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- Middle East
Blinken announces USD 135M in humanitarian aid to Palestinians
Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced plans to provide $135 million in additional humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people during his tour in the Middle East. Blinken announced in Qatar…
- Middle East
Gaza faces risk of polio spreading if vaccination continues to delay: UN
United Nations: An immediate ceasefire is needed in the Gaza Strip as the enclave faces the additional threat of polio spreading, if the final phase of a vaccination campaign there continues to…
- Middle East
Israel claims 6 Al Jazeera journalists are Hamas, IJ members
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday, October 23, announced that six Al Jazeera Arabic journalists in Gaza Strip are members of the Palestinian groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). The six named…
- World
BRICS calls for Gaza ceasefire, supports Palestine’s UN membership
Kazan: Leaders from BRICS countries on Wednesday, October 23, called for an immediate, permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages from “both sides”, while denouncing Israel for its…
- Middle East
War knocks Gaza back to 1950s: UNRWA chief
Gaza: One year of the war between Israel and Hamas has set the Gaza Strip back to the early 1950s, the UN agency for Palestine refugees said. The war has devastated the…
- Middle East
Sinwar’s death could aid hostage release, war goals: Israeli PM
Jerusalem: The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar could positively affect the release of Israeli hostages and help achieve the Israeli war’s objectives, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Sinwar’s death could…
- Middle East
Neighbours won’t allow use of territory for attacks on Iran: FM Araghchi
Kuwait City: Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has said that neighbouring countries have assured Iran they will not allow the use of their territories in any potential attacks against the country.…
- Middle East
Israeli soldiers growing tired of fighting in Gaza, Lebanon: Report
Increasing numbers of Israeli soldiers are reportedly frustrated and weary of their continuous military operations, especially in the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip and Lebanon. HaMakom, an Israeli news outlet, recently published…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia condemns Israeli strikes in Gaza, storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Monday, October 21, condemned the Israeli occupation forces’ bombing of homes in the town of Beit Lahia, located in the northern Gaza Strip. In a…
- Middle East
Palestinian envoy calls for emergency Arab League meeting over Gaza
Ramallah: Palestine has requested an emergency meeting of the Arab League Council at the level of permanent representatives amid “intensifying Israeli aggression,” a Palestinian envoy said. The request comes in light of…
- India
IDF releases clips of Yahya Sinwar, family fleeing into tunnel before Oct 7 attack
New Delhi: Israel has released footage showing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on the night before the October 7 attack fleeing with his family into a tunnel complex below his home in Khan…
- Middle East
Iran’s supreme leader extends condolences for Yahya Sinwar’s death
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei on Saturday, October 19 expressed condolences over the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip. In…
- Middle East
WHO delivers supplies for 2nd phase of polio vaccination campaign in Gaza: UN
United Nations: World Health Organization (WHO) teams have been on the ground delivering supplies to health facilities before the second phase of the polio vaccination campaign starts in southern Gaza, UN humanitarians…
- Middle East
At least 33 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s Jabalia camp: Hamas
Gaza: At least 33 Palestinians were killed on Friday evening by an Israeli airstrike on the Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said. Among the…
- Middle East
Gaza remains at risk of famine: UN
United Nations: The World Food Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization said that the latest findings of the Integrated Phase Classification (IPC) report make clear that the risk of famine persists…
