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Hamas claims 71 killed in Israeli strike in Gaza

Jul 13, 2024, at 11:26 pm

The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said at least 71 Palestinians died during an Israeli air strike in the strip on Saturday, media reports said.

Gaza crisis: 25 die in Israeli airstrike at school complex near Khan Younis

Jul 10, 2024, at 08:00 pm

At least 25 people were killed after Israel carried out an airstrike at a school complex housing displaced people near Khan Younis, media reports said.

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: 250,000 set to be displaced by new Khan Younis escalation

Jul 03, 2024, at 05:04 pm

“Chaos and panic” are spreading in southern Gaza where an estimated 250,000 people are set to be impacted by new Israeli military evacuation orders from Khan Younis in Gaza, UN humanitarians warned on Tuesday.

Situation in Gaza: Aid constraints and health issues persist amid ongoing conflict

Jun 28, 2024, at 11:45 pm

Delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza remains a difficult and frustrating task for UN and partner agencies as the conflict there grinds on amid intense civilian suffering.

Israel Defense Forces targets Hamas commander Raad Saad

Jun 23, 2024, at 07:15 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday targeted a Hamas military site in Gaza's Shati camp with several media reports claiming senior commander of the group Raad Saad was the target of the attack.

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."

IDF shares footage of moments when Israeli hostages were rescued from Hamas captivity

Jun 09, 2024, at 10:23 pm

The Israeli Defense Forces has released video footage of the operation conducted by its personnel to rescue four hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza.

Israel-Hamas conflict: IDF says four hostages recovered from Gaza

Jun 09, 2024, at 12:27 am

The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said four hostages were rescued alive from Hamas captivity while conducting a daylight operation in Gaza.

Children now work to ensure families can survive amid Gaza war, says ILO

Jun 08, 2024, at 01:43 am

Eight months to the day since the Israel-Hamas war erupted in Gaza, the UN labour agency, ILO, warned on Friday that families there now send their children to work just to survive, as unemployment nears a staggering 80 per cent.

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 Defense Forces confirms death of four more hostages in Hamas captivity

Jun 04, 2024, at 01:27 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday (June 3, 2024) announced four more people, who were taken as hostages by the Hamas group during the October 7 attack, have died.

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.

Bodies of three more hostages recovered from Gaza, says IDF

May 24, 2024, at 10:53 pm

Bodies of three hostages, who were taken away by Hamas terrorists, have been recovered by Israeli Defense Forces from Jabalya city in northern Gaza.

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.

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.

Antonio Guterres repeats call to Israel to halt Rafah assault as aid stocks dwindle

May 17, 2024, at 08:43 pm

UN chief António Guterres reiterated his warning on Thursday against a full-scale assault on Rafah, just as aid teams issued increasingly urgent appeals for safe passage throughout Gaza, to replenish dangerously low stocks of lifesaving supplies.

450,000 Gazans now uprooted from Rafah as Israeli bombardment continues

May 15, 2024, at 11:03 pm

Large parts of the city of Rafah are now a “ghost town”, with UN humanitarians reporting on Tuesday that some 450,000 Gazans have been forcibly displaced from the southernmost city by Israeli evacuation orders in the last week.

Palestine-Israel conflict: Indian UN staffer killed in Rafah, Antonio Guterres calls for full investigation

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.

Countless lives at stake in Sudan’s El Fasher, warn UN aid teams

May 14, 2024, at 04:40 pm

Reports have been coming in that a hospital in Sudan’s North Darfur has been damaged in a heavy uptick of hostilities, leaving two youngsters dead and fanning renewed famine fears, UN aid teams have 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.

Gaza: We must prevent a large-scale offensive in Rafah, UN pleads

May 13, 2024, at 09:53 pm

The Secretary-General and the UN human rights chief said again on Sunday that a large-scale Israeli offensive in Rafah must be prevented at all costs, warning of catastrophic consequences in the densely populated southern area in Gaza.

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.

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.

Antonio Guterres urges Israel, Hamas ‘to show political courage’ and secure ceasefire

May 08, 2024, at 10:33 pm

The UN Secretary-General on Tuesday reiterated his appeal to Israel to stop any escalation in Gaza, amid reports that its forces have taken over key border crossings in Rafah.