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 Turkiye says Israeli attack on Rafah shows it not acting in good faith ANKARA: Israel’s ground attacks on Gaza’s Rafah city, a day after Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal, show its... Published 07 May, 2024 08:09pm
World Al Jazeera to pursue legal action ‘until the end’ over Israel ban DOHA: Al Jazeera will look to pursue all possible legal action “until the end” to challenge Israel’s ban on its... Published 07 May, 2024 04:40pm
Markets Oil steadies as weak physical markets balance Middle East tensions LONDON: Oil steadied on Tuesday as weakness in the physical market countered concern about conflict in the Middle... Updated 07 May, 2024 04:53pm
World Rafah residents flee strikes after Israeli evacuation order Biden urged Israel not to press ahead with an assault on Rafah Published 07 May, 2024 07:13am
World Gaza officials say Israel army strikes two Rafah areas it ordered ‘evacuated’ RAFAH/CAIRO: Gaza civil defence and aid officials said on Monday that Israeli jets struck two areas in eastern Rafah... Updated 06 May, 2024 10:46pm
World Biden, Netahyahu to speak on Rafah: White House WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden will speak to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday after Israel’s... Published 06 May, 2024 07:02pm
World Israel’s Rafah evacuation order ‘unacceptable’: EU’s Borrell BRUSSELS: EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell on Monday condemned Israel’s order for Palestinians living in... Published 06 May, 2024 05:41pm
World Israel begins evacuating part of Rafah ahead of threatened assault RAFAH: Israel called on civilians to evacuate parts of Rafah on Monday in what appeared to be preparation for a... Updated 06 May, 2024 01:28pm
World 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 Hamas considering latest Gaza truce offer in ‘positive spirit’ GAZA STRIP: Hamas says it is considering in a “positive spirit” a Gaza truce deal, while the UN warned rebuilding... Published 03 May, 2024 12:32pm
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 Netanyahu says troops to enter Rafah 'with or without' Gaza truce OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that the Israeli military will launch a ground... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 10:31pm
World Abbas says only US can halt Israel’s attack on Rafah RIYADH: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday only the United States could stop Israel attacking the... Published 29 Apr, 2024 04:50am
World Palestinian leader Abbas says only US can stop Rafah invasion 'disaster' RIYADH: Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Sunday said the United States is the only country capable of stopping... Updated 28 Apr, 2024 06:21pm
World Ahead of feared Rafah invasion by Israel, Palestinians mourn those killed in bombardment GAZA STRIP: Palestinians on Thursday mourned over people killed in Israeli bombardment of Rafah, the southern Gaza... Published 25 Apr, 2024 05:24pm
World Israeli media predict offensive in Gaza’s Rafah soon JERUSALEM: Israel is poised to send troops into Rafah, the Gazan city it sees as the last bastion of Hamas, Israeli... Published 24 Apr, 2024 12:28pm
World G7 opposes ‘full scale military operation in Rafah’ CAPRI: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven nations said Friday they opposed a “full-scale military operation... Published 19 Apr, 2024 06:08pm
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 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
World Israel kills dozens in Gaza attacks and besieges two hospitals: Palestinian medics CAIRO: Israel’s military killed dozens of people in new attacks in Gaza, Palestinian medics said on Monday, and its... Updated 25 Mar, 2024 09:21pm
World UN Security Council to vote on new Gaza ceasefire resolution UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council will vote Monday on a new draft resolution on an “immediate” ceasefire in... Published 25 Mar, 2024 11:37am
World Blinken says Rafah offensive risks further isolating Israel globally TEL AVIV: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday that an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah... Published 22 Mar, 2024 10:56pm
World UK, Australia call for ‘immediate cessation of fighting’ in Gaza ADELAIDE: Britain and Australia declared the need for an “immediate cessation of fighting” in Gaza, as diplomatic... Published 22 Mar, 2024 11:51am
Print Israeli PM vows to invade Rafah despite world ‘pressure’ GAZA STRIP, (Palestinian Territories): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday to send ground forces... Updated 18 Mar, 2024 08:58am
World Israel PM says army will go into Gaza’s Rafah despite international ‘pressure’ OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israeli troops would pursue a... Published 17 Mar, 2024 05:40pm
World Germany’s Scholz say Rafah assault would make regional peace ‘very difficult’ AQABA: The large number of civilian casualties that would result from an Israeli assault on the Gaza city of Rafah... Published 17 Mar, 2024 04:51pm
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