Islamic Revolution Guards Corps of Iran troops accused of seizing control over Israel-linked ship
Apr 14, 2024, at 12:51 am
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps of Iran on Saturday (April 13, 2024) allegedly seized control over an Israeli-linked MSC ARIES container ship in a helicopter operation near the Strait of Hormuz, media reports said.
Iran could attack Israel sooner than later, warns US President Joe Biden
Apr 13, 2024, at 05:02 pm
Washington/IBNS: The United States has warned that Iran could attack Israel soon in retaliation after a senior officer was killed in Iran's embassy in Damascus, media reports said.
Amid threats from Iran, Israel launches massive strike on Gaza
Apr 13, 2024, at 03:07 am
Israel Friday launched a massive attack on Gaza amid Iran's threat to avenge a strike in Syria this month that killed two Iranian generals.
Apr 12, 2024, at 11:32 pm
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery, has named Avi Wigderson as recipient of the 2023 ACM A.M. Turing Award for foundational contributions to the theory of computation, including reshaping our understanding of the role of randomness in computation, and for his decades of intellectual leadership in theoretical computer science.
October 7 Hamas attack survivor thanks India for 'supporting' Israel, praises PM Moodi
Apr 11, 2024, at 12:40 am
Calling India a 'true friend', an Israeli woman, who survived the October 7 attack by Hamas, has thanked Indian PM Narendra Modi for extending continuous support towards her nation.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says date set for Rafah ground offensive
Apr 09, 2024, at 03:58 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said the date to begin the ground offensive into Rafah city of Gaza has been set.
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.
Israel lost 600 soldiers since Hamas launched October 7 attack
Apr 01, 2024, at 08:48 pm
Two of the three people detained in Russia's Muslim-majority Dagestan Republic suspected of plotting to commit terrorist crimes are of Central Asian origin, a local law enforcement source told Sputnik on Monday.
Israel pulls out troops from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital
Apr 01, 2024, at 08:36 pm
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday (April 1, 2024) said it has withdrawn its troops from Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, two weeks after it was raided.
Three injured in Palestinian stabbing attack in Israel, knifeman shot dead
Apr 01, 2024, at 03:10 pm
Jerusalem/UNI: A knife-wielding Palestinian teenager stabbed and seriously wounded three people in a shopping mall in Israel on Sunday before he was shot dead by police officers, said the Israeli police in a statement.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu to undergo hernia surgery
Apr 01, 2024, at 01:41 am
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo a hernia surgery on Sunday after it was diagnosed during a routine checkup.
Egypt, Jordan, France oppose Israeli military operation in Rafah
Mar 31, 2024, at 04:53 pm
Cairo/IBNS/UNI: The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan and France opposed any Israeli operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip and called for an immediate ceasefire in the enclave, the Egyptian State Information Service said.
7 Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli raids in Syria, Lebanon
Mar 30, 2024, at 06:15 am
Beirut (Lebanon): Seven Hezbollah members were killed Friday in Israeli raids targeting several areas in Syria and southern Lebanon.
World court issues fresh measures for Israel as Gaza crisis deepens
Mar 29, 2024, at 02:33 pm
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday issued new provisional measures for Israel as the humanitarian situation in bombarded and besieged Gaza continues to deteriorate.
Israel’s statement that UNSC resolution hampered talks with Hamas inaccurate: US
Mar 27, 2024, at 06:23 am
Washington/IBNS/UNI: The statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office saying that the UN resolution on a Gaza ceasefire has emboldened Hamas to reject a compromise hostage deal proposal is "inaccurate in almost every respect," US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday.
Israel cancels delegation to Washington for discussing alternatives to Rafah attack
Mar 26, 2024, at 06:09 am
Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: Israel Monday canceled a scheduled delegation's trip to Washington D.C., citing the U.S. decision not to veto a United Nations Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza as the reason.
Israeli authorities tell UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza
Mar 25, 2024, at 04:18 pm
Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, food convoys into northern Gaza.
Israel-Hamas War: Palestine death toll in Gaza nears 32,000
Mar 21, 2024, at 06:34 am
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 31,923, with 74,096 others wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Wednesday.
Israel says 50 Hamas militants killed, 180 arrested at key Gaza hospital
Mar 20, 2024, at 03:24 am
Jerusalem/IBNS/UNI: The Israeli military Tuesday said that it had killed over 50 Hamas militants and apprehended almost 180 others during its new round of operations at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Joe Biden interacts with PM Netanyahu, voices 'deep concern' over Israel's possible Rafah operation
Mar 19, 2024, at 07:57 pm
US President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Match 18, 2024), when he expressed 'deep concern' over Israel's possible ground operation in Rafah.
US says senior Hamas leader Marwan Issa died in Israeli operation
Mar 19, 2024, at 03:52 pm
The White House on Monday claimed that Hamas leader Marwan Issa was killed during an Israeli operation last week.
Israel strikes target sites in Syrian capital
Mar 17, 2024, at 02:24 pm
Damascus/IBNS/UNI: Israeli missiles hit multiple sites in the countryside of Syria's capital Damascus on Saturday night, a war monitor reported.
3 killed, 9 injured in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon
Mar 10, 2024, at 03:59 pm
Beirut/IBNS/UNI: An Israeli air strike on a residential area in the southern Lebanese village of Kharbet Selm resulted in the deaths of three civilians and injuries to nine others on Saturday night, according to Lebanese military officials.
Five die after airdropped aid falls on them in Gaza
Mar 09, 2024, at 03:50 pm
At least five people died and 10 others were injured after they were hit by airdropped aid packages in Gaza City's Al Shati camp, media reports said on Saturday.
Cairo talks for Gaza truce 'difficult', says Egyptian official
Mar 06, 2024, at 02:34 pm
There are difficulties in the negotiations hosted by Egypt to reach a truce between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in the Gaza Strip, Egypt's Al-Qahera News TV reported Tuesday.
Egypt, Qatar ask Hamas to provide a list of hostages for release
Mar 05, 2024, at 10:13 pm
Egyptian and Qatari officials are calling on Palestinian movement Hamas to provide a list of hostages who will be released in the first stage of a phased ceasefire agreement with Israel, The Guardian newspaper reported, citing officials.
Gaza war may fuel much wider Middle East crisis, warns UN rights chief
Mar 05, 2024, at 09:57 pm
Negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza continued in Egypt for a second day on Monday as the UN’s top rights official warned that the war there risked morphing into a much “wider conflagration” enveloping every country in the Middle East and beyond.