Israel strikes southern Gaza after ordering evacuations GAZA STRIP: Israel carried out fresh strikes in southern Gaza on Tuesday, forcing hundreds of Palestinians to flee... Published 02 Jul, 2024 12:26pm
World Palestinians say Israeli drone strike kills man in West Bank NUR SHAMS: The Palestinian health ministry said an Israeli strike Sunday killed a man in the occupied West Bank, the... Published 30 Jun, 2024 07:52pm
World Israeli tanks advance into areas in north and south Gaza, fighting rages CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli forces advanced further on Sunday into the Shejaia neighbourhood of northern Gaza and also... Updated 30 Jun, 2024 10:31pm
World US urges Israel’s defence minister to avoid Lebanon escalation WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Israel during a Monday meeting with its defence minister... Published 25 Jun, 2024 01:07pm
World Israeli airstrike kills eight Palestinians at Gaza aid centre CAIRO: Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday by an Israeli airstrike on a training college near Gaza City being... Updated 24 Jun, 2024 07:10pm
World Israel army spokesman says Hamas can’t be defeated ‘as an ideology’ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s top army spokesman said Wednesday that Hamas cannot be defeated as an ideology,... Published 20 Jun, 2024 12:27pm
World Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah, forcing people to flee again CAIRO: Israeli tanks backed by warplanes and drones advanced deeper into the western part of the Gaza Strip city of... Published 19 Jun, 2024 05:50pm
World Israeli army announces ‘tactical pause’ in part of southern Gaza International mediators have been pressing Israel and Hamas to agree to a ceasefire deal laid out by US President Joe Biden Updated 16 Jun, 2024 07:59pm
World G7 says UNRWA, UN agencies must work unhindered in Gaza BARI: G7 leaders said Friday the UN Palestinian refugee agency must be allowed to work unhindered in war-torn Gaza,... Published 14 Jun, 2024 11:25pm
World Israel army says rescued 4 Israeli hostages alive in Gaza OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said its troops had rescued on Saturday four Israeli hostages alive from... Published 08 Jun, 2024 06:16pm
World Israeli forces step up bombing of Rafah as tanks try to push west CAIRO: With no sign of progress in mediators’ efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war, Israeli forces continued... Updated 07 Jun, 2024 05:00pm
World Israel pounds Gaza after Biden outlines ceasefire plan RAFAH: Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery Saturday, hours after US President... Published 01 Jun, 2024 05:29pm
World Palestinian minister urges US to press Israel to open Rafah crossing GENEVA: The Palestinian health minister on Wednesday urged the United States to pressure Israel to open the Rafah... Published 29 May, 2024 06:30pm
World 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 Spain, Norway, and Ireland recognise Palestinian state Three European countries believe their initiative has strong symbolic impact that is likely to encourage others to follow suit Updated 28 May, 2024 10:42pm
World Security Council set to meet over deadly Rafah strike RAFAH: The UN Security Council was set to convene an emergency meeting Tuesday over an Israeli strike that killed... Published 28 May, 2024 11:37am
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 UN says only 906 aid truckloads reached Gaza since Israel’s Rafah operation began NEW YORK: Aid access to the Gaza Strip is extremely limited with less than 1,000 truckloads of humanitarian... Published 24 May, 2024 10:42pm
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 Israel seizes Rafah crossing as Gaza truce talks resume RAFAH, (Palestinian Territories): Israel sent tanks into Rafah in southern Gaza, seizing control of the border... Published 08 May, 2024 06:43am
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 Turkiye says Israel’s Rafah operation is another war crime ANKARA: The Israeli operation in Gaza’s Rafah city a day after Hamas accepted a ceasefire deal marks another war... Published 07 May, 2024 02:59pm
World Israeli military seizes Rafah border crossing, steps up attacks in southern Gaza RAFAH: The Israeli military seized control of the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Tuesday... Updated 07 May, 2024 09:48pm
World Evacuations from Gaza Strip resume through Egypt's Rafah crossing CAIRO: Evacuations from the Gaza Strip into Egypt for foreign passport holders and Palestinians needing medical... Published 09 Nov, 2023 11:57pm
World Hundreds more foreign nationals flee Gaza as bombing toll mounts RAFAH (Palestinian Territories): Hundreds more foreigners and dual nationals fled war-torn Gaza for Egypt Thursday ... Published 03 Nov, 2023 06:11am
World Israel strikes crowded Gaza camp; says Hamas commander killed GAZA/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli airstrikes hit a densely populated refugee camp in the Gaza Strip, killing at least... Published 01 Nov, 2023 10:08am
World UN food chief criticizes strict Rafah crossing checks for limiting Gaza aid WASHINGTON: Overly stringent checks on trucks at the Rafah crossing from Egypt into Gaza were slowing the flow of... Published 26 Oct, 2023 11:51pm
World Rare delivery of fuel trucks to Gaza: Rafah crossing official Six trucks enter from stores in Gaza's Rafah crossing US sees risk of Middle East escalation Updated 22 Oct, 2023 10:27pm
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