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Israel-Hamas ceasefire will not start 'before Friday': Reports

Nov 23, 2023, at 03:51 pm

Gaza/UNI: There will be no ceasefire under the deal between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas "before Friday," an Israeli official said on Thursday.

China calls for end to hostilities, immediate ceasefire in Gaza

Nov 23, 2023, at 07:21 am

United Nations: China has urged the international community to step up efforts to implement an immediate end to hostilities in Gaza and the realization of a ceasefire, Beijing's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Zhang Jun said on Wednesday.

Israel-Hamas war: Russia welcomes four day truce; 50 Israeli hostages to be released

Nov 23, 2023, at 05:38 am

Gaza/IBNS: A humanitarian pause between Israel and Hamas may start at 04:30 GMT on Thursday, the i24 broadcaster reported.

Gaza crisis: aid agencies warn of ‘tragic, avoidable surge’ in child deaths

Nov 22, 2023, at 06:32 pm

UN agencies on Tuesday issued an urgent call for action, emphasizing the severe health risks faced by pregnant women, babies and children due to worsening climate catastrophes.

Israel-Palestine conflict: IDF releases video claiming Hamas using mosque for storing weapons in Gaza

Nov 22, 2023, at 04:08 pm

The Israel Defense Forces has released a video where it claimed Hamas members used a mosque in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood for storing weapons.

Fifty hostages to be released after Israeli Cabinet okays temporary ceasefire deal with Hamas

Nov 22, 2023, at 03:23 pm

The Israeli cabinet has approved an agreement to secure the release of 50 hostages who were kidnapped during the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

BRICS calls for 'immediate and sustained humanitarian truce' in Gaza

Nov 22, 2023, at 04:44 am

Shanghai: The BRICS countries demanded a humanitarian truce between Israel and the Gaza Strip, leading to a cessation of hostilities, during an extraordinary summit on Tuesday.

UN chief Antonio Guterres says world is witnessing an unparalleled and unprecedented level of civilian death due to Israel-Palestine conflict

Nov 21, 2023, at 03:33 pm

The UN chief said on Monday that in the current conflict between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in Gaza, the world is witnessing an "unparalleled and unprecendented" level of civilian death, compared to any other conflict since he became Secretary-General in 2017.

Israeli forces kill 3 Hamas commanders as ground operation continues

Nov 20, 2023, at 09:43 pm

Jerusalem/UNI/IBNS: Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday that its ground operations across the Gaza Strip were continuing, killing three Hamas company commanders.

Israel-Hamas crisis: IDF shares video of tunnel located under Shifa Hospital in Gaza

Nov 20, 2023, at 04:18 pm

Israel Defense Forces on Sunday (November 19, 2023) shared a video of a tunnel believed to be dug by Hamas operatives underneath the Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza.

Israel-Palestine conflict: Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital

Nov 19, 2023, at 06:16 pm

Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts in Gaza, UN agencies said on Saturday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) led a "very high risk" mission to Al-Shifa Hospital amid reports of fresh attacks on UN schools and rising needs among more than 1.5 million displaced Palestinians in the continuing Israel-Palestine crisis.

US, Israel, Hamas close to agreement on introducing 5-day pause in Gaza fighting

Nov 19, 2023, at 02:33 pm

Washington/IBNS/UNI: The United States, Israel, and Hamas are close to an agreement on a five-day pause in fighting in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of hostages, The Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing sources.

Israeli Defence Forces says allowed evacuation from Shifa hospital in Gaza strip via secure route

Nov 18, 2023, at 11:45 pm

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it had allowed a number of people to evacuate from the Shifa hospital in the Gaza Strip via a safe route, and that medical personnel will remain at the facility to assist patients who are unable to evacuate.

Israel-Hamas conflict: Body of 65-year-old woman hostage found close to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza

Nov 17, 2023, at 02:53 pm

The Israeli Defence Forces on Friday (November 17, 2023) said they have recovered the body of a 65-year-old hostage, who was abducted by Hamas members on October 7, close to the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.

