Bodies of three hostages recovered from Gaza strip, says IDF
May 18, 2024, at 02:40 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said the bodies of three hostages have been recovered from the Gaza strip.
May 14, 2024, at 06:00 pm
An Indian national, who was working with the United Nations, was killed in Gaza when the vehicle in which he was travelling, came under attack in Rafah as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has intensified over the past few weeks, media reports said.
Israel-Palestine conflict: Intense battle continues in Gaza, IDF attacks Hamas members
May 14, 2024, at 03:01 pm
Deploying tank fire, artillery and airstrikes against Hamas, Israeli forces are continuing their offensive across Gaza, marking one of the intense phases of the ongoing conflict.
UNRWA staff ‘not going anywhere’ despite forced closure of East Jerusalem compound
May 13, 2024, at 02:16 am
Two arson attacks and growing protests forced UN Palestine refugee agency UNRWA to temporarily close its office in East Jerusalem this week, but its vital work will continue as war rages in Gaza and violence rises in the West Bank, Senior Communications Manager Jonathan Fowler told UN News on Friday.
India votes in favour of Palestine's bid to get full membership at UN
May 11, 2024, at 06:08 am
India Friday voted in favour of a draft UN General Assembly resolution that considered Palestine qualified to be admitted as a full member of the United Nations and recommended that the Security Council "reconsider" the matter "favourably".
Israel- Gaza crisis: As exodus from Rafah continues, UN urges reopening of aid lines
May 10, 2024, at 11:34 pm
With no let-up in the Israeli military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah into Friday and reports that hospitals there have begun emptying of patients and staff, UN humanitarians issued renewed calls for a ceasefire as “the only hope” to avert further bloodshed and restore desperately needed aid deliveries.
Gaza conflict: Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel can stand alone if US halts arms shipments
May 10, 2024, at 03:18 pm
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu said his nation can 'stand-alone' after the US warned that it could halt arms shipments if a full-scale invasion of Rafah is ordered by the government in the upcoming days.
Israel says it is controlling Gaza side of Rafah crossing
May 07, 2024, at 11:41 pm
Israel on Tuesday said its troops captured the Palestinian side of the Rafah Crossing on the Egypt border, a crucial gateway between Egypt and Gaza for humanitarian aid.
Hamas accepts new Gaza ceasefire proposal, hostage release deal amid ongoing conflict with Israel
May 07, 2024, at 03:43 pm
Hamas has said it has informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators that it has accepted the proposal for the implementation of a new Gaza ceasefire.
Three Israeli soldiers die following rocket attack claimed by Hamas
May 06, 2024, at 03:03 pm
Israeli authorities have shut down the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza after Hamas members fired rockets from within the strip, media reports said.
IDF says Islamic Jihad Rafah Brigade commander killed during airstrike in Rafah
May 05, 2024, at 11:48 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday (April 5, 2024) claimed senior commander of the Islamic Jihad Rafah Brigade Aiman Zaarab during an airstrike in Rafah.
General Assembly discusses Palestine's failed UN membership bid
May 03, 2024, at 06:40 pm
Palestine’s recent attempt to become a full member of the United Nations was the focus of discussion in the General Assembly on Wednesday.
May 01, 2024, at 10:28 pm
Hours after cops stormed into Columbia University’s campus and ousted the pro-Palestine protesters who were taking control of an academic building, the demonstrators are now demanding authorities provide them with food.
May 01, 2024, at 02:49 pm
New York Police Department cops stormed into Columbia University’s campus on Tuesday (April 30, 2024) and ousted the pro-Palestine protesters who were taking control of an academic building amid the ongoing anti-Israel protest on the campus.
Gaza at ‘most dangerous’ stage amid huge unexploded weapons risk, warns expert
Apr 30, 2024, at 10:57 pm
The head of UN peacekeeping and demining reiterated calls on Monday for a ceasefire in Gaza as a first step to returning the war-ravaged enclave to some normality, while mine clearance experts warned that the Strip is now at its “most dangerous period”.
