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Israel Defense Forces says top Hamas commander involved in last week's attack killed

Oct 14, 2023, at 09:03 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said a top Hamas commander, who was involved in last week's attacks, was killed when fighter jets struck an operational headquarters used by the group over the past day, media reports said.

Armed Hamas members are seen playing with abducted Israeli children in IDF-released video

Oct 14, 2023, at 03:43 pm

The Israel Defense Forces has released a video which showed Hamas group members, who are armed with rifles, playing with Israeli babies taken hostage by them.

Israel-Hamas Conflict: IDF strikes Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon

Oct 14, 2023, at 02:51 pm

The Israel Defense Forces has said it has hit a Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon after an apparent drone was intercepted on Friday.

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Humanitarians call for urgent aid access to Gaza

Oct 14, 2023, at 02:28 am

Gaza is on the brink of running out of food, water, electricity and critical supplies, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday.

Israel Defense Forces warns Palestinians to evacuate Gaza City

Oct 14, 2023, at 12:49 am

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday warned civilians in the northern Gaza Strip to evacuate the region as it seems it will intensify attacks on terrorist targets in the Gaza City region.

Gaza: Nowhere to go, as humanitarian situation reaches ‘lethal low’

Oct 13, 2023, at 11:11 pm

UN humanitarians expressed deep concern on Friday for all civilians in the Gaza Strip following Israel’s order for the entire population there to leave the north, amid ongoing airstrikes and a deepening humanitarian crisis

UN rights body extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia

Oct 13, 2023, at 10:57 pm

The United Nations premier human rights body on Thursday extended the mandate of the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Russia for a further year.

DR Congo: UN peacekeepers suspended over serious misconduct charges

Oct 13, 2023, at 10:41 pm

The UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, MONUSCO, has suspended some of its peacekeepers following reports of serious misconduct.

100,000 reasons to help: The UN migration agency at work in Armenia

Oct 13, 2023, at 10:29 pm

Some 100,000 refugees who fled the Karabakh region are beginning to build a new life in Armenia, with the support of the UN’s International Organization for Migration (IOM), as the agency’s Joe Lowry reports from Goris.

Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks touched 1,569: Health Ministry

Oct 13, 2023, at 04:52 pm

Gaza/UNI: The death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip and West Bank has touched 1,569, while 7,212 others were wounded, according to the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry.

Israel-Palestine conflict: 1,600 Australians register for repatriation, claims PM Albanese

Oct 13, 2023, at 04:45 pm

Canberra/UNI: The Australian government has been working to repatriate Australian citizens stranded in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.

Regional UN forum to spotlight future of Asian and Pacific cities

Oct 13, 2023, at 02:49 pm

The path to a sustainable future for Asia and the Pacific runs through its cities — economic, social and cultural centres for nearly 2.5 billion people and home to the world’s largest urban population and number of people living in informal settlements.

Be alert: Israelis abroad asked to take extra care as Hamas calls for 'Day of Rage'

Oct 13, 2023, at 02:24 pm

The Israeli government has asked nationals, who are staying abroad, to remain alert on Friday (October 13, 2023) after Hamas group called on its supporters worldwide to participate in a “Day of Rage.”

In Iceland, UN deputy chief says all conflict – across regions and with nature – must end

Oct 13, 2023, at 05:45 am

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed has wrapped up a three-day visit to Iceland, where she stressed the UN’s dual objective for peace – for the world and with nature – and noted the country’s role enhancing global cooperation on peace as well as climate action.

Colombia stepping up efforts achieve historic peace goals, UN envoy says

Oct 13, 2023, at 05:42 am

As Colombia prepares to mark the seventh anniversary of the peace agreement that ended the decades-long conflict there, the Government has increased its efforts to realize the accord’s goals, the UN envoy for the country said on Wednesday.

