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Israel rejects UNSC’s call for extended humanitarian pauses in Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel on Thursday rejected the UN Security Council’s call for extended humanitarian pauses in the raging war in Gaza as long as the Hamas militant group still hold the hostages captive.…
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UNSC adopts resolution calling for humanitarian pauses, corridors in Gaza
United Nations: The UN Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors in Gaza. Resolution 2712 calls for urgent and extended humanitarian pauses and corridors…
- Middle East
Lapid criticizes Erdogan for human rights, rejects morality lessons
Tel Aviv: Israel’s Opposition Leader Yair Lapid on Wednesday denounced Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after the latter said that Israel is a “terrorist state”. “We won’t take lessons in morality from…
- Middle East
A look at Israeli leaders’ origin amid calls for immigration of Gazans
Amid the ongoing Israeli military assault on the Gaza Strip in response to the surprise Hamas attack on October 7, Israel’s far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich has called on Palestinians to “voluntarily…
- Middle East
Israel is a ‘terrorist state,’ Hamas are ‘resistance fighters’: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan increased his criticism of Israel, calling it a “terrorist state” and claiming it is intent on destroying Gaza along with all of its residents. In a…
- Middle East
Israel rejects ceasefire, hostage release offer
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has rejected the offer of the Hamas for a five days ceasefire and the release of hostages. As the backchannel negotiations between various Arab nations…
- Middle East
IDF enter Shifa Hospital, say Gaza medical facilities losing protected status
Tel Aviv: Israeli soldiers entered part of Shifa Hospital in the early hours of Wednesday morning and began ‘fighting Hamas’ there, the Israel Defence Forces announced. “Based on intelligence information and an…
- Middle East
Israel, Hamas reach initial agreement on humanitarian truce: Report
Gaza: Delegates of Israel and Hamas have reached an initial agreement to implement a temporary humanitarian cease-fire under international and Arab sponsorship, a media report said, citing an informed Palestinian source. The…
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Indian shopkeepers refuse to stock products of Israel, US firms
Shopkeepers in parts of northern India have decided boycott products made by Israel and US companies to express anger against Israeli aggression in Gaza. An Al Jazeera video report shows Muslim shopkeepers…
- Middle East
Gazans forced to carry out mass burial inside Al-Shifa Hospital
Tel Aviv: The Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza on Tuesday said that it was forced to bury the dead bodies of people who died following Israel bombing inside the hospital premises. The hospital,…
- Middle East
Ceasefire in Gaza now: Amnesty International calls upon EU leaders
Renowned human rights body Amnesty International has urged the European Union leaders to call for an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians in Palestine’s Gaza. In a statement ahead of the European Union…
- Middle East
Ready to release 50 hostages in Gaza for 5-day cease-fire: Hamas
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has said that it has informed mediators of its readiness to release 50 women and children hostages held in Gaza in exchange for a…
- Middle East
Al-Shifa hospital under complete siege, bodies pile up: Gaza ministry
Tel Aviv: Gaza Health Ministry on Monday said that Al-Shifa Hospital — the biggest hospital in Gaza — is under complete siege of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). “There are more than…
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Air force chiefs avoid discussing Gaza during conference in Dubai
Amid Israel’s ongoing military offensive in the Gaza Strip, leaders from the world’s top air forces on Sunday, November 12, avoided discussing the Israel-Hamas war during a conference in Dubai, Associated Press…
- World
Could the Israel-Hamas war benefit Russia and China?
Lancaster: As lines of division around the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza become more pronounced, questions arise about where big powers may position themselves. While most Western governments have united in supporting Israel’s…