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Joe Biden, Benjamin Netanyahu discuss two-state solution amid ongoing Israel-Gaza conflict

Jan 20, 2024, at 04:00 pm

US President Joe Biden on Friday said he spoke with Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu over the possible two-state solutions for the ongoing Gaza conflict.

Iran hits Israeli 'espionage headquarters in Erbil, US condemns 'reckless' strike

Jan 16, 2024, at 03:09 pm

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps on Tuesday confirmed it targeted an 'Israeli' espionage headquarters in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region with ballistic missiles.

Israel won't follow court order on Gaza ceasefire: Benjamin Netanyahu

Jan 14, 2024, at 11:46 pm

Tel Aviv: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared in a bold statement on Saturday that the country will continue its campaign against Hamas until it achieves victory on the Palestinian militant group, underscoring that no external entities, including the World Court, can stop its counter-offensive, media reports said.

Yemen's Houthi rebels warn of 'strong, effective' retaliation against US strikes

Jan 14, 2024, at 09:59 pm

Sanna (Yemen): The Houthi militia have warned of a "strong and effective response" following the recent U.S. strike in Yemen, Reuters reported.

US sends 'private message' to Iran about Houthi strikes; says 'we're well prepared'

Jan 14, 2024, at 09:34 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Saturday that his administration had privately sent a message to Iran regarding attacks by Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in the Red Sea.

Gaza ceasefire ‘more urgent than ever’ as conflict with Israel approaches 100-day mark

Jan 13, 2024, at 06:45 pm

As the Gaza conflict approaches the 100-day mark, an immediate ceasefire is “more urgent than ever”, the UN human rights office, OHCHR, said on Friday.

National outcry in Yemen after US-British airstrikes on Houthi rebels

Jan 13, 2024, at 07:01 am

Sanaa: Yemenis in tens and thousands took to streets in multiple cities on Friday in response to their leaders who condemned the United States and Britain airstrikes in reaction to attacks by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthi, on Red Sea shipping.

Brazil backs South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ

Jan 12, 2024, at 04:55 am

Mexico City: Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has expressed his support for South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip, the Brazilian Foreign Ministry said.

Iran condemns Israel's assassination of senior Hezbollah commander Wissam Hassan Tawil

Jan 09, 2024, at 02:26 pm

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman on Monday strongly condemned Israel's assassination of a senior Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon, denouncing it as a "despicable terrorist operation."

Two journalists killed in Israeli airstrike in S. Gaza

Jan 08, 2024, at 03:19 am

Two journalists were killed and another journalist was injured on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike targeting their vehicle in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Hamas media office.

Chinese shipping giant Cosco stops calling at Israeli ports: Reports

Jan 08, 2024, at 02:00 am

Chinese state-owned company Cosco, one of the world's largest container shipping companies, has decided to stop calling at Israeli ports for reasons yet unknown, Israeli financial newspaper Globes reported on Sunday.

Israel 'dismantles' Hamas command hub in north Gaza, will focus on south now

Jan 07, 2024, at 04:01 pm

Jerusalem/IBNS: The Israel Defence Forces Saturday said it had "completed the dismantling" of Hamas's command structure in the northern Gaza Strip.

5 Hezbollah fighters killed in clashes with Israeli forces on Lebanon's southern border

Jan 07, 2024, at 02:20 pm

Beirut/IBNS/UNI: Five Hezbollah fighters were killed in armed clashes with Israeli forces on Lebanon's southern border on Saturday, according to Lebanese military sources.

Israel-Gaza conflict: IDF says it killed Palestine Islamic Jihad commander Mamdouh Lolo

Jan 05, 2024, at 04:14 pm

The Islamic Defense Forces on Friday said it has killed Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) commander Mamdouh Lolo.

Hamas used Al-Shifa hospital as command centre to hold hostages, 'confident' US

Jan 04, 2024, at 04:55 am

Washington: The US intelligence community is "confident" that after the Oct 7 incident, Hamas and other Palestinian military factions utilised Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital as a command hub for their operations against Israel and to detain some of the hostages, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday, citing a new intelligence assessment.

