Israel says around 130 are still in Gaza, but 29 are thought to be dead. Jerusalem, Undefined: The Israeli military announced early Monday that two hostages taken by Hamas during its October 7 attacks were rescued in an overnight operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The military said in a statement that “during … Read more
Israeli forces conducted an overnight raid in the Gaza Strip and detained two American brothers, whose whereabouts are now unknown, their cousin told HuffPost. Borak and Hashem Alagha, ages 18 and 20, were sleeping when Israeli forces raided their home in western Khan Younis, south of Gaza City, at around 5 a.m. Thursday, said cousin … Read more
President Joe Biden issued one of his harshest responses to Israel’s assault in Gaza on Thursday, saying the country’s retaliation for Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack has been “over the top.” Biden was speaking to reporters Thursday night following the special counsel report about his handling of classified documents, and when asked about his efforts to … Read more
National security adviser Jake Sullivan has said that the United States will take “further action” following the country’s retaliatory airstrikes this weekend in multiple Middle Eastern countries — a move that could possibly result in a broader regional conflict. In the past few days, the U.S. has launched strikes in Iraq, Syria and Yemen in … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Satellite imagery analyzed by the United Nations Satellite Centre shows that 30 per cent of Gaza Strip’s buildings have been destroyed or damaged in the Israel offensive in the densely populated Palestinian enclave. Israel’s assault, launched in response to attacks by Hamas militants in southern Israel on … Read more
The United Nations Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Monday that it would not be able to continue operations in Gaza and across the region beyond the end of February if funding were not resumed. A string of countries including the United States, Canada, Germany and Britain have paused their funding to the aid agency. … Read more
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Three American service members were killed and “many” were wounded in a drone strike in northeast Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden said in a statement Sunday. He attributed the attack to Iran-backed militia groups. They were the first U.S. fatalities in months of strikes against American forces across … Read more
Israel vowed Saturday to stop the UN humanitarian aid agency in Gaza from operating after the war, and called for its chief to resign, after the sacking of staff accused of involvement in the October 7 attack. The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Friday it had fired several employees over Israel’s accusations, promising … Read more
Michael Levy is on a mission that has brought him to Toronto from Israel to share his brother’s story in hopes of raising awareness about the hostages still being held and to call for them to be released immediately. “My little brother had to watch his wife being murdered in front of his eyes before … Read more
Nearly 26,000 people, mostly women, have been killed since Israel launched military operation in Gaza. Palestinian Territories: Palestinian operative group Hamas said Thursday it would abide by a ceasefire in its war with Israel in Gaza if the UN’s top court ordered one and Israel did the same. The International Court of Justice is due … Read more
