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.
International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu over war crimes
Nov 22, 2024, at 01:34 am
The Hague: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
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.
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.
After Yahya Sinwar's death, Hamas to opt for ruling committee instead of a single successor: Reports
Oct 22, 2024, at 07:06 am
After Yahya Sinwar's assassination by Israeli troops last week, Hamas is opting towards appointing a Doha-based ruling committee rather than a single successor, media reports said.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Israel-Palestine crisis: UN officials repeat calls for peace as Gaza polio vaccinations get underway
Sep 02, 2024, at 02:51 pm
The first phase of a UN-led polio vaccination campaign has begun in the middle areas of Gaza. The operation aims to inoculate 600,000 children in the coming days.
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.
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.
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.
UN rights chief Volker Türk says most of Gaza's 40,000 dead are women and children
Aug 16, 2024, at 08:41 pm
As the number of Palestinians killed in Gaza passes the dark milestone of 40,000, UN rights chief Volker Türk called on Thursday for an end to the killing “once and for all” and the release of all hostages while negotiators prepared to meet in Qatar to renew efforts to halt the conflict and avert a wider war.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vows retaliation over Israeli killing of commander Fuad Shukr
Aug 07, 2024, at 03:42 pm
Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah has said it will respond to the killing of leader Fuad Shukr by Israel last week.
Aug 03, 2024, at 08:12 pm
Israel's spy agency Mossad had hired agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) to plant explosives in three separate rooms of a building where Ismail Haniyeh was staying in Tehran, a British newspaper claims, days after the assassination of the Hamas political leader.
US to send additional jets, warships as Iran threatens Israel amid escalation in Middle East tension
Aug 03, 2024, at 07:59 pm
The United States will send additional jets and warships to the Middle East amid escalating tension in the region following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.
US Embassy in Jerusalem urges citizens to be alert amid escalating tension in Middle East
Aug 03, 2024, at 03:18 pm
The US Embassy in Jerusalem has issued an advisory to its citizens urging them to be cautious and closely monitor the security situation in the Middle East amid rising tension.
Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians
Aug 01, 2024, at 01:06 am
A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.
Jul 29, 2024, at 09:51 pm
The Indian government on Monday advised its citizens, who are staying in Lebanon or plan to visit the country, to exercise caution amid rising tension between Israel and the Hezbollah group.
Jul 27, 2024, at 07:43 pm
Humanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah following the latest evacuation orders in Gaza, the UN said on Friday.
Fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south Gaza as conflict intensifies
Jul 16, 2024, at 08:18 pm
New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians and partners continued to treat the victims of a deadly strike on Al Mawasi in southwest Gaza on Saturday that reportedly left at least 90 dead and around 300 injured.
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.