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Trump says only 21 hostages held by Hamas in Gaza now believed to be alive
Washington: President Donald Trump said Tuesday that three hostages held by Hamas in Gaza have died, leaving only 21 believed to be still living. “As of today, it’s 21, three have died,”…
- Middle East
Palestinian woman uses makeshift inhaler to save 3-yr-old daughter
A woman in Palestine found a makeshift inhaler to save her daughter, who was struggling to breathe. Initially, the doctors managed to save the minor girl who suffered a major asthma attack.…
- Middle East
Palestinian author Mosab Abu Toha wins Pulitzer Prize
Palestinian author Mosab Abu Toha on Monday, May 5, won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary regarding the situation in the occupied country. Toha’s essays in The New Yorker on the physical and…
- Middle East
Video: Israeli soldiers blow up Gaza building for gender reveal, sparks outrage
A video widely circulated on social media has sparked outrage after it allegedly showed Israeli soldiers detonating a building in Gaza as part of a gender reveal celebration. The video, filmed by…
- Middle East
Israel approves plans to intensify Gaza operations, official says
Tel Aviv: Israeli ministers on Monday agreed to ramp up the war against Hamas in Gaza, an official said, with plans to capture more territory in the beleaguered Palestinian enclave and call…
- Middle East
Foundation names Israeli commander behind Hind Rajab’s murder
The Hind Rajab Foundation has identified the Israeli military unit and commander allegedly responsible for the killing of Palestinian girl Hind Rajab and her family, and has filed a war crimes complaint…
- Middle East
Israeli PM postpones Azerbaijan visit due to ‘developments in Gaza, Syria’
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has postponed his planned visit to Azerbaijan, said a statement from his office. Netanyahu’s visit was scheduled to begin on Wednesday and last five days, Xinhua…
- Middle East
Israeli army orders mass reservist call-up ahead of Gaza offensive expansion
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have said that it issued call-up orders to tens of thousands of reservists in preparation for an escalation of its military campaign in the Gaza Strip.…
- Middle East
Palestine now world’s most dangerous place for journalists: RSF
Palestine has become the world’s most dangerous state for journalists amid Israel’s war on Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, according to Reporters Without Borders (RSF), which released its 2025 World Press…
- Middle East
32 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza: Civil defence
Gaza: At least 32 Palestinians have been killed and many others injured in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, the enclave’s Civil Defence reported. Six people were killed and several others injured…
- Middle East
Desperate children, adults in Gaza struggle to get food as Israel blocks aid
Khan Younis: Screaming in anguish as the desperate crowd crushes them against a barrier, young children and adults frantically wave pots and pans at charity workers, begging for a portion of some…
- Middle East
Israel not obliged to work with UNRWA in Gaza, US tells World Court
The Hague: The United States told the International Court of Justice Wednesday that Israel must provide aid to Gaza, but the country does not have to work with the UN agency for…
- Middle East
India urges Gaza ceasefire, ready to work with all sides for peace in West Asia
United Nations: India has said it is ready to work closely with parties in the Gaza conflict to bring peace to the region and reiterated its calls for a ceasefire and the…
- Middle East
Hotel in Japan asks Israeli tourist to sign war crimes declaration
A hotel in Kyoto, Japan, asked an Israeli tourist who had served in the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to sign a declaration affirming that he had not committed war crimes during his…
- Middle East
At least 12 killed overnight by Israeli strikes in Gaza
Gaza Strip: At least 12 people including children were killed overnight in Gaza by Israeli strikes, hospital workers said Wednesday, April 30. The pre-dawn strikes hit three houses in the urban Nuseirat…