Gaza
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Rafah crossing reopens, but only few Palestinians allowed to pass
Cairo: A dozen Palestinian returnees were allowed into Gaza from Egypt late Monday after the long-awaited reopening of the Rafah border crossing was marred by delays. Their arrival came hours after a…
- Middle East
Gaza’s Rafah border reopens in ceasefire breakthrough
Cairo: Gaza’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt reopened on Monday, February 2, for limited traffic, a key step as the Israeli-Hamas ceasefire moves ahead, according to Egyptian and Israeli security officials. An…
- Middle East
Gaza’s Rafah crossing prepares for limited travel to resume on Monday
Cairo: Palestinians in Gaza watched with hope and impatience Sunday as workers laid the groundwork to reopen the territory’s Rafah border crossing with Egypt, its lifeline to the world. Israel says the…
- India
India, Arab League back two-state solution for Palestine
New Delhi: India and the Arab League nations on Saturday, January 31, laid out a broader vision for deeper two-way ties, pitched for a sovereign and viable Palestine state living side-by-side with…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 30 in Gaza in deadliest day since ceasefire
Deir Al-Balah: Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians Saturday, January 31, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at stopping the fighting. A day…
- Middle East
‘Soldiers-only’ Israel rentals put Airbnb back in boycott spotlight
Holiday homes rental platform Airbnb has come under scrutiny yet again, after two of its hotel listings in Tel Aviv in Israel said were labeled “only for soldiers,” even as there’s widespread…
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Jaishankar, Palestinian counterpart discuss Gaza peace plan
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Friday, January 30, met Palestine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Varsen Aghabekian here and discussed development cooperation, the Gaza Peace plan, and…
- Middle East
Red Cross facilitates return of 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza
The Red Cross on Thursday, January 29, said it facilitated the return of 15 Palestinian bodies to Gaza after the last Israeli hostage was returned to Israel earlier this week. “The International…
- Middle East
Netanyahu rejects Gaza rebuild as 2,700 families completely wiped out
Israel’s genocide in Gaza has led to 2,700 families being completely wiped out and at least 6,000 families have been reduced to a single member since October 2023, while air strikes and…
- Middle East
TikTok permanently bans Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda
Amid growing concerns over the silencing of pro-Palestinian voices, Emmy Award-winning Palestinian journalist Bisan Owda’s TikTok account has been permanently banned by the social media platform. Owda announced the ban in a…
- World
FBI raid in Georgia highlights Trump’s 2020 election obsession
Denver: Donald Trump lost his bid for reelection in 2020. But for more than five years, he’s been trying to convince Americans the opposite is true by falsely saying the election was…
- Pakistan
KPK Assembly rejects Pak’s decision to join Trump’s Board of Peace for Gaza
Peshawar: The provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has unanimously passed a resolution rejecting Pakistan’s decision to join the Board of Peace for Gaza set up by US President Donald Trump. Prime Minister…
- World
Trump touts Gaza hostages return, peace push
Washington: The White House highlighted what it described as a major foreign policy achievement in the Middle East, citing the return of Israeli hostages from Gaza and the creation of a new…
- Middle East
Gaza: Israeli troops scour cemetery for remains of final hostage
Israeli teams were combing through a Gaza cemetery Monday for the remains of the final hostage in Gaza, the military said, after Hamas claimed it had done all required of it under…
- Middle East
Israel intensifies operation in search for last hostage in Gaza
Nahariya: Israel said Sunday, January 25, its military was conducting a “large-scale operation” to locate the last hostage in Gaza, as Washington and other mediators pressure Israel and Hamas to move into…