Senior Hamas leader Saleh Al-Arouri killed in Israeli strike in Lebanon: Reports

Jan 03, 2024, at 02:46 pm

A senior Hamas leader was killed after Israel carried out a strike in southern Beirut on Tuesday.

Death toll of Palestinians in Gaza exceeds 22,000

Jan 03, 2024, at 04:39 am

Gaza: The death toll of Palestinians has exceeded 22,000 since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on October 7, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Tuesday.

Israel negates Hamas’s hostage deal proposal

Jan 02, 2024, at 10:37 pm

Palestinian movement Hamas, through Qatari and Egyptian intermediaries, presented its proposal for a new prisoner deal to Israel, but the Jewish state found it unacceptable, the Axios news portal reported on Monday, citing Israeli officials and a source.

Death toll of Palestinians rises to 21,978 in Gaza

Jan 02, 2024, at 05:02 am

Gaza/IBNS/UNI: The death toll of Palestinians rose to 21,978 in Gaza following the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct 7 last year, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Monday.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says over 100 Palestinian militants killed over past week

Jan 01, 2024, at 02:35 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that in the past week, over 100 Palestinian militants were killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), with dozens being killed daily.

IDF neutralizes explosive devices found in a children's playground in Gaza amid Israel-Hamas crisis

Dec 31, 2023, at 08:38 pm

Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said its soldiers discovered explosive devices in a children's playground connected to a kindergarten on the outskirts of the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza.

Israeli forces kill dozens of Hamas militants in Gaza City

Dec 31, 2023, at 12:02 pm

Gaza: The Israeli ground troops, backed by aircraft, have killed dozens of "terrorists" during operations in Gaza City over the past day, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Saturday morning.

US ensures safe shipping despite Houthi attacks in Red Sea, Suez Canal

Dec 30, 2023, at 06:31 am

Washington: The United States is taking steps to reassure shipping companies that it is safe to use the Red Sea and Suez Canal for cargo deliveries amid continued attacks by the Houthis, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

Iran executes 4 people over alleged links to Israeli intelligence

Dec 29, 2023, at 11:23 pm

Four people accused of cooperation with Israel's Mossad intelligence service have been executed in Iran, news agency Fars reported on Friday morning.

IDF to push Hezbollah from border due to inaction by Lebanon and neighbors

Dec 29, 2023, at 04:53 am

Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will push the Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah away from the northern border if Lebanon's authorities and other countries fail to do so, Israel's National Unity Party head and war cabinet member, Benny Gantz, said on Wednesday.

20 killed in Israeli strike on building in southern Gaza

Dec 28, 2023, at 04:47 am

Gaza/IBNS/UNI: An Israeli bombardment near a hospital in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens more on Wednesday, the Health Ministry said.

Iran vows revenge after Israeli strike kills top commander in Syria

Dec 26, 2023, at 07:45 am

Tehran (Iran): Sayyed Reza Mousavi, a top-ranked commander in Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), who was leading operations in Syria and Lebanon, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Syria on Monday, media reports said.

Gaza: Hamas claims 70 people died in Israeli airstrike

Dec 25, 2023, at 10:53 pm

Hamas-run health ministry on Monday (December 25, 2023) said at least 70 people have been killed in an Israeli attack at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.

Israel-Gaza conflict: IDF recovers bodies of five hostages killed by Hamas

Dec 25, 2023, at 02:32 pm

The Israeli Defense Forces on Monday said it recovered the bodies of five hostages who were killed during Hamas captivity.

Humanitarian ceasefire only way to end Gaza 'nightmare': UN chief Antonio Guterres

Dec 23, 2023, at 03:48 pm

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed hope that a Security Council resolution to get more aid into Gaza, adopted on Friday, could pave the way to a humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.