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Over 69,000 Palestinians killed in Israel-Hamas war: Gaza health ministry
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip): Gaza health officials say that over 69,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war so far. Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Saturday that the death toll has…
- Opinions
Zakaria’s new Middle East fantasy ignores Gulf atrocities in war
When there is widespread condemnation of the stand taken by Gulf monarchies on Gaza carnage and Sudanese civil war, the Washington Post columnist, Fareed Zakaria, deemed it fit to shower praise on…
- Middle East
Turkey issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, 36 Israeli officials over Gaza war crimes
Istanbul: Turkey’s Chief Public Prosecutor’s Office in Istanbul has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 36 other senior officials on charges of war crimes, genocide and crimes against…
- Middle East
Body of Israeli hostage handed to Red Cross in Gaza amid ongoing ceasefire
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said Friday that the remains of a hostage had been turned over to the Red Cross in Gaza. Militants have previously returned the bodies of 22 hostages since…
- Middle East
Israel returns bodies of 15 Palestinian prisoners to Gaza
Gaza Strip: Hospital officials in Gaza said they have received the bodies of 15 Palestinian prisoners from Israel. The announcement, made by officials at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, brings the number…
- Middle East
Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians to Gaza
Jerusalem: Health officials in Gaza say Israel has handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians. Zaher al-Wahidi, a spokesperson at the Gaza Health Ministry, told the AP that Nasser Hospital in Gaza…
- Middle East
Families in Gaza take refuge in cemeteries amid war devastation
Khan Younis: Skeletons are neighbours for some Palestinians in Gaza who found nowhere but cemeteries to shelter from the war. Gravestones have become seats and tables for families like that of Maisa…
- Middle East
Israel says Red Cross receives remains of 3 hostages from Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel said the Red Cross has received the remains of three hostages in Gaza and they will be handed over to Israel’s military. A Hamas statement earlier said the remains were…
- Top Stories
Latest remains handed over by Hamas not of hostages: Israel
Jerusalem: The remains of three people handed over by Hamas to the Red Cross this week do not belong to any of the hostages, Israel said Saturday, the latest setback that could…
- Middle East
Israel receives remains from Hamas amid fragile ceasefire
Deir al-Balah: The Red Cross said it transferred the unidentified remains of three people to Israel late Friday but they were still being examined and may not be those of missing hostages,…
- Middle East
Israel’s top military prosecutor resigns after leaking detainee-abuse video
Jerusalem: Israel’s top military prosecutor resigned Friday, admitting she was responsible for leaking a video showing soldiers assaulting a Palestinian detainee at a notorious military detention centre, according to excerpts of the…
- Middle East
Israel hands over 30 Palestinian bodies to Gaza
Gaza Strip: Hospital officials in Gaza say that Israel has handed over the bodies of 30 Palestinians. Friday’s handover comes a day after Palestinian militants in Gaza turned over the remains of…
- Middle East
Palestinian hand over 2 coffins of dead hostages to Red Cross in Gaza
Jerusalem: Israel’s military said Thursday that Palestinian militants handed over two coffins containing the remains of dead hostages to the Red Cross in Gaza. Militants had previously returned the remains of 15…
- Middle East
Israel erects nearly 1,000 West Bank barriers during Gaza war
West Bank: Since Israel’s war with Hamas began more than two years ago, Israel has erected nearly 1,000 barriers in cities and towns in the occupied West Bank, further stifling movement for…
- Middle East
Israel resumes Gaza ceasefire after killing 104 Palestinians
Gaza City: The Israeli military on Wednesday, October 29, announced that the Gaza ceasefire was “back in effect” after it carried out a series of air and artillery strikes across the enclave.…
