Israel forces advance in south Gaza, more people displaced, residents say CAIRO: Israeli forces sent tanks deeper into areas in the Gaza Strip’s south on Sunday as fighting with Hamas raged,... Updated 28 Jul, 2024 09:51pm
World Israel says Hezbollah rocket kills 12 at football ground, vows response OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: A rocket attack on a football ground in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12... Published 28 Jul, 2024 10:57am
Editorials Palestinian unity deal EDITORIAL: After three-day reconciliation talks hosted by China, 14 Palestinian factions, including two principal... Published 28 Jul, 2024 06:49am
World Netanyahu meets Trump for talks seeking to ease tensions PALM BEACH: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited former US President Donald Trump at Trump’s Florida... Published 26 Jul, 2024 09:44pm
World Britain will not pursue ICC challenge over Netanyahu arrest warrant LONDON: Britain said on Friday it would not proceed with efforts to question whether the International Criminal... Published 26 Jul, 2024 05:24pm
World Kamala Harris ‘will not be silent’ on Gaza after tough talks with Netanyahu WASHINGTON: Kamala Harris signaled a major shift on US Gaza policy Thursday, with the presidential hopeful telling... Published 26 Jul, 2024 11:52am
World Beijing deal for post-war Gaza leaves analysts sceptical JERUSALEM: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah movement has agreed with Hamas to form a “national unity... Published 25 Jul, 2024 07:08am
World Israel launches new raids in Gaza as Netanyahu visits US CAIRO/GAZA: Israeli forces carried out new raids in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, hours before Prime Minister... Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:59pm
World Palestinian officials say Israel troops kill 5 in West Bank raid TULKAREM: Palestinian officials said Israeli troops killed five Palestinians, including two women, in a pre-dawn... Published 23 Jul, 2024 01:22pm
World Gaza health ministry says 70 killed after Israel evacuation order GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Monday that an Israeli operation in the main southern city of... Published 23 Jul, 2024 11:56am
World Beijing Declaration: Hamas announces ‘national unity’ deal with Palestinian rivals BEIJING: Hamas announced on Tuesday it had signed an agreement in Beijing with other Palestinian organisations... Updated 23 Jul, 2024 11:43am
World Health ministry in Gaza says death toll at 38,919 GAZA CITY: The health ministry in Gaza said on Saturday at least 38,919 people have been killed in Israeli... Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:41pm
World Israel lawmakers vote to oppose Palestinian state GAZA STRIP: The Israeli parliament voted Thursday to oppose a Palestinian state as an “existential threat”, a ... Updated 19 Jul, 2024 06:12am
World Israeli forces step up bombardment across Gaza, amid fierce fighting CAIRO: Israeli forces pounded Rafah and other areas across the Gaza Strip and engaged in close-quarter combat with... Published 21 Jun, 2024 01:37pm
World Israel pounds central Gaza camps, deepens invasion of Rafah CAIRO: Israeli forces pounded areas in the central Gaza Strip overnight, killing three people and wounding dozens of... Published 20 Jun, 2024 01:20pm
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 Israel may have violated laws of war in Gaza, UN rights office says Israeli military carrying out extermination of Palestinians, head of a UN inquiry says Updated 19 Jun, 2024 10:16pm
World Europe must host Gaza children impacted by war, Greek foreign minister says ATHENS: Europe has a duty to host children hurt and traumatised by war in Gaza for as long as the conflict... Published 19 Jun, 2024 01:42pm
World Israeli strike on Syria kills army officer: state media DAMASCUS: A Syrian army officer was killed Wednesday in an Israeli air strike in the country’s south, the official... Published 19 Jun, 2024 01:21pm
World Gaza conflict has caused major environmental damage, UN says The conflict in Gaza has created unprecedented soil, water and air pollution in the region, destroying sanitation... Published 18 Jun, 2024 05:46pm
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 UN welcomes Israel announcement of Gaza ‘pauses’ for aid deliveries GENEVA: The UN on Sunday welcomed an Israeli decision to “pause” fighting around a south Gaza route daily for aid... Published 16 Jun, 2024 05:11pm
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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
Editorials Stopping Israel EDITORIAL: So, Israel continues to hit civilian targets in central Gaza – like schools and residential areas with... Published 16 Jun, 2024 02:40am
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 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