naïve could have imagined that Israel would continue the truce that allowed the exchange of some of the... Published 05 Dec, 2023 03:01am
World Gaza’s Hamas rulers say 3 journalists killed in Israeli raids GAZA STRIP: Gaza’s Hamas-run government said three journalists were killed in Israeli raids on Friday as fierce... Published 01 Dec, 2023 11:56pm
World Qatar urges rapid international action to stop Gaza violence DOHA: Qatar on Friday urged swift international action to stop violence in the Gaza Strip after renewed Israeli... Published 01 Dec, 2023 03:18pm
World World leaders take COP28 stage as climate, Gaza share spotlight DUBAI: World leaders descended on Dubai for UN climate talks on Friday, under pressure to step up efforts to limit... Published 01 Dec, 2023 01:23pm
World ‘Great joy’: Macron welcomes French-Israeli hostage release PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday welcomed the release by Hamas of French-Israeli hostage Mia... Published 30 Nov, 2023 10:25pm
World Hamas claims responsibility for Jerusalem shooting JERUSALEM: Hamas claimed responsibility for a shooting attack in Jerusalem that killed three people on Thursday,... Published 30 Nov, 2023 06:50pm
World Israeli hostage handover is under way in Gaza, Palestinian official says GAZA: The handover of more Israeli hostages by Hamas is under way in Gaza, a Palestinian official familiar with the... Published 30 Nov, 2023 12:36am
World Blinken says to focus on extending Gaza pause on Israel visit BRUSSELS: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he would work to prolong a pause in the fighting in... Published 29 Nov, 2023 05:06pm
World Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid efforts to extend truce GAZA/JERUSALEM: Hamas and Israel were expected to release more hostages and prisoners on Wednesday, the last day of... Updated 29 Nov, 2023 09:39pm
World Hamas frees more Israeli hostages, Palestinian official says GAZA: Hamas started handing over more Israeli hostages on Tuesday to the International Committee of the Red Cross, a... Published 28 Nov, 2023 11:44pm
World Israeli, US spy chiefs meet Qatari PM to discuss ‘building on’ Gaza truce DUBAI: The heads of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Israel’s Mossad met Qatar’s prime minister in Doha... Published 28 Nov, 2023 06:32pm
World Israel not letting enough fuel into Gaza: EU BRUSSELS: Israeli restrictions on fuel supplies to Gaza are hampering aid deliveries and humanitarian access... Published 28 Nov, 2023 06:14pm
World Lebanese media reports Israeli shell hit south Lebanon BEIRUT/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Lebanese media reported that an Israeli shell struck the outskirts of a town in south... Published 28 Nov, 2023 02:53pm
Opinion Fallout of the Gaza war One and a half months after Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel from Gaza on October 7, 2023, and despite the... Updated 28 Nov, 2023 02:13pm
World Hamas frees Israeli, Thai hostages in temporary truce Israel says the ceasefire could be extended if Hamas continued to release at least 10 hostages a day Updated 26 Nov, 2023 04:04pm
World All set for second prisoner-hostage exchange GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories: Hamas said Saturday it was going ahead with the release of a second group of... Published 26 Nov, 2023 03:31am
World Hamas says delaying second handover of Israeli hostages GAZA STRIP: Hamas said Saturday that it was delaying the release of a second group of Israeli hostages in exchange... Published 25 Nov, 2023 10:39pm
World Israeli-owned ship hit in suspected Iran drone attack: US defence official The reported attack comes almost a week after Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized an Israel-linked cargo ship in the southern Red Sea Updated 25 Nov, 2023 09:32pm
World Israel reviews list of hostages set to be freed by Hamas on Saturday 24 hostages were released on Friday Updated 25 Nov, 2023 05:33pm
World Thailand says Hamas still holds 20 of its nationals after freeing 10 BANGKOK: Hamas is still holding 20 Thai nationals after having freed 10 from Gaza, Thailand’s foreign ministry said... Published 25 Nov, 2023 10:29am