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Israel plans to move displaced Palestinians to ‘humanitarian islands’
Israel is planning to move 1.4 million displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip towards “humanitarian islands” before its planned ground offensive in Rafah. The chief spokesman of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF),…
- Middle East
Gaza ceasefire on cards as Israel likely to release 1000 Palestinian prisoners
Tel Aviv: A six-week ceasefire in Gaza is on the cards in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel after both sides communicated to the mediators on stepping down from their earlier…
- Middle East
BP, UAE’s ADNOC suspend gas deal with Israel amid Gaza war
London: BP and a United Arab Emirates (UAE) oil company have halted discussions regarding the purchase of a 50 per cent stake in Israel’s primary natural gas producer, citing the ongoing Gaza…
- Middle East
Israel receives Hamas’ response to Gaza truce proposal
Jerusalem: Israel has reportedly received Hamas’ response to a new ceasefire deal proposal from Qatari mediators. David Barnea, chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, on Thursday received the written response from Qatari…
- Middle East
Death toll in Gaza Strip rises to 31,341: Health ministry
Gaza: Death toll in the Gaza Strip in Israel’s military offensive has risen to 31,341, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Thursday. During the past 24 hours, 69 Palestinians were killed and…
- World
UK grants asylum to Palestinian citizen of Israel
London: The United Kingdom granted asylum to a Palestinian, who also held residentship of Israel, saying he would likely be persecuted if he returned, Al Jazeera reported on Wednesday. Arguing for permanent asylum…
- Middle East
Israel to evacuate population out of Rafah ahead of attack: Officials
Jerusalem: Israeli officials have said that the country is resolved to attack Rafah, the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city sheltering some 1.4 million internally displaced Palestinians by the Israeli strikes elsewhere, and will…
- India
NSA Doval calls on Israeli PM Netanyahu to discuss war in Gaza
Jerusalem: National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has called on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss regional developments and the urgent need to address the issue of humanitarian assistance to Gaza which is…
- Middle East
Al Jazeera studio displays names of slain Gaza kids on 1st Ramzan
Qatari news network Al Jazeera has displayed the names of Palestinian children killed by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, in its new studio. The…
- Middle East
Israeli forces beat worshippers to prevent them from praying Taraweeh at Al-Aqsa
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) prevented hundreds of Palestinian worshippers from entering Al-Aqsa Mosque in the Old City of occupied East Jerusalem, who went there to perform the first Taraweeh prayer on the…
- Middle East
Netanyahu vows to defy Biden’s ‘red line’ of invading Rafah
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu staunchly defended his decision to press ahead with an invasion of Rafah, a city on the southern border of the Gaza Strip, despite US President…
- Middle East
IDF increase raids in Khan Yunis after intel reports on Yahya Sinwar
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have stepped up raids and searches in several areas of Khan Younis region of Southern Gaza strip. The action has increased since Sunday night following…
- Middle East
3 killed in Israeli strike on Lebanese village
Beirut: Three members of al-Fajr Forces, the military wing of the Islamic Group, were killed, and one member wounded in an Israeli air strike on the village of Hebbariye in southern Lebanon,…
- Middle East
35 rockets fired from Lebanon at Israel: IDF
Jerusalem: Hezbollah militants launched about 35 rockets at northern Israel on Sunday, prompting another round of Israeli strikes, IDF said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement that the rockets…
- Middle East
13 killed in Israeli airstrike on house in Gaza
Gaza: At least 13 Palestinians, including children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in the Nusseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Palestinian medical sources and eyewitnesses said. Eyewitnesses told…