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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 forces deepen Rafah invasion, kill 17 in central camps CAIRO: Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday killed at least 17 Palestinians in two of the Gaza Strip’s historic refugee... Updated 19 Jun, 2024 08:53am
World Gaza hostilities continue despite Israeli armed forces announcement, UNRWA chief says Commissioner general of UNRWA says there had been no pause in the fighting Updated 17 Jun, 2024 08:11pm
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 Israeli forces thrust deeper into Rafah as diplomacy falters CAIRO: Israeli tanks advanced deeper into the western area of Rafah, amid one of the worst nights of bombardment... Updated 13 Jun, 2024 11:16pm
World Antony Blinken in Israel to push ceasefire plan for Gaza TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks with key Israeli opposition figures on Tuesday, a day... Published 11 Jun, 2024 11:10am
World Colombia to suspend coal sales to Israel over Gaza war BOGOTÁ: Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced Saturday that his country will suspend coal exports to Israel as... Updated 09 Jun, 2024 10:33pm
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 UNRWA says forced displacement has pushed over 1 million away from Rafah DUBAI: Forced displacement has pushed over a million people away from the Gazan city of Rafah, the United Nations... Published 03 Jun, 2024 01:23pm
World Biden’s Gaza plan ‘not a good deal’ but Israel accepts it: Netanyahu’s aide There are a lot of details to be worked out, chief foreign policy advisor to Netanyahu says Updated 02 Jun, 2024 08:44pm
World US, UK air strikes on Yemen kill 14: Houthi TV SANAA: The United States and Britain carried out air strikes on Yemen in what they said was a bid to degrade... Published 31 May, 2024 12:06pm
World French MP says waving Palestinian flag was protest at ‘massacre’ in Gaza PARIS: A hard-left French lawmaker sanctioned for raising a Palestinian flag in parliament on Tuesday said he would... Published 30 May, 2024 03:02pm
World Israel using tunnel claims to ‘justify’ Rafah offensive: Egypt media CAIRO: Israel is using claims of tunnels under Egypt’s border with Gaza as cover for its offensive against Hamas,... Published 29 May, 2024 10:44pm
World Israel says Gaza war likely to last another seven months as tanks probe Rafah CAIRO: Israel sent tanks on raids into Rafah on Wednesday and said its war on Hamas in Gaza would likely continue... Updated 29 May, 2024 10:23pm
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 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 Israel PM says Rafah strike a ‘tragic accident’, vows to defeat Hamas JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that a deadly strike that hit a displacement... Published 27 May, 2024 10:50pm
