Hamas’s Health Ministry in Gaza said on Wednesday that at least 36,586 people have been killed in the territory during more than seven months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The toll includes at least 36 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 83,074 people have been wounded in…
JERUSALEM: Israel is looking into an alternative local governing body for Gaza, the defense minister said Sunday, proposing a future beyond Hamas but giving no idea who those challengers might be. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant’s comments came at a time of new uncertainty in the eight-month war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is under growing…
RIYADH: Houthi forces launched anti-ballistic missiles and armed drones targeting a US aircraft carrier, a US destroyer and three vessels in the Red Sea, the Iran-backed Yemeni militia’s military spokesman Yahya Saree said on Saturday. The US military confirmed the attacks but said no injuries or damage were reported by US, coalition or commercial ships….
Plan presented by Biden says the offer would begin with a six-week phase that would see Israeli forces withdraw from all populated areas of Gaza Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday insisted on Hamas’s destruction as part of a plan presented by US President Joe Biden to end the Gaza war. “Israel’s conditions for…
CAIRO: The Arab League secretary-general said in Brussels that Israel’s aggression in the Gaza Strip could undermine any chance for peace and extinguish hopes of achieving a two-state solution, posing significant risks not only for the Middle East but also for international security.Ahmed Aboul Gheit issued the warning while taking part in a series of…
Israeli tanks penetrated the heart of Rafah on Tuesday despite global outrage over a strike that set ablaze a crowded camp in Gaza’s far-southern city, killing 45 people according to Palestinian officials. Israeli tanks were “stationed on the Al-Awda roundabout in the center of the city of Rafah,” a witness said. A Palestinian security source…
LONDON: Palestinian refugees in Gaza are experiencing an unprecedented health crisis as a result of Israel’s war on the region, according to the annual UN Relief and Work Agency’s health report released on Tuesday. Palestinian refugees’ health and well-being have suffered a “crushing blow,” the report said, with higher rates of injury, trauma, and mental…
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Hamas fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza that set off air raid sirens as far away as Tel Aviv for the first time in months on Sunday in a show of resilience more than seven months into Israel’s massive air, sea and ground offensive.There were no immediate reports of casualties…
STRESA: G7 finance leaders will call on Israel to maintain correspondent banking links between Israeli and Palestinian banks to allow vital transactions, trade and services to continue, according to a draft joint statement seen by Reuters on Saturday.The statement, to be released at the end of a Group of Seven finance ministers and central bank…
MADRID: The Spanish defense minister said on Saturday that the conflict in Gaza is a “real genocide” as relations between Israel and Spain worsen following Madrid’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state. Israel has strongly rejected accusations made against it by South Africa at the International Court of Justice that it is committing genocide against Palestinians,…
