Germany on Wednesday urged its citizens to leave Lebanon quickly, warning that an expansion of the Israel-Hamas war could not be ruled out after a drone strike in Beirut killed a senior Hamas leader. “All German citizens, who are still in Lebanon, are asked to register on the ELEFAND crisis preparedness list and to leave … Read more
03 January 2024, Lebanon, Beirut: The destroyed Hamas’ office that was attacked by Israel on 02 January killing Palestinian leader Saleh al-Arouri and six others pictured from shattered glass in Beirut southern suburb. Photo: Marwan Naamnai/dpa (Photo by Marwan Naamnai/picture alliance via Getty Images) Picture Alliance | Picture Alliance | Getty Images The killing of … Read more
By Bassem Mroue The Associated Press Posted January 2, 2024 1:05 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size An explosion in Beirut on Tuesday killed Saleh Arouri, a top official with the Palestinian militant group Hamas and three others, officials with Hamas and the Lebanese group Hezbollah said. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency … Read more
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted January 2, 2024 5:35 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size The federal government says a maximum of 1,000 Palestinian relatives of Canadian citizens will be able to apply to escape the Gaza Strip with Canada’s help. The special extended family program for people in Gaza is … Read more
Israel pulled tanks out of some Gaza districts on Monday, residents said, as it announced plans to shift tactics and cut back on troop numbers, but fighting raged elsewhere in the Palestinian enclave along with intense bombardment. Israel says the conflict in Gaza, which has reduced much of the territory to rubble, killing thousands and plunging … Read more
Militants also took around 250 people hostage, most of whom remain in Gaza. Jerusalem: Seconds after ringing in the new year on a lively street in Tel Aviv, some young Israelis found themselves running for cover while others kept the party going with a shrug as missile defence systems intercepted a barrage of rockets overhead. … Read more
As the Israel-Hamas war enters day 86, the discourse or discussion majorly continues to centre around the casualties, spoils and collateral damage. However, the children on both sides–those who fell clueless victims to the terror and the retaliatory devastation that followed or the ones who survived and are watching helplessly as bombs and shells turn … Read more
Nearly 200 people were reported killed in 24 hours in Gaza in Israel’s campaign against Hamas operatives. Gaza City: Fierce Israeli tank fire and aerial bombing struck Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip on Friday night, residents said, after nearly 200 people were reported killed in 24 hours in Israel’s campaign against Hamas operatives. The … Read more
More than 21,000 people have been killed in Gaza belt in Israeli bombardment so far. Qairo: A Hamas delegation is due in Cairo Friday to give its “observations” about an Egyptian plan for a ceasefