All hell to pay, Trump demands immediate release of Hamas-held hostages in Gaza
Dec 03, 2024, at 03:23 pm
US President-elect Donald Trump on Monday warned that those responsible for holding the hostages will face massive repercussions if captives are not released by the time he assumes office.
Appalling and apocalyptic, says UN Deputy Secretary-General about situation in Gaza
Dec 03, 2024, at 02:51 pm
Describing the situation in Gaza as “appalling and apocalyptic” the UN Deputy Secretary-General on Monday called on world leaders to act decisively to alleviate suffering and prevent the further devastation of the enclave.
Two charity aid workers killed in Gaza airstrikes, Israel claims one of them was October 7 attacker
Dec 02, 2024, at 04:18 am
At least two aid workers were killed during airstrikes conducted by Israel on Gaza on Saturday, media reports said.
Israeli cabinet to vote on Lebanon ceasefire deal amid ongoing Middle East crisis
Nov 26, 2024, at 09:09 pm
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to convene a high-level security cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to approve a 60-day ceasefire deal with Lebanon's Hezbollah group.
Israel Defense Forces releases video clips showing Hamas members torturing civilians in Gaza
Nov 11, 2024, at 11:54 pm
Israel Defense Forces has released video footage showing alleged Hamas members torturing civilians in Gaza, media reports said.
IDF claims it eliminated high-ranking Hezbollah commander Abu Ali Rida
Nov 04, 2024, at 11:31 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Monday said it has eliminated a high-ranking Hezbollah commander who was responsible for planning and executing rocket and anti-tank missile attacks on IDF troops.
Middle East conflict: Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike that targeted school
Oct 28, 2024, at 03:01 pm
At least nine Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike that targeted a school sheltering displaced persons in the al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City, media reports said.
Antonio Guterres expresses shock over death and destruction in north Gaza
Oct 28, 2024, at 04:37 am
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed shock at the “harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in north Gaza amid an ongoing intense Israeli military operation, his Spokesperson said on Sunday.
Middle East conflict: IDF says Hamas commander, who also worked for UNRWA, killed during operation
Oct 25, 2024, at 07:12 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said Hamas commander Mohammad Abu Itiwi,who also worked for the U.N. aid agency in the Gaza Strip, has been killed.
Oct 20, 2024, at 02:37 pm
Israel Saturday claimed to hit the arms facilities of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Beirut and "Hamas terror target" in Gaza in a retaliatory action against a drone attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence.
Oct 19, 2024, at 07:08 pm
The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed the private residence of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was targeted in a drone attack from Lebanon on Saturday.
Middle East Crisis: Israeli strike on Jabalia refugee camp leaves 33 people dead
Oct 19, 2024, at 04:04 pm
An Israeli airstrike on Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip has led to the death of 33 Palestinians on Friday, media reports said.
Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's autopsy showed he was killed by a gunshot to head
Oct 19, 2024, at 02:45 pm
An official has confirmed that the autopsy conducted on Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar showed he was killed by a gunshot to the head, media reports said.
Oct 18, 2024, at 09:32 pm
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu sent out a strong message after the 'elimination' of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and said the war in Gaza is 'not over yet'.
Middle East Crisis: IDF shares video footage showing 'last moments' of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar
Oct 18, 2024, at 09:06 pm
The Israel Defense Forces has released drone footage which shows the 'last moments' of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar.
UN food assessment shows over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger
Oct 18, 2024, at 06:50 pm
More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with 70 per cent of crop fields destroyed and livelihoods decimated during the ongoing Israeli military offensive, a UN-backed food security assessment released on Thursday has revealed.
Oct 09, 2024, at 04:01 pm
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that his country eliminated projected new Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine.
Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza, say UN humanitarians
Oct 09, 2024, at 02:16 pm
UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some 1.2 million people who have fled heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, driven by the fear that what happened in Gaza may befall them, too.
Israel observes first anniversary of October 7 attacks as Middle East crisis continues
Oct 07, 2024, at 03:46 pm
A large number of people gathered at the site of the Nova music festival to mark the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks when Hamas members targeted Israel and killed 1,200 people.
Oct 04, 2024, at 05:12 am
Iran has reportedly released an 'execution list' naming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, and several top military commanders as targets, media reports said.
Israeli military confirms killing of three senior Hamas leaders in Gaza strike
Oct 03, 2024, at 10:51 pm
Jerusalem: The Israeli military confirmmed on Thursday that a strike carried out three months ago resulted in the deaths of three high-ranking Hamas officials in Gaza, where Israeli forces have been engaged in confrontations with Palestinian operatives for nearly a year, media reports said.
Oct 01, 2024, at 07:19 am
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday confirmed the killing of the commander of Hezbollah’s medium-range rockets unit during an airstrike in Beirut.
Oct 01, 2024, at 06:25 am
The Israeli government has informed the USA that it is conducting limited operations focused on Hezbollah infrastructure in Lebanon which is located close to the border, a top State Department official said.
IDF confirms Hamas leader Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin killed in airstrike
Sep 30, 2024, at 09:56 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Monday confirmed top Hamas leader in Lebanon Fateh Sherif Abu el-Amin was killed during an airstrike in Tyre city.
Iran’s Khamenei urges Muslims to confront Israel after Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s death in strikes
Sep 29, 2024, at 02:51 am
Dubai: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called on Muslims to "stand by the people of Lebanon and the proud Hezbollah with whatever means they have and assist them in confronting the... wicked regime (of Israel)," Reuters reported.
Israeli-Palestine conflict: PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejects any rule for Hamas in a post-war Gaza
Sep 28, 2024, at 02:36 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had originally intended not to come to the UN General Assembly this year but after hearing the “lies and slander” levelled against his country by other leaders, he decided that he should come and “set the record straight”.
Sep 27, 2024, at 10:19 pm
From Gaza to Ukraine and beyond, the vast majority of humanitarian needs are driven by conflict – a catastrophe made by human hands – that is turning the geopolitical dial away from the rule of law and towards brute force and aggression, Prime Minister Keir Starmer of the United Kingdom told the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Palestinian people will not leave their homeland, says President Mahmoud Abbas while addressing UNGA
Sep 27, 2024, at 03:42 pm
Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stressing that the Palestinian people will not leave their homeland – the land of their ancestors.
Qatar will continue to mediate for peace in Gaza, says Amir Al Thani while addressing UNGA
Sep 25, 2024, at 02:24 pm
The international community bears responsibility for its failure to stop the catastrophe in Gaza, the Amir of Qatar told world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday, emphasizing that after almost a year of conflict, it is no longer tenable to speak of Israel’s right to defend itself without being complicit in justifying their actions.
Sep 25, 2024, at 06:03 am
United States President Joe Biden told leaders at the United Nations on Tuesday that with the world at a historical inflection point “our task, our test, is to make sure that the forces holding us together are stronger than those that are pulling us apart.”