Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli strikes Monday across the territory killed at least 12 people, the majority displaced Palestinians taking shelter in a house in the north...
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Israeli officials in Doha for talks on Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
Israeli officials arrived in Doha in Qatar on Monday for talks aimed at a Gaza ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas...
Qatar resumes Gaza mediation
Qatar has resumed its role as a mediator in efforts to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war following a brief suspension, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Thursday...
Hamas, Fatah agree on joint committee to run post-war Gaza
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas鈥檚 Fatah party have agreed to create a committee to jointly administer post-war Gaza, negotiators from both sides said on Tuesday...
Hamas says delegation discussed Gaza truce with Egypt
A Hamas delegation discussed a ceasefire in Gaza with Egyptian intelligence officials, two officials from the Palestinian Islamist group said on Monday.
ICC warrant: accountability or polarisation
THE International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on November 21 for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, citing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the ongoing Gaza conflict. This unprecedented move by the Hague-based court has sent...
UN chief slams 鈥榮ystematic鈥� looting of Gaza humanitarian aid
The United Nations chief on Tuesday denounced the 鈥榮ystematic鈥� looting of humanitarian aid in Gaza, a day after the territory鈥檚 Hamas authorities said 20 people were killed in a security operation targeting such actions...
Hamas says 鈥榬eady for ceasefire鈥� as Israel presses Gaza campaign
A senior Hamas official on Friday said the group is 鈥榬eady for a ceasefire鈥� in Gaza, urging US president-elect Donald Trump to 鈥榩ressure鈥� Israel as it continued to pound the Palestinian territory.
Israel pounds Gaza, Lebanon after Iran strikes
Israel bombarded Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, with no respite in the conflict one day after its strikes on Iran raised fears of a broader war...
Israel鈥檚 assassination campaign
IN RECENT times, Israel鈥檚 geopolitical calculus has taken even more aggressive steps and strategies, executing the high-profile assassinations of Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah鈥檚 Hassan Nasrallah. These killings are part of a broader strategy rooted in Israel鈥檚 longstanding policy of targeted assassinations 鈥� once covert but...
770 people killed in Israel assault on north of Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Thursday more than 770 people have been killed in the north of the territory since Israel launched an assault aimed at preventing Hamas from regrouping there.
Hamas mourns Sinwar, vows no hostage release
Hamas vowed on Friday it would not release the hostages it seized during its October 7 attack on Israel until the Gaza war ends, as it mourned the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar.
Sinwar death brings no respite for Gazans
The killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar brought no respite for Palestinians in Gaza, as Israeli air strikes and shelling continued unabated in the territory already devastated by...
Israel attacks Gaza after killing Hamas chief
Israel conducted raids on Gaza on Friday after killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Israeli strike on Gaza school kills 28
Rescuers in Gaza said Israel conducted a deadly air strike Thursday on a school housing families displaced by the war, though the Israeli military said it was a Hamas command centre.
Israeli strike in Gaza refugee camp kills 17
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency on Tuesday said an Israeli strike killed at least 17 people at a refugee camp in the centre of the territory, as Israel鈥檚 military targets Hamas positions.
17 killed in Gaza as Israel troops encircle Jabaliya
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said on Sunday that Israeli air strikes in Jabaliya killed at least 17 people as Israeli forces said they had surrounded the area to prevent Hamas from regrouping.
Israel widens focus of war to include Lebanon front
Israel announced the expansion of its war aims on Tuesday, widening its nearly year-long fight against Hamas in Gaza to focus on Hezbollah along its northern border with Lebanon...
Gaza rescuers say 18 killed in Israeli strike on school
Israel bombed a school housing displaced Palestinians in central Gaza, which rescuers said killed 18 people, including UN staffers, while the Israeli army said it hit a Hamas control centre...
Gaza war in its 12th month with truce hopes slim
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its 12 month Saturday with little sign of respite for the Palestinian territory or hope for Israeli hostages still held captive...
Netanyahu trying to thwart Gaza truce: Hamas
Hamas on Thursday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to 鈥榯hwart鈥� a Gaza truce deal, after the Israeli premier said the Palestinian militant group has 鈥榬ejected everything鈥� in negotiations...
Time for a Gaza truce deal: US
The United States said on Tuesday it was time to 鈥榝inalise鈥� a deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war, after Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 refusal to bow to pressure...
Gaza death toll rises to 40,476
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Tuesday that at least 40,476 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, now in its 11th month...
12 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school shelter
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 12 people on Tuesday, while the Israeli military said it struck a Hamas command centre...
Thou shalt not commit genocide
THERE is only one way to end the ongoing genocide in Gaza. It is not through bilateral negotiations. Israel has amply demonstrated, including with the assassination of the lead Hamas negotiator, Ismail Haniyeh, that it has no interest in a permanent ceasefire...
UN warns of 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� level of violence against aid workers
The United Nations on Monday condemned 鈥榰nacceptable鈥� levels of violence that are now commonplace against humanitarian workers after a record 280 were killed worldwide in 2023...
Blinken meets Israeli leaders at 鈥榙ecisive moment鈥� for Gaza talks
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Hamas not to derail negotiations that he said may be a 鈥榣ast opportunity鈥� to secure a Gaza truce and hostage release deal...
Hamas rejects US 鈥榙iktats鈥� in Gaza truce push
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed to Israel on Sunday seeking a Gaza ceasefire deal that could help avert a wider war, while a senior Hamas official dismissed 鈥楢merican diktats鈥� in negotiations...
Haniyeh killing a costly 鈥榮trategic mistake鈥� by Israel: Iran
Israel committed a costly 鈥榮trategic mistake鈥� with its killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, Iran鈥檚 acting foreign minister told AFP in an interview on Thursday...
Hamas names Sinwar as new leader
Hamas named the alleged mastermind of the deadliest attack in Israeli history as its new leader, further inflaming regional tensions as the Gaza war entered its 11th month on Wednesday...