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Over 100 medical workers urge US Senate to stop Gaza genocide
More than 100 medical workers from across the United States, representing Doctors Against Genocide (DAG), recently visited the US Senate to demand immediate action to stop the forced displacement of Palestinians in…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says Hamas gave body of ‘Gazan woman’, not hostage
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a body that Hamas militants released during the handover of remains of Israeli hostages is that of a Gazan woman instead of that of Shiri…
- Middle East
UN chief condemns Hamas parading coffins in Gaza as ‘abhorrent and appalling’
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned as “abhorrent and appalling” the parading in Gaza of coffins bearing the remains of four hostages during a transfer to Israel. “We have seen…
- Middle East
Israel confirms four dead hostages, including young family, to be returned from Gaza
Tel Aviv: The remains of the youngest and one of the oldest captives seized by Hamas during the attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip are expected to be returned…
- Middle East
Hamas says ready to implement next phases of Gaza truce deal
Gaza: Hamas reaffirmed its willingness to implement the second and third phases of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a statement that the group had agreed, at the…
- Middle East
Iran’s supreme leader says US ‘foolish’ plans for Gaza to lead nowhere
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said that US “foolish” plans for Gaza and Palestine “will lead nowhere.” “Those who claimed that they would destroy resistance in a short period of time…
- Middle East
Hamas says it will free 6 living hostages and hand over 4 bodies
Cairo: A top Hamas official says the militant group will free six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and return the bodies of four others on Thursday, a surprise acceleration in releases apparently…
- Middle East
Humanitarian needs in Gaza overwhelming: UN
United Nations: The needs in Gaza, where the ceasefire is holding, are overwhelming, humanitarians said, adding that continuing Israeli operations in the West Bank are still producing casualties. “As the UN and…
- Middle East
Netanyahu: Israeli team to travel to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a negotiation team will travel to Cairo on Monday to discuss the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. According to a statement released by…
- Middle East
Israel gets shipment of US heavy bombs after delivery ban lifted
Jerusalem: Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs after the US recently lifted a temporary ban on their delivery, the Israeli Defence Ministry said. The MK-84 is a 907-kg unguided…
- Middle East
Israeli forces used 80-yr-old Palestinian as human shield in Gaza before killing him
In a deeply distressing incident in the Gaza Strip, Israeli forces have allegedly tied explosives around the neck of an 80-year-old Palestinian man and forced him to act as a human shield…
- Middle East
Israel blocks entry of mobile homes, heavy equipment into Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to allow the entry of mobile homes (caravans) and heavy earthmoving equipment into the Gaza Strip despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, according to the…
- Middle East
Forced displacement in Gaza ‘pure brutality’: Erdogan
Ankara: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan strongly condemned any forced displacement in Gaza, calling it “pure brutality” and completely unacceptable. Speaking to journalists on his flight from visits to Malaysia, Indonesia, and…
- Middle East
Three Israeli hostages, 369 Palestinian prisoners to be released Saturday
Gaza: Israel confirmed Friday that it has received a list of three hostages set to be released on Saturday from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office…
- Middle East
Jordan to treat 2,000 sick Gaza children, rejects Palestinian displacement: PM
Amman: Jordan is ready to receive 2,000 sick Gaza children for medical treatment, as the healthcare system in the coastal enclave has been devastated, Prime Minister Jaafar Hassan said. According to Jordan’s…
