Israel launched attack on Gaza in retaliation to October 7 attack (File) Three Palestinian brothers rounded up by Israel in the Gaza Strip said they and fellow detainees were beaten, stripped to their underwear, burnt with cigarettes and subjected to other forms of mistreatment during their detention. Sobhi Yaseen, hisRead More →
Israeli siege imposed after October 7 led to dire shortages of food, safe water, fuel (File) After nearly three months of deadly strikes, incessant displacements and sputtering humanitarian aid, “exhausted” Gazans say they are desperate for an end to the fighting as Israel’s war against Hamas looks set to grindRead More →
The rally – in thin trade with some markets closed for public holidays, added to last week’s gains of about three per cent after Houthi attacks on ships disrupted global shipping and trade while the Israel-Hamas conflict shows no sign of easing. Brent crude futures were up by $1.79, orRead More →
The war broke out when Hamas fighters attacked southern Israel on October 7. Palestinian Territories: Palestinians said they felt “no joy” this Christmas as Israel bombed Gaza, the besieged Palestinian territory on Monday, with no end in sight to the war that Hamas says has claimed more than 20,000 lives.Read More →
Israeli military spokesperson’s unit said they were “working on it”. When the Israeli soldiers entered the Gaza school where Yousef Khalil was sleeping near his family, they began shooting indiscriminately, killing nine people including children, he said, pointing to bullet-pocked, bloodstained walls. His account, which Israel’s military says it isRead More →
The war between Israel and Hamas is now in its third month (File) President Vladimir Putin on Thursday described the situation in the Gaza Strip as a “catastrophe” unfolding on a scale that could not be compared to the Ukraine conflict. Putin, whose government has maintained ties with Hamas andRead More →
“The UN should play a leading role in convening such an event,” he said. Moscow: The Russian foreign minister on Wednesday called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to organise an international conference to find a lasting solution to the war between Israel and the Palestinians. Moscow has repeatedly called forRead More →
In response to the Hamas attack, Israel vowed to destroy the group. (File) Geneva, Switzerland: An exodus of Palestinians from Gaza into other countries in the region would be “catastrophic”, the United Nations refugee chief Filippo Grandi told AFP in an interview Wednesday, stressing the need for a ceasefire. “IRead More →
Rafah is located at the southern end of the Gaza Strip close to the border with Egypt. (File) A dead toddler’s legs and bare feet poked out from under layers of concrete in the ruins of a block hit by an Israeli air strike, and three men tried to releaseRead More →
Israel has vowed to crush Hamas in retaliation for its October 7 attacks (File) Geneva, Switzerland: Israeli and Palestinian representatives at the United Nations on Monday traded accusations of “genocide” over the war raging in Gaza, with both sides demanding an international response. Israel’s war against Hamas was repeatedly mentionedRead More →
