Sep 24, 2024, at 04:49 am
Ottawa/IBNS: Months after stating that there is no guarantee Ottawa can evacuate Canadians if the situation deteriorates further In Lebanon, Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly has said nearly 45,000 citizens are still stuck in the middle eastern country.
Whole generation of children ‘lost’ amid ongoing Gaza war, alerts UNICEF
Sep 23, 2024, at 02:57 pm
Last October’s terror attacks by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on Israeli communities marked a devastating day for children, and the suffering has continued unabated, a senior UNICEF official said on Thursday.
Israel raids Al Jazeera's West Bank bureau, hands out 45-day closure order
Sep 22, 2024, at 10:59 pm
Israeli military raided the offices of news organisation Al Jazeera in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on early Sunday morning during a live broadcast and ordered it to shut down for 45 days, media reports said.
Israel raids Al Jazeera's West Bank bureau, hands out 45-day closure order
Sep 22, 2024, at 10:59 pm
Israeli military raided the offices of news organisation Al Jazeera in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on early Sunday morning during a live broadcast and ordered it to shut down for 45 days, media reports said.
Israel claims to kill top Hezbollah commander in southern Lebanon strikes
Sep 21, 2024, at 06:02 am
Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel Friday announced it had killed Hezbollah's elite unit commander in a strike on southern Lebanon earlier in the day that according to officials left 12 dead and dozens wounded in the outfit's stronghold across Beirut.
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.
Lebanon: Explosions in Hezbollah devices fuel fears of escalating conflict with Israel
Sep 19, 2024, at 06:59 pm
Beirut/IBNS: On Wednesday, hand-held radios used by Hezbollah detonated across southern Lebanon, marking the deadliest day in the country since cross-border hostilities began between Hezbollah and Israel nearly a year ago.
Sep 19, 2024, at 05:27 am
Beirut/IBNS: At least 14 people have died and more than 300 others wounded as walkie-talkies blew up in places regarded as the militant outfit Hezbollah stronghold, media reports said Tuesday.
Sep 19, 2024, at 03:25 am
Beirut/IBNS: A day after pagers exploded across Lebanon, killing nine people and injuring more than 2,800 others, walkie-talkie blasts were reported across Beirut in places regarded as the militant outfit Hezbollah stronghold, media reports said.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu warns Houthis will face 'heavy price' after missile lands in Israel
Sep 16, 2024, at 10:10 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Houthis will face a 'heavy price' after it fired a missile in his territory.
Sep 13, 2024, at 11:02 pm
The UN chief on Thursday described the continued lack of effective protection for civilians in Gaza during the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas as “unconscionable”.
Sep 13, 2024, at 04:02 pm
The Israeli Army has confirmed its elite intelligence unit chief (Brigadier General) Yossi Sariel will resign after he failed to prevent a Hamas attack on October 7.
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.
Israeli strikes leave 40 dead in southern Gaza, claims Hamas
Sep 10, 2024, at 03:01 pm
Israeli strikes hit a designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza which left at least 40 people dead, media reports said quoting Hamas-run Civil Defence authority on Tuesday.
Israeli airstrike in Syria leaves 14 people dead
Sep 09, 2024, at 10:14 pm
At least 14 people died and over 40 others were injured following alleged Israeli airstrikes in central Syria on Sunday, media reports said.
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.
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.
US charges Yahya Sinwar, senior Hamas leaders with 'terrorism' over savage Oct 7 attack
Sep 04, 2024, at 03:29 pm
The US Justice Department on Tuesday formally announced criminal charges of terrorism and murder conspiracy against six senior leaders of Hamas, including Yahya Sinwar, in connection with last year's October 7 attack in Israel, mindlessly killing and kidnapping American and Israeli citizens in a rampage that triggered the ongoing war in Gaza.
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.
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.
Sep 01, 2024, at 11:56 pm
University of Pittsburgh police have arrested a person who is suspected to have attacked a group of Jewish students with a bottle on Friday, the school said.
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.
UN chief Antonio Guterres for immediate halt to Israeli strikes amid West Bank crisis
Aug 30, 2024, at 03:12 pm
As the crisis in the West Bank continues to escalate alongside the ongoing war in Gaza, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called for an “immediate cessation” of Israeli military operations in the occupied Palestinian territory.
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.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon ‘not the end of the story’
Aug 26, 2024, at 10:12 pm
In his strong message, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said the strikes conducted by his army in southern Lebanon were not “the end of the story".
Israel, Hezbollah trade fire as Middle East tension escalates
Aug 25, 2024, at 07:09 pm
Escalating the ongoing tension in the Middle East, Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah and Israel have announced large-scale military operations against each other, media reports said Sunday.
Hezbollah announces large-scale attack, Israel begins preemptive strikes in response
Aug 25, 2024, at 04:15 pm
Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah and Israel have announced large-scale military operations against each other, media reports said Sunday.
Israel-Gaza conflict: IDF rescues bodies of six hostages who were in Hamas captivity
Aug 20, 2024, at 11:38 pm
The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said the bodies of six hostages, who were taken into custody during the October 7 attack, have been recovered during an oversight military operation in Khan Younis.