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India abstains on UN resolution calling for Israel's withdrawal from Palestine

Sep 19, 2024, at 09:44 pm

New York/IBNS: India on Wednesday (Sept. 18) abstained from a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution demanding that Israel end its "unlawful presence" in the Occupied Palestinian Territory within 12 months.

Israel-Hamas crisis: Six UNRWA staff killed in strikes at school sheltering displaced people in Gaza

Sep 12, 2024, at 12:34 pm

Six staff members with the UN agency that assists Palestine refugees, UNRWA, were killed in Gaza on Wednesday when two Israeli airstrikes hit a school-turned-shelter and its surroundings.

Trump says Kamala Harris 'hates' Israel during Presidential debate, Vice President hits back

Sep 11, 2024, at 03:11 pm

Former US President Donald Trump and her challenger American Vice President Kamala Harris exchanged barbs on numerous issues, including the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and the situation in Gaza, during their fiery presidential debate ahead of the November 5 polls on Tuesday.

Three Israeli civilians shot dead at West Bank-Jordan crossing, attacker 'eliminated'

Sep 09, 2024, at 01:32 am

At least three Israeli civilians were shot dead during a shooting incident  at the Allenby Crossing on the border between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, Israel Defense Forces said on Sunday.

Pakistani national residing in Canada charged with plotting terrorist attack against Jews in New York on Oct 7 anniversary

Sep 07, 2024, at 03:07 pm

A Pakistani citizen residing in Canada has been arrested on Sept. 4 in Canada in connection with a terrorist plot to kill Jews in New York in the USA. He was held close to the US-Canada border after an FBI investigation and based on a complaint filed in the Southern District of New York.

Israel-Gaza crisis: Turkish-American Aysenur Eygi shot dead during West Bank protest

Sep 07, 2024, at 02:49 pm

A Turkish-American woman was shot dead in the Israeli-occupied West Bank during a protest on Friday, media reports said.

Israel-Palestine crisis: UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations get underway

Sep 02, 2024, at 02:51 pm

The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of Gaza. The operation aims to inoculate 600,000 children in the coming days.

Three Israeli cops killed during West Bank shooting

Sep 02, 2024, at 01:07 am

At least three Israeli cops were killed in a shooting incident at a checkpoint in the Palestinian city of Tarqumiyah in the West Bank, media reports said on Sunday.

Israel-Palestine crisis: Benjamin Netanyahu vows to 'settle accounts' with Hamas leaders after recovery of bodies of six hostages from Gaza Strip tunnel

Sep 02, 2024, at 12:23 am

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to 'settle accounts' with Hamas leaders after six bodies of hostages were recovered from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip.

Israel-Palestine ongoing conflict: Key Hamas commander Wassem Hazem killed during Jenin operation, claims IDF

Aug 31, 2024, at 03:02 pm

The Israeli Defense Forces has claimed to have killed Hamas' commander in Jenin Wassem Hazem while conducting a counterterrorism operation in the northern Samaria area.

Israel-Hamas conflict: UN food agency halts operations in Gaza amid attack on team

Aug 29, 2024, at 11:06 pm

The World Food Programme (WFP) announced on Wednesday a pause in the movement of its employees in Gaza until further notice following an attack on a team returning from an aid delivery mission on Tuesday evening, just metres from an Israeli-controlled checkpoint.

UN rights chief Volker Türk says most of Gaza's 40,000 dead are women and children

Aug 16, 2024, at 08:41 pm

As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights chief Volker Türk called on Thursday for an end to the killing “once and for all” and the release of all hostages while negotiators prepared to meet in Qatar to renew efforts to halt the conflict and avert a wider war.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vows retaliation over Israeli killing of commander Fuad Shukr

Aug 07, 2024, at 03:42 pm

Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah has said it will respond to the killing of leader Fuad Shukr by Israel last week.

Middle East Tension: Israeli Mossad spy agency hired 'Iranian agents' to assassinate Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh

Aug 03, 2024, at 08:12 pm

Israel's spy agency Mossad had hired agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) to plant explosives in three separate rooms of a building where Ismail Haniyeh was staying in Tehran, a British newspaper claims, days after the assassination of the Hamas political leader.

