An Israeli strike hit a building opposite a Hezbollah fighter’s funeral procession in southern Lebanon on Monday without causing casualties, official media reported. The frontier between Lebanon and Israel has seen regular exchanges of fire, mainly between the Israeli army and Hamas ally Hezbollah, since the conflict in the Gaza Strip began on October […]
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Monday that at least 110 Palestinians had been killed since the previous day in Israeli strikes on a northern part of the territory. In a brief statement, the ministry said “there were 50 martyrs in occupation strikes on houses in Jabalia,” bringing to 110 the number of […]
The Israeli army said on Sunday it had uncovered the biggest Hamas tunnel in the Gaza Strip so far, just a few hundred metres from a key border crossing. Such was its size that small vehicles would be able to travel within the tunnel, an AFP photographer granted access to it reported. The underground […]
Three Israelis being held hostage in by Hamas in Gaza were yesterday killed in what the Israeli military called a mistake. The accident occurred during a ground operation in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military. The army’s chief spokesman, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, said Israeli troops found the hostages and erroneously identified them […]
Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, said on Wednesday that the Gaza-ruling Palestinian faction is ready to discuss with Israel any arrangement or initiative that could lead to a ceasefire in Gaza. “We are open to discussing any arrangement or initiative that could end the (Israeli) aggression,” Haniyeh said. He is the head of the Hamas […]
Israel declared its determination Wednesday to press on with its Gaza war “with or without international support” after it came under mounting pressure even from its key backer the United States. Now in its third month, the war was launched after the unprecedented October 7 attacks on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas […]
The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted in favour of a humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the Palestinian militant group. The vote in the 193-member body occurred on Tuesday and had 153 members in favour, 10 against, and 23 abstentions. After the final votes were displayed, ambassadors and other diplomats applauded — […]
Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria and Permanent Representative of Israel to ECOWAS, Michael Freeman, has said whatever Israel is doing to protect its citizens in the war against Hamas is exactly what any normal country would do. He also stated that Israel and Palestine will eventually make peace and become friends again since the […]
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Sunday said he regrets the Security Council’s failure to demand a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, condemning the divisions that have “paralysed” the world body. Addressing Qatar’s Doha Forum, Guterres said the council was “paralysed by geostrategic divisions” that were undermining solutions to the Israel-Hamas war which started on October […]
Mediation efforts are continuing to secure a new Gaza ceasefire and free more hostages held by Hamas despite ongoing Israeli bombardment that is “narrowing the window” for a successful outcome, Qatar’s prime minister said Sunday. “Our efforts as the state of Qatar along with our partners are continuing. We are not going to give […]
