Rafah operation could be a ‘slaughter’, UN official says GENEVA: An Israeli incursion in Rafah would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Gazans at risk and be an... Published 03 May, 2024 03:01pm
World US Defence Secretary says there was no indication Hamas planning attack on US troops HONOLULU: US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Thursday he did not see any indication Hamas was planning any... Published 03 May, 2024 10:38am
World Antony Blinken urges Hamas to agree truce to help Gazans OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Top US diplomat Antony Blinken has urged Hamas to accept a Gaza truce plan despite an Israeli... Published 02 May, 2024 12:02pm
World French foreign minister makes unscheduled Cairo stop as Gaza truce talks intensify CAIRO: France’s foreign minister arrived in Cairo on Wednesday on an unscheduled stop during a Middle East tour as... Published 01 May, 2024 02:39pm
World Antony Blinken says US ‘determined’ to get Israel-Hamas deal ‘now’ TEL AVIV: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken renewed calls for Hamas to accept a ceasefire deal on Wednesday as he... Updated 01 May, 2024 09:54pm
World Hamas prepares response to Gaza truce offer OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Hamas was studying Tuesday Israel’s offer of a 40-day truce in the war in the Gaza Strip in... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 01:22pm
World Senior US, French officials in Middle East seeking to ease Gaza war RIYADH: French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne said on Monday talks on a ceasefire in Gaza were progressing as he... Updated 29 Apr, 2024 02:59pm
World More than 14 Palestinians killed as violence flares in West Bank NUR SHAMS: Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an... Published 21 Apr, 2024 11:15am
World Israel vows to press on with aggression in Gaza after Iran attack PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: Israel launched dozens of air strikes on Gaza overnight, Hamas said Monday, as the army... Updated 15 Apr, 2024 12:55pm
World Joe Biden says Netanyahu’s approach to war in Gaza is a ‘mistake’ WASHINGTON: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza is a “mistake,” US President Joe... Published 10 Apr, 2024 11:46am
World Polish PM Donald Tusk says Gaza aid worker deaths caused ‘understandable anger’ WARSAW: An attack that killed aid workers, including a Polish national, in Gaza and the reaction of Israeli Prime... Published 03 Apr, 2024 12:37pm
World Joe Biden ‘outraged’ by Israeli airstrike that killed aid workers in Gaza WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he was “outraged and heartbroken” by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza... Published 03 Apr, 2024 10:15am
World US, Israeli officials to meet virtually on Rafah, US official says WASHINGTON: Senior US and Israeli officials planned to hold a virtual meeting on Monday to discuss the Biden... Published 01 Apr, 2024 08:42pm
World Israeli PM Netanyahu to leave hospital on Tuesday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be released from hospital on Tuesday afternoon following a hernia... Published 01 Apr, 2024 08:39pm
World Israeli troops leave Gaza’s Shifa Hospital a wreck in sea of rubble OCCUPIED JERUSALEM/CAIRO: Israeli forces have withdrawn from Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after a two-week... Updated 01 Apr, 2024 02:59pm
World US-Israel rift heads for moment of truth over devastated Rafah WASHINGTON: The United States has taken a public distance from Israel as never before over its aggression in Gaza... Published 28 Mar, 2024 12:14pm
World Intense Israeli bombardment hits southern Gaza, calls for more aid grow GAZA STRIP: The southern Gaza Strip came under intense Israeli bombardment overnight, despite international pressure... Updated 27 Mar, 2024 08:57pm
World Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on north and south of Gaza CAIRO/RAFAH: Israeli air strikes killed dozens of Palestinians at both ends of the Gaza Strip overnight, hitting the... Published 26 Mar, 2024 03:34pm
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World UN chief says there’s growing consensus to tell Israel a ceasefire needed AMMAN: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said during a visit to Jordan on Monday that there is growing... Published 25 Mar, 2024 03:53pm
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World Deadly strikes hit Gaza as Israel mulls truce talks position Gaza health ministry says at least 31,645 people killed in the territory during more than five months of war Updated 17 Mar, 2024 09:02pm
World Gaza talks mediators pushing to secure truce, Israel says CAIRO/RAFAH: Efforts to secure a deal on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza are ongoing, Israel’s... Published 10 Mar, 2024 11:45am
World Talks on Gaza truce expected as offensive and aid crisis rage on CAIRO: Mediators expected to reconvene in Cairo as soon as Sunday and search for a formula acceptable to Israel and... Updated 03 Mar, 2024 11:55am
World Gaza death toll nears 30,000 as aid groups warn of ‘imminent’ famine GAZA STRIP: The reported Palestinian death toll neared 30,000 Wednesday as Israeli aggression continued in the... Updated 28 Feb, 2024 10:39pm
World Joe Biden says Israel agrees to stop Gaza attacks for Ramadan as Hamas mulls draft truce proposal DUBAI/WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Israel has agreed to halt military activities in Gaza for the Muslim... Published 27 Feb, 2024 11:40am
World Israel discusses next steps in truce talks as Gaza desperation deepens OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel’s war cabinet has discussed the next steps for negotiations towards a hostage deal and... Updated 25 Feb, 2024 03:45pm
World G20 says two-state solution only answer to Israel-Palestinian conflict RIO DE JANEIRO: Foreign ministers at the G20 group of nations meeting in Brazil were nearly unanimous in their... Updated 23 Feb, 2024 10:07pm
World Israeli forces attack Gaza, Hamas studies ceasefire proposal GAZA/DOHA: Israeli forces pounded areas in northern and southern Gaza on Wednesday after the Palestinian group Hamas... Updated 31 Jan, 2024 04:25pm