RAFAH: Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southern Gaza city of Rafah has left crucial nearby aid crossings inaccessible and driven more than 1,10,000 people to flee north, UN officials said Friday.With nothing entering through the crossings, food and other supplies were running critically low, aid agencies said.The…
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…
For months, PM Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel has avoided detailed public discussion about Gaza’s post-war future. Trying to placate both his far-right allies, who seek to rebuild Israeli settlements in Gaza, and Israel’s foreign partners, who want Gaza returned to Palestinian governance, Netanyahu has stopped short of any specific declaration. Behind the scenes, however, senior…
NEW YORK: After days of stalemate in talks seeking end of pro-Palestinian protest on campus, Columbia University on Monday began suspending protestors who refused to dismantle a tent encampment on its New York City campus.University President Nemat Minouche Shafik said in a statement that days of negotiations between student organizers and academic leaders had failed…
Residents reported heavy Israeli fire in central Gaza on Friday, with regional tensions soaring after Iran threatened reprisals over a strike in Syria this month that killed two Iranian generals.As talks for a truce and hostage release dragged on, fears that Iran could soon launch an attack on Israel spurred France to recommend its citizens…
JERUSALEM: Israel is keeping up its war in Gaza but is also preparing for scenarios in other areas, PM Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, amid concern that Iran was preparing to strike Israel in response for the killing of senior Iranian commanders. “Whoever harms us, we will harm them. We are prepared to meet all…
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Gaza policy was a “mistake” and urged Israel to call for a ceasefire, in an interview aired Tuesday.Biden’s comments were some of his strongest criticism yet of Netanyahu amid growing tensions over the civilian death toll from Israel’s war on Hamas and dire conditions inside…
NEW DELHI: Protesters on Saturday interrupted Easter Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza, Fox News reported. The protestors were heard shouting “Free, free Palestine” before they were escorted out.Before the commencement of Holy Week, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) released a statement asking for prayer for peace…
NEW DELHI: Israeli soldiers have sparked outrage by sharing photos and videos of themselves handling lingerie found in Palestinian homes, further intensifying scrutiny of Israel’s offensive in Gaza amid a looming famine crisis, as reported by Reuters.In one video, an Israeli soldier is seen sitting in a room in Gaza, holding lingerie and grinning while…
NEW DELHI: As the death toll continuously rises in the Gaza Strip, health officials began storing dead bodies of Palestinians killed in the war in ice-cream trucks because the cemeteries are reportedly short of space, reported ReutersAfter the Hamas attack on Israel last weekend, October 7, Israel has unleashed a fierce bombing on the Gaza…
