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Israel intensifies strikes across Gaza on Palm Sunday, targets hospital in territory’s north
Gaza Strip: Israel struck a hospital in northern Gaza early Sunday, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensified. The pre-dawn strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City, after Israel issued an evacuation…
- Middle East
Some 100,000 rally against Israel in Bangladesh’s capital
Dhaka: Tens of thousands of protesters rallied in Bangladesh’s capital on Saturday to condemn Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. The protesters, estimated at some 100,000, gathered at the Suhrawardy Park in…
- Health
New blood test offers hope for early detection of Parkinson’s disease
Jerusalem: Israeli researchers have developed a new RNA-based blood test for detecting Parkinson’s disease long before symptoms emerge. Parkinson’s is often diagnosed only after significant brain damage has occurred, when most relevant…
- Middle East
Israel orders evacuations in Gaza City amid military operations
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday issued an urgent evacuation order for residents in several neighbourhoods of eastern Gaza City as military operations intensified in the area. In a message…
- Middle East
Israel’s military strikes threaten Syria’s fragile political transition: UN official
United Nations: Israel’s continued military strikes are threatening Syria’s fragile political transition and undermining its efforts toward peace and stability, a senior UN official warned. Briefing a Security Council meeting on Thursday,…
- Middle East
Israel releases Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra after 10 years in prison
Israeli occupation authorities released Palestinian prisoner Ahmed Manasra on Thursday, April 10, after he spent 10 years behind bars. He was held in Nafha Prison. According to reports, Israeli authorities released him…
- Middle East
Trump: Israel would lead military action if Tehran doesn’t give up nuclear weapons programme
Washington: President Donald Trump has said that Israel would be the “leader” of a potential military strike against Iran if Tehran doesn’t give up its nuclear weapons programme. Trump made the comments…
- Middle East
Egypt’s Grand Mufti rejects IUMS fatwa urging war against Israel
Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Nazir Ayyad, has firmly rejected a fatwa issued by the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS), which declared armed jihad against Israeli forces a religious duty for every able-bodied…
- Middle East
Israel orders closure of six UNRWA schools in Jerusalem
Ramallah: The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said Israeli officials from the Jerusalem Municipality and Israeli security forces forcibly entered six UNRWA-operated schools…
- Middle East
Israel’s top court freezes dismissal of Shin Bet chief ‘until another decision’
Jerusalem: Israel’s High Court of Justice issued an interim order, ruling that Ronen Bar, chief of the internal security service Shin Bet, would remain in his position until another court decision. The…
- World
Bangladesh protests: Mobs vandalize KFC, Bata over Gaza conflict
Dhaka: Hundreds of people protesting in support of Palestine attacked business outlets, including those belonging to multinationals, in different parts of Bangladesh, prompting police to launch raids and arrest 56 people allegedly…
- Middle East
Israel sees decline in hi-tech workforce for first time in decade: report
Jerusalem: The number of employees in the Israeli hi-tech sector recorded its first decline in a decade in 2024, according to a report published by the Israel Innovation Authority on Monday. According…
- Middle East
Israel controls 50 pc of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone
Tel Aviv: Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in the Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing…
- Middle East
Hamas asked USD 500M from Iran to fund Oct 7 attack: Israel
Tel Aviv: Israel has made public an intelligence document that, according to its officials, reveals a direct financial and operational link between Hamas and Iran, including a request for USD 500 million…
- Middle East
Hamas rockets injure three in Israel; Israeli forces strike central Gaza
Jerusalem: Three people were slightly injured during a rocket attack on southern Israel by Hamas, which prompted the Israeli army to launch multiple airstrikes on central Gaza later in the day, according…