Israel again weaponising starvation in Gaza: UN
A group of UN human rights experts said Thursday that Israel is again 鈥榳eaponising starvation鈥� in Gaza by blocking humanitarian aid after the first phase of a ceasefire deal expired.
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Trump鈥檚 鈥楧EAD鈥� threat to Gaza undermines ceasefire: Hamas
Hamas said on Thursday that Donald Trump鈥檚 threats would encourage Israel to disregard the fragile ceasefire, after the US president said that unless hostages are freed, the people of Gaza would be 鈥楧EAD鈥�...
Shifting geopolitical landscape and Bangladesh
RECENTLY, the global geopolitical landscape has undergone rapid changes. The war in Ukraine, followed by the Israel-Palestine conflict and the rise of right-wing governments across various European nations, has significantly altered the world鈥檚 political dynamics. Additionally, the removal of Bashar al-Assad in Syria and Sheikh Hasina in Bangladesh has introduced...
Israel suspends aid to Gaza as first phase of truce ends
Israel said on Sunday that it was suspending the entry of supplies into Gaza, with deadly attacks reported in the territory after it and Hamas hit an impasse over how to proceed with their fragile ceasefire...
Hamas wants pressure on Israel to start next phase of Gaza truce
Palestinian group Hamas called on Friday for international pressure on Israel to enter the next phase of a ceasefire that has largely halted the war in Gaza, as negotiations were resuming in Cairo.
Israel鈥檚 annexation drive
IT HAS the feeling of a ghastly ending, one pushed along by desperation and eagerness. First, levelling Gaza and turning it to an uninhabitable moonscape, with the promise of a territory free of Palestinians. Then, displacing and destroying the already precarious holdings of Palestinian residents in the West Bank, all the time subjecting them to curfews, arrests and...
Hamas to hand over four Israeli hostages鈥� bodies
Hamas will hand over the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Thursday in what it said would be an exchange for more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, capping the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire deal...
Beyond the ceasefire deal
ISRAEL and the聽Palestinian聽movement Hamas reached a ceasefire agreement on January 15, bringing a pause to Israel鈥檚 ruthless 15-month onslaught on the enclave that killed more than 48,000 Palestinians. The agreement came ino force on January 19. On January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US president. On January 7, the president-elect Donald Trump...
Israel accused of wanting to 鈥榓nnex West Bank by force鈥�
Palestinian group Islamic Jihad on Monday accused Israel of wanting to 鈥榓nnex the West Bank by force鈥� after Israel deployed tanks into the occupied territory for the first time in decades.
Israel to keep troops in West Bank camps
Israel on Sunday said troops would stay in West Bank refugee camps for the coming year, announcing expanded military operations including tank deployments, after the displacement of tens of thousands of Palestinians...
Israel says hostage body returned by Hamas not Bibas mother
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday said he would ensure 鈥楬amas pays the full price鈥� for failing to hand over Israeli mother Shiri Bibas after the militant group released a body Israel said was not hers....
GAZA TRUCE PHASE TWO: Hamas says ready to free all hostages at once
Hamas signalled on Wednesday that it was willing to free all remaining hostages held in Gaza in a single swap during the next phase of the on-going ceasefire agreement...
Two captivities, one story
SINCE January 20, 2025, the world has closely watched the exchange of captives between Israel and Hamas. This ceasefire 鈥� despite its fragility and Israel鈥檚 repeated violations 鈥� took effect on January 19, 2025. It marks a critical moment that underscores the immense physical and psychological toll the genocide has inflicted on both sides. The first swap saw 3 Israelis...
Palestinians to decide Gaza future: Qatar
Qatar, a key mediator in the Gaza conflict, said on Tuesday that Palestinians 鈥� not outsiders 鈥� must decide the territory鈥檚 future after the Israel-Hamas war...
Israel withdraws but keeps five positions in south Lebanon
Israeli troops withdrew from all but five points in south Lebanon on Tuesday, allowing displaced residents to return to border villages largely destroyed in more than a year of hostilities.
Israeli military set to miss Lebanon withdrawal deadline
Israel was poised to again miss a deadline for withdrawing its troops from Lebanon after the military said Monday it would remain in five 鈥榮trategic points鈥� despite pushback from Beirut.
Israel strike kills 2 cops in Gaza
Hamas said an Israeli strike on Sunday killed two police officers and wounded another near the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a day after Israel and militants carried out a hostage-prisoner swap.
Hamas, Israel complete 6th hostage-prisoner swap
Palestinian militants released three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian inmates freed by Israel, completing the latest swap despite fears the Gaza truce deal was near collapse.
Lebanon media report Israeli drone strike in south
Lebanese official media said an Israeli drone struck the country鈥檚 south on Saturday, without reporting casualties, days before a deadline in a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.
鈥榁ery concerned鈥� about condition of hostages in Gaza: Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross, which has facilitated the ongoing hostage-prisoner swaps between Israel and Hamas, said on Friday that it was 鈥榲ery concerned鈥� about the condition of the remaining captives held in Gaza....
Hamas says committed to truce, hostage release
Hamas said Thursday it was committed to honouring a truce with Israel that has come under severe strain in recent days, adding that it planned to proceed with the next hostage-prisoner swap this weekend as planned...
New push to salvage Gaza truce
Mediators Qatar and Egypt were pushing to resolve a crisis in the Gaza ceasefire on Wednesday, a Palestinian source said, after Israel and the United States told Hamas to release hostages this weekend or face a return to war...
FROM GAZA TO THE WEST BANK: Israel鈥檚 unyielding war machine
鈥楢 year of combat鈥欌�攖his is how Israel鈥檚 new chief of staff, Eyal Zamir, described 2025 at a conference organised by the Israeli ministry of defence...
Gaza truce under strain after Trump warning
The Gaza ceasefire appeared increasingly fragile Tuesday after Hamas said US president Donald Trump鈥檚 latest warning 鈥榝urther complicates鈥� the agreement with Israel, which has so far led to five hostage-prisoner swaps...
Trump, real estate and dreams of ethnic cleansing
PRESIDENT Donald J Trump likes teasing out the unmentionable, and the Israel-Palestinian situation was hardly going to be any different. With a touch of horror and the grotesque, he offered a solution to the issue of what would happen to Gaza at the conclusion of hostilities. In a White House press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he...
PALESTINIAN STATE ON SAUDI LAND: Arab nations slam Netanyahu remarks
Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries condemned on Sunday remarks by Israel鈥檚 prime minister who appeared to suggest in an interview that a Palestinian state could be established on Saudi territory...
Hamas, Israel complete 5th聽hostage, prisoner swap
Israel and Hamas completed their fifth hostage-prisoner swap under a fragile Gaza ceasefire deal on Saturday, with the frail, disoriented appearance of the three freed Israelis sparking dismay among their relatives.
Israel strikes Hamas weapons facility in Syria
The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on Saturday targeting a weapons depot used by Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Syria.
US approves $7.4b arms sale to Israel
The United States on Friday announced the approval of the sale of more than $7.4 billion in bombs, missiles and related equipment to Israel, which has used American-made weapons to devastating effect during the war in Gaza.
Hostage families urge Israel to complete Gaza truce deal
An Israeli campaign group urged the government on Friday to stick with the Gaza truce ahead of a fifth hostage-prisoner swap, after explosive comments by US president Donald Trump raised questions over the future of the deal.