US to send additional jets, warships as Iran threatens Israel amid escalation in Middle East tension

Aug 03, 2024, at 07:59 pm

The United States will send additional jets and warships to the Middle East amid escalating tension in the region following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.

US Embassy in Jerusalem urges citizens to be alert amid escalating tension in Middle East

Aug 03, 2024, at 03:18 pm

The US Embassy in Jerusalem has issued an advisory to its citizens urging them to be cautious and closely monitor the security situation in the Middle East amid rising tension.

Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians

Aug 01, 2024, at 01:06 am

A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.

India directs citizens in Lebanon to exercise caution amid rising tension following Golan Heights attack

Jul 29, 2024, at 09:51 pm

The Indian government on Monday advised its citizens, who are staying in Lebanon or plan to visit the country, to exercise caution amid rising tension between Israel and the Hezbollah group.

Palestine conflict: More than 190,000 Palestinians displaced this week in Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah, says UN

Jul 27, 2024, at 07:43 pm

Humanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah following the latest evacuation orders in Gaza, the UN said on Friday.

Fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south Gaza as conflict intensifies

Jul 16, 2024, at 08:18 pm

New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians and partners continued to treat the victims of a deadly strike on Al Mawasi in southwest Gaza on Saturday that reportedly left at least 90 dead and around 300 injured.

After nine months of war in Gaza, another UN school suffers Israeli airstrike

Jul 09, 2024, at 09:56 pm

The war in Gaza passed the nine-month mark on Sunday with humanitarians left assessing the damage of a fresh Israeli airstrike on a UN school.

Gaza crisis: Security Council adopts US resolution calling for ‘immediate, full and complete ceasefire’

Jun 11, 2024, at 02:43 pm

The UN Security Council on Monday adopted a resolution aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire deal in three phases to end the war in Gaza, with US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield telling members "today, we voted for peace."

More than 500 Palestinians killed in occupied West Bank: UN rights chief

Jun 05, 2024, at 11:16 pm

Violence in the occupied West Bank linked to the war in Gaza passed a deadly milestone with more than 500 Palestinians killed since 7 October, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights chief Volker Türk said on Tuesday.

Israel offers new proposal for Gaza peace with full ceasefire, says Joe Biden

Jun 01, 2024, at 06:12 am

Washington: US President Joe Biden said Friday that Israel had offered a new proposal for permanent peace in Gaza, urging Hamas to accept the surprise deal as it was "time for this war to end."

All Eyes on Rafah trends on social media as celebrities back Palestine following Israel's latest offensive

May 29, 2024, at 11:08 pm

An image, presumably created with Artificial Intelligence, has gone viral on social media platforms over the past several hours, aiming to alert people on the plight of Gazans with Islareli forces conducting a massive ground operation in Rafah.

Israel-Gaza conflict: Hamas launches rocket attack towards Tel Aviv

May 26, 2024, at 11:40 pm

Hamas on Sunday claimed to have launched a rocket attack towards Tel Aviv city in Israel, media reports said.

Hezbollah warns Israel of surprise attack

May 26, 2024, at 11:28 pm

As the Gaza conflict continues into its eighth month, Lebanese group Hezbollah, supported by Iran, is reportedly gearing up for a surprise assault on Israel, the media reported.

US opposes unilateral recognition of Palestine, says 'state should be achieved via talks'

May 23, 2024, at 04:48 pm

Washington/IBNS: The Palestine state should be achieved through negotiations and not by unilateral recognition, the United States said in response to the move by Ireland, Spain and Norway, media reports said.

Hamas conflict: Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz gives June 8 Gaza ultimatum to Benjamin Netanyahu, threatens to resign

May 19, 2024, at 07:56 pm

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has warned he will resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip, media reports said.

Israel-Hamas crisis: Nearly 800,000 now displaced from Rafah

May 19, 2024, at 07:18 pm

Roughly 800,000 people have been forced to flee Rafah since Israel launched a military operation in the area on 6 May, the head of UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA said on Saturday in a renewed appeal for greater protection of civilians in Gaza, safe humanitarian access and, ultimately, a ceasefire.