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Palestinians using makeshift toilets inside tents to preserve dignity
Khan Younis: In their bare-bones tent in southern Gaza, Mostafa Shaaban built his family’s makeshift toilet behind a curtain in a corner. He dug a shallow pit in the sandy soil, poured…
- Middle East
Slain journalist’s mother returns to Gaza after two years
Slain journalist Saleh Al Jafarwi’s mother, Mubasher, returned to Gaza on June 5, after two years of cancer treatment in Qatar, after being forced to leave the beseiged strip for medical attention.…
- World
Israeli strikes kill nine in Lebanon, including three troops
Beirut: Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, June 6, killed nine people, including three members of the Lebanese military, the Lebanese army, and state media said, days after the two sides…
- Middle East
Air raid sirens in Bahrain as Iranian drones head for Gulf states
Cairo: Bahrain’s government said Saturday, June 6, that Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones towards it and Kuwait. The foreign ministry said they had been intercepted and called on Iran to immediately…
- Middle East
Ireland bans Israeli ministers Itamar Ben-Gvir, Bezalel Smotrich
Ireland has imposed a travel ban on Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, and Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, barring them from entering the country due to their conduct towards Gaza flotilla activists…
- Middle East
Israeli forces kill 7-month-old Palestinian after firing bullets
West Bank: Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby boy after firing bullets at his parents’ vehicle in the occupied West Bank, which went through his head, injuring his mother as well.…
- Middle East
Israel moves Gaza hospital director to solitary confinement
Jerusalem: Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, has been moved from a detention centre in the Negev, Israel, to solitary confinement in Nafha prison. Abu…
- Middle East
Israel strikes southern Lebanon, forcing many to displace
Dibbine: Israel’s air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday, June 4, as the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that had been spared much of the…
- Middle East
360 Palestinian children being held in Israeli prisons
Israel is currently holding 360 Palestinian children in detention, including minors serving prison sentences and others held without trial, according to the Palestinian Centre for the Defence of Prisoners. In a statement…
- Middle East
Hezbollah rejects ceasefire agreement, demands Israel withdraw
Beirut: Hezbollah on Thursday, June 4, rejected the latest ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Lebanese government, demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal. The announcement came as Israeli strikes killed at least…
- Hate Crime
Indian-American hurls anti-Muslim slurs at Israel Day parade
New York City: An Indian-origin American man hurled Islamophobic slurs and cursed at a group of Palestinian supporters during an Israel Day Parade on May 31 in New York City, in a…
- Middle East
Iran denies Kuwait airport strike, blames US Patriot missile
Tehran: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied responsibility for the attack on Kuwait International Airport, claiming that damage to the passenger terminal was caused by a malfunctioning US-made Patriot missile…
- Middle East
Israel and Lebanon agree to renew ceasefire, make security zones
Beirut, Jun 4: Israel and Lebanon have agreed to renew their fragile ceasefire and create a number of “pilot” security zones inside Lebanon from which Hezbollah militants would be banned. In a…
- India
NIA probes possible Hamas footprint in Pahalgam terror attack
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the Pahalgam terror attack, has indicated that it will examine possible links between Pakistan-backed terrorist organisations and the Palestinian militant group Hamas…
- Middle East
UN chief proposes three options to end Israel-Hezbollah conflict
United Nations: The United Nations chief has proposed three options to help end the decades-old conflict between Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah militants and Israel when the 8,100-member UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon…
