Hundreds of Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Gaza at the weekend as the Israeli army ordered more areas in and around the enclave’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, reports indicate. Qatar, with the help of Egypt, had facilitated a four-day ceasefire deal which took effect on November 24 but was […]
The Hamas-run health ministry on Sunday said 15,523 people had died in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war with Israel. Seventy percent of the Palestinians killed in the war between Israel and the militant group, which runs Gaza, were women and children, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said, adding that 41,316 people […]
Kamala Harris, the United States Vice President (US) has emphasised the need for Israel as a nation to defend itself against Hamas. Harris who made this call on Saturday, December 2 said international and humanitarian law must be respected, noting that too many Palestinians have been killed. “Frankly, the scale of civilian suffering, and […]
Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza on Sunday as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Palestinian militant group Hamas. The Israeli army said it had conducted more than 400 strikes in Gaza since a ceasefire collapsed on Friday, with the Hamas government saying […]
Israel and Hamas brushed off international calls to renew an expired truce Saturday as air strikes pounded militant targets in Gaza and Palestinian groups launched volleys of rockets. Smoke again clouded the sky over the north of the Palestinian territory, whose Hamas government said 240 people had been killed since a pause in hostilities […]
Israeli air strikes killed two Syrian pro-Hezbollah fighters when they hit sites belonging to the Iran-backed group near Damascus early on Saturday, a war monitor told AFP. The strikes near Damascus came less than 24 hours after the end of a Gaza truce between Hezbollah ally Hamas and Israel. “Two Syrian fighters working for […]
Documents outlining Hamas’ battle plan were obtained by Israeli officials more than a year before the October 7 terrorist attack, but were dismissed as being too ‘aspirational,’ reports The New Times. It was however unclear whether, Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, or any top political leaders saw the document before the attack. The 40-page […]
Fresh fighting has broken out across Gaza as Israel Defence Forces (IDF) resume combat operations against Hamas. This essentially signals the end of the truce with the Palestinian militant group. The truce, which lasted for a week, paved the way for hostages from both sides to be freed, and allowed for more humanitarian aid […]
A truce between Israel and Hamas will continue, both sides said Thursday, moments before the deal was due to expire, though details of any official agreement remained unclear. Minutes before the halt in fighting was due to expire at 0500GMT, Israel’s military said the “operational pause” would be extended, without specifying for how long. […]
Israel and Hamas were negotiating through mediators on Wednesday over another potential extension of the Gaza truce. The negotiation came with hours left to reach a deal before fighting was due to restart after a six-day pause. So far, Gaza militants have freed 60 Israeli women and children from among the 240 hostages they […]
