Israel Palestine conflict
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‘MIT wants free Palestine’: Indian-origin student barred from grad ceremony
An Indian-origin student and class of 2025 president at the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Megha Vemuri, was banned from attending her graduation ceremony after she used the commencement stage to…
- Middle East
Israel warns Hamas to accept US envoy’s Gaza ceasefire deal ‘or be destroyed’
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned Hamas to accept the Gaza ceasefire deal proposed by US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, “or be destroyed.” Witkoff’s proposal includes the…
- Middle East
US says Israel accepts temporary Gaza ceasefire proposal
Washington: The White House said that Israel has signed off on a 60-day Gaza ceasefire proposal as Israeli army continues its military actions in the war-torn area. White House Press Secretary Karoline…
- Middle East
1 killed, 48 wounded when forces fired on crowd overrunning aid site, officials
Deir Al-Balah: At least one Palestinian was killed and 48 others wounded when forces opened fire on a crowd overrunning a new aid distribution site in the Gaza Strip set up by…
- Middle East
‘Israel killed senior Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar,’ claims Netanyahu
Deir al-Balah: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that his army has killed senior Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, apparently confirming his death in a recent airstrike in the Gaza Strip. Speaking before…
- Middle East
Israeli gunfire heard as crowds of Palestinians try to reach aid centre in Gaza
Muwasi: An AP journalist says Israeli tank and gunfire was heard Tuesday while giant crowds of Palestinians tried to reach a newly opened aid distribution centre in southern Gaza. There was no…
- Middle East
Israel orders evacuation of Khan Younis ahead of ‘unprecedented’ assault
Jerusalem: The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning on Monday for residents of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip ahead of what it called an “unprecedented attack”. The order covered three…
- Middle East
Israel rejects new Gaza ceasefire deal proposed by US mediators
Jerusalem: Israel has rejected a new proposal aimed at halting its offensive in Gaza and securing the release of 10 more hostages, Israel’s state-owned Kan TV reported on Monday. A senior Israeli…
- Middle East
‘If it were your daughter’: Video of Palestinian girl fleeing flames in Gaza sparks outrage
A harrowing video showing a Palestinian girl trying to escape a burning classroom—following an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced civilians in the Gaza Strip—has gone viral across social media. In…
- Middle East
Israeli strikes kill 52 in Gaza, including 36 in school-turned shelter: Health officials
Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes killed at least 52 people in the Gaza Strip on Monday, including 36 in a school-turned-shelter that was struck as people slept, igniting their belongings, according to local…
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Gaza’s main hospital is overwhelmed with children in pain from malnutrition
Khan Younis: Grabbing her daughter’s feeble arm, Asmaa al-Arja pulls a shirt over the 2-year-old’s protruding ribs and swollen belly. The child lies on a hospital bed, heaving, then wails uncontrollably, throwing…
- Middle East
Blockade eased but Gaza’s UN aid still stuck; 14K children at risk
People in Gaza continue to wait desperately for supplies, even as limited aid trucks begin to trickle in following Israel’s easing of an 11-week blockade. On Tuesday, May 20, 93 trucks sent…
- Middle East
Palestinian children sent back to war-hit Gaza amid treatment in Jordan
Jordan is sending back Palestinian children after being treated in their hospitals to the war-torn Gaza Strip, with families of the children showing worry about their health not being sustained in the…
- Middle East
First aid trucks have entered Gaza after nearly 3 months of Israel’s blockade
Tel Aviv: The first aid trucks have entered Gaza following nearly three months of Israel’s complete blockade, according to Israel and the United Nations. Five trucks carrying aid including baby food entered…
- Middle East
Israel’s military orders evacuation of Gaza’s Khan Younis as its operations expand
Tel Aviv: The Israeli military on Monday, May 19, issued an evacuation order for residents of Gaza’s second-largest city, Khan Younis, and nearby towns. Avichay Adraee, a military spokesperson, posted the order…