Continuous Israeli strikes knock down two Syrian airports

Oct 13, 2023, at 05:35 am

Syria's two main airports in the capital Damascus and northern city Aleppo, which were under control of the war-torn country became out of service on Thursday as the result of Israeli strikes, state media reports.

Sudan: Massive protection crisis continues warns UNHCR

Oct 13, 2023, at 05:30 am

The displacement crisis prompted by ongoing conflict in Sudan continues unabated with nearly six million people forced out of their homes and women and children making up nearly nine in 10 of those uprooted, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Wednesday.

Iran: Rights experts ‘dismayed’ over continued imprisonment of Nobel Laureate Mohammadi

Oct 13, 2023, at 05:23 am

UN independent human rights experts on Wednesday called for the immediate release of Narges Mohammadi, an imprisoned Iranian human rights activist who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her unwavering commitment to women’s rights in the country.

UN chief urges immediate action to prevent Israel-Gaza conflict spillover

Oct 13, 2023, at 05:19 am

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday voiced grave concern over the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza and stressed the need to prevent the violence from spreading into the wider region.

340,000 Palestinians displaced by Hamas-Israel conflict

Oct 13, 2023, at 05:03 am

Gaza/IBNS/UNI: At least 340,000 Palestinians have been displaced since the beginning of the ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict days ago, according to a UN agency.

Israel releases murdered babies' pics, says Benjamin Netanyahu showed them to US top diplomat Antony Blinken

Oct 13, 2023, at 04:29 am

The office of the Israeli prime minister Thursday shared horrifying photos of dead babies on social media saying that they were among the pictures shown by Benjamin Netanyahu to visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks hit 1,417

Oct 13, 2023, at 03:06 am

Gaza/IBNS/UNI: The death toll of the Palestinians from the ongoing Israeli strikes on Gaza hit 1,417, while another 6,268 were wounded, according to the Gaza-based health ministry.

Israel destroys 752 residential buildings in Gaza

Oct 13, 2023, at 01:40 am

Gaza/IBNS/UNI: Israel destroyed about 752 residential buildings in its airstrikes on Gaza since Saturday, a Palestinian official said Thursday.

Israeli PM Netanyahu vows to decimate every Hamas member

Oct 12, 2023, at 11:50 pm

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to kill every member of the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas. However, the country has been asked to conduct the retaliatory action as per the “rules of the war”.

Israel was alerted by Egypt of a potential Hamas attack: US

Oct 12, 2023, at 11:02 pm

Washington: Israel was alerted by Egypt of a possible attack three days before Hamas' lethal cross-border assault, a US congressional panel chairman has said, AFP news agency reported.

Won't allow water, fuel, humanitarian aid to Gaza till Hamas releases abducted people: Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz

Oct 12, 2023, at 10:22 pm

Jerusalem: Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz Thursday said his country would cut off basic resources or humanitarian aid into Gaza until Hamas sets free all the people it took hostage during its surprise attack on Israel last Saturday

US Secretary of State Blinken embarks on trip to Israel in show of support amid war with Hamas

Oct 12, 2023, at 05:29 pm

Washington/UNI: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel and Jordan from October 11-13 in a show of support for the Jewish state amid its escalating war with Hamas.

Gaza Health Ministry says overnight Israeli airstrikes left 51 people dead

Oct 12, 2023, at 04:25 pm

Hamas-run health ministry has claimed Israel's overnight airstrikes have left 51 people dead and  281 hurt.

Israel-Palestine conflict: Death toll from Israeli airstrikes in Gaza rises to 1,100

Oct 12, 2023, at 04:13 pm

Gaza/UNI: The death toll of Palestinians from the ongoing Israeli airstrikes has reached 1,100, the Health Ministry in Gaza said in a statement on Wednesday.

'Not against free speech, but ....': Bill Ackman on not hiring students supporting Hamas anonymously

Oct 12, 2023, at 06:50 am

Billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman has justified his stance of not hiring Harvard University students who support Hamas.