Campus protests continue in the US, supporters raise Palestinian flag at Harvard University campus
Apr 29, 2024, at 08:45 pm
The ongoing pro-Palestine demonstrations across US universities are spreading like wildfire with anti-Israeli demonstrators recently flying a Palestinian flag at a spot in the Harvard University which is usually reserved for the American flag.
Gaza: Heatwave brings new misery and disease risk to Rafah
Apr 26, 2024, at 09:19 pm
Unexpected blistering temperatures across Gaza have added to the daily misery faced by the enclave’s people and sparked new fears of disease outbreaks amid a lack of sufficient clean water and waste disposal, UN humanitarians said on Thursday.
Pro-Palestinian protesters refuse to disband from Columbia University
Apr 25, 2024, at 03:56 am
Pro-Palestinian students have refused to disband from the main campus of Columbia University in the US despite a midnight deadline being set by the institution's president.
Apr 24, 2024, at 10:20 pm
Disturbing reports continue to emerge about mass graves in Gaza in which Palestinian victims were reportedly found stripped naked with their hands tied, prompting renewed concerns about possible war crimes amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Tuesday.
Independent review panel releases final report on UNRWA
Apr 23, 2024, at 05:27 pm
An independent panel released its much-awaited report on Monday about the UN relief agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), providing 50 recommendations and noting that Israeli authorities have yet to provide proof of their claims that UN staff are involved with terrorist organisations.
Antonio Guterres upholds UNRWA as a ‘lifeline’ following receipt of independent panel’s report
Apr 23, 2024, at 04:29 pm
UN chief António Guterres issued an appeal on Monday to “actively support” the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, adding that he accepted the final findings of an independent probe into the organisation, launched amid serious unconfirmed allegations of UNRWA collusion with Hamas fighters and as part of efforts to assess whether the agency was doing everything within its power to ensure neutrality.
Apr 23, 2024, at 12:44 am
A Jewish student journalist at Yale University in the United States, who was covering an anti-Israeli protest, was allegedly jabbed in the eye with a Palestinian flag on Saturday.
Apr 21, 2024, at 03:48 pm
Iran and Israel have decided to step back from engaging in broader conflict as lawmakers in the United States approved new Israeli military aid on Saturday despite growing criticism of its ally over the continuing war in Gaza, media reports said.
US vetoes Palestine’s request UN's full membership
Apr 19, 2024, at 10:43 pm
The Security Council rejected Palestine’s request for UN membership on Thursday, with the United States casting a veto.
How a single Israeli strike on a Gaza IVF centre took away 5,000 lives: Report
Apr 18, 2024, at 06:10 am
Gaza: An Israeli air strike on Gaza's largest fertility clinic last December dealt a massive blow to the hopes of infertile couples as the explosion resulted in the destruction of over 4,000 embryos along with 1,000 specimens of sperm and unfertilized eggs, reported Reuters.
Hamas ambushes IDF soldiers in Gaza tunnel, four die
Apr 08, 2024, at 10:21 pm
At least four Israel Defense Forces soldiers were killed in a Hamas ambush in Gaza's Khan Younis area on Saturday (April 6, 2024).
IDF withdraws ground troops from south Gaza as Israel-Hamas conflict enters seventh month
Apr 08, 2024, at 03:20 am
The Israel Defense Forces withdrew its manoeuvring ground forces from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, a move made at a time when the conflict between the two groups entered its sixth month.
US urges Israel to allow some Palestinians to return to Northern Gaza
Apr 07, 2024, at 04:38 pm
Washington DC/IBNS/UNI: US President Joe Biden's administration is pushing Israel to allow some displaced Gazan civilians to return to the northern part of the enclave amid concerns about the upcoming Israeli military operation in the southern city of Rafah, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials.
Apr 05, 2024, at 08:35 pm
Giving a strong response to Israel, US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked PM Benjamin Netanyahu that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians in Gaza.
Apr 03, 2024, at 03:44 pm
The cost of damage to critical infrastructure in Gaza is estimated at around $18.5 billion according to a new report released on Tuesday (April 2, 2024) by the World Bank and the United Nations, with financial support of the European Union.