Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 15, 2024. (Agencies) The United States on Tuesday issued a warning to Israel, saying that it may withhold a portion…
The Middle East edged nearer to a wider regional conflict following Iran‘s launch of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday, sending almost 10 million people into bomb shelters as projectiles and interceptors exploded in the skies above. Israel said it has initiated restricted ground operations in Lebanon, focusing on the Iran-supported Hezbollah militia.According to Israeli…
After Israeli strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Southern Lebanon killed 182 people on Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a strong statement saying “we don’t wait for threat, but get ahead of it,” AFP said. Netanyahu addressed recent development son the northern border with Lebanon in a statement to the Israeli public on Monday, as…
Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies launched a large-scale vaccination campaign against polio in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. This effort aims to prevent an outbreak in a territory devastated by the Israel-Hamas war. Authorities plan to vaccinate children in central Gaza until Wednesday before extending the campaign to the heavily affected northern and…
Hamas announced Yahya Sinwar as its new political leader on Tuesday, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.In a statement, the group said, “The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announces the selection of Yahya Sinwar as the head of the political bureau of the movement,” reported AFP.Notably, Israeli military officials accuse Sinwar of being one…
JERUSALEM: Aid groups say two key crossing points into the Gaza Strip have been closed for days by Israel, blocking the flow of much-needed humanitarian aid for the war-devastated Palestinian territory.Fighting broke out on October 7 when Hamas militants launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, triggering the brutal ongoing military campaign in Gaza.The Rafah…
