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 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 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
World Gaza ceasefire delayed over hostage list Hamas affirms commitment to the Gaza ceasefire deal The group says the delay in disclosing the names of hostages to be released in first phase was due to technical field reasons Updated 19 Jan, 2025 12:21pm
World Sirens sound in Jerusalem, blasts heard JERUSALEM: Explosions were heard over Jerusalem after sirens blared across the city and central Israel on Saturday... Published 18 Jan, 2025 03:25pm
World Trump’s Middle East envoy meets Netanyahu on Saturday amid ceasefire push JERUSALEM: U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin... Published 11 Jan, 2025 10:39pm
World Israel army says likely killed two kibbutz residents during 2023 attack JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Friday that an internal inquiry found it likely that it killed two kibbutz... Published 10 Jan, 2025 11:01pm
World US, Arab mediators make some progress in Gaza peace talks, no deal yet, sources say CAIRO: US and Arab mediators have made some progress in their efforts to reach a ceasefire accord between Israel and... Published 09 Jan, 2025 03:53pm
World Israel army says body of one hostage retrieved from Gaza JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Wednesday that its troops had recovered the body of a hostage in Gaza and... Published 08 Jan, 2025 10:44pm
World Mediator Qatar confirms ‘technical meetings’ on Gaza truce ongoing DOHA: Talks aimed at cementing a truce in Gaza between Israel and Hamas are ongoing, with “technical meetings”... Published 07 Jan, 2025 05:55pm
World WFP condemns Israeli attack on its Gaza convoy GENEVA: The UN World Food Programme said on Monday that Israeli forces had opened fire on one of its convoys in the... Published 07 Jan, 2025 06:53am
World Israel military says missile from Yemen intercepted OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said Sunday it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen, the latest in a... Published 05 Jan, 2025 11:54am
World Palestinian health ministry says one dead in Israel West Bank raid RAMALLAH: The health ministry in the occupied West Bank said one person was killed and nine injured in an Israeli... Updated 04 Jan, 2025 05:17pm
World UN warns of shelter needs in Gaza after hypothermia deaths GENEVA: The UN on Friday decried that infants and others were freezing to death in Gaza, where it said an estimated... Published 03 Jan, 2025 10:56pm
World Israel army says intercepted missile launched from Yemen OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen after it crossed into... Published 03 Jan, 2025 12:05pm
World Israel confirms Syria raid on Iran-funded missile factory in September JERUSALEM: The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that dozens of its troops were flown into Syria in September... Published 02 Jan, 2025 10:40pm
World WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza after strike ZURICH: The head of the World Health Organization on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after... Published 30 Dec, 2024 12:36pm
World Israeli forces raid north Gaza hospital, health ministry says contact with staff lost CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israeli forces raided the Kamal Adwan Hospital, one of only three medical facilities on the... Published 27 Dec, 2024 06:19pm
World Israel strikes Yemen’s Sana’a airport, ports and power stations Yemen's Houthis have repeatedly fired drones, missiles towards Israel, vowing their support, solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza Published 26 Dec, 2024 09:38pm
World Gaza medics say Israeli strike kills five journalists, Israel says it hit fighters CAIRO/GAZA: Gaza authorities said an Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinian journalists outside a hospital on... Published 26 Dec, 2024 05:58pm
World Hamas says ‘new’ Israeli conditions delaying agreement on Gaza ceasefire GAZA STRIP: Hamas accused Israel on Wednesday of imposing “new conditions” that it said were delaying a ceasefire... Published 25 Dec, 2024 06:21pm
World At least 8 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in West Bank refugee camp OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli forces killed at least eight Palestinians in raids on Tuesday on a refugee camp near the... Updated 25 Dec, 2024 09:11pm
World Israeli military intercepts missile launched from Yemen, army says CAIRO: Israel’s military intercepted a missile early on Wednesday that was launched from Yemen and crossed into... Published 25 Dec, 2024 11:16am
World Israeli military says intercepted projectile that was launched from Yemen CAIRO: The Israel military said in a statement early on Tuesday that sirens sounded in several areas in central... Published 24 Dec, 2024 12:05pm
World Gaza medics struggle to rescue patients after Israel orders hospital evacuated CAIRO: Israel ordered the closure and evacuation on Sunday of one of the last hospitals still partly functioning in... Updated 22 Dec, 2024 10:24pm
World Hamas, two other Palestinian groups say Gaza ceasefire deal ‘closer than ever’ CAIRO: Hamas and two other Palestinian groups said on Saturday that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is “closer... Published 21 Dec, 2024 09:37pm