Israel rejects UN's Gaza humanitarian pause plea over Hamas hostage concerns

Nov 17, 2023, at 06:16 am

Jerusalem: Israel on Thursday rejected the United Nations (UN) Security Council's call for extended humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Israel to destroy Hamas members, bring back hostages: PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Nov 16, 2023, at 04:01 am

Jerusalem/IBNS Israel will destroy all members of the Hamas movement and bring back hostages that were captured during the October 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.

Israel-Gaza crisis: US claims Hamas is running command-and-control centre under Al-Shifa Hospital

Nov 15, 2023, at 03:21 pm

The United States has said it has intelligence information to believe that Hamas members run a command-and-control centre under the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF troops raid Al-ShifaHospital, asks Hamas members to surrender

Nov 15, 2023, at 02:49 pm

The Israel Defence Forces on Wednesday (November 15, 2023) said its troops are carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas members in a specified area in the Al-Shifa Hospital.

Israel-Hamas conflict: Senior UN official says fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza

Nov 14, 2023, at 08:00 pm

Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a lack of fuel, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has warned.

Israel-Hamas crisis: Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation in Gaza, claim UN humanitarians

Nov 14, 2023, at 02:27 pm

More patients, including premature babies, have reportedly died in Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital which has gone three days without electricity amid intensifying Israeli military operations, making a ceasefire more urgent than ever, UN humanitarians have said.

IDF claims it killed Hamas commander Ahmed Siam who held approximately 1,000 people and patients as hostages

Nov 13, 2023, at 07:29 pm

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has said it killed Hamas commander Ahmed Siam, who was responsible for holding approximately 1,000 people and patients as hostages in a Gaza hospital, in an airstrike.

Israel-Hamas crisis: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks in Gaza

Nov 13, 2023, at 02:39 pm

UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, as Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in the heart of the Gaza Strip.

Israel-Hamas conflict: TV series Fauda crew member Matan Meir dies in Line of Duty in Gaza

Nov 13, 2023, at 02:41 am

A crew member of an Israeli TV series Fauda was killed while serving on duty in Gaza on Friday amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas members for over one month now, media reports said on Sunday.

Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief

Nov 13, 2023, at 12:49 am

Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” in or around any healthcare facilities, amidst reports that Gaza’s largest hospital has come under attack by Israeli forces as they battle Palestinian militants.

Iran Prez Raisi calls US 'primary instigator' in Gaza war; urges Muslim countries send weapons to Palestinian fighters

Nov 12, 2023, at 07:53 pm

Riyadh: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, on Saturday, slammed the United States, asserting that it played a central role as the "primary instigator" and "accomplice" to Israel in the conflict with Hamas.

Hamas commander, who held 1,000 people hostage in Gaza hospital, killed in Israeli airstrike, claims IDF

Nov 12, 2023, at 06:57 pm

Gaza: The Israeli military has claimed that it killed a top Hamas commander Ahmed Siam, who allegedly held almost 1,000 people and patients as hostages in a Gaza hospital, preventing them from escaping to safety.

Uncertainty over who governs Gaza after Israel drives out Hamas

Nov 12, 2023, at 01:55 am

Gaza: After the end of Israel's military offensive against Hamas, uncertainty looms over who will govern Gaza.

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas is responsible for harming civilians

Nov 11, 2023, at 02:25 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in response to the words of French President Emmanuel Macron, said that responsibility for causing damage to civilians lies with Palestinian movement Hamas, and not with Israel.

Los Angeles: Multiple fights break out between pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian protestors close to Gal Gadot's Hamas attack film screening

Nov 10, 2023, at 04:17 pm

Multiple fights broke out outside the Museum of Tolerance in the US city of Los Angeles where actress Gal Gadot was facilitating the screening of a film showing the October 7 surprise attack on Southern Israel by the Hamas group.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says everyone wants to end conflict in Gaza Strip as soon as possible

Nov 08, 2023, at 10:42 pm

Everyone wants to end the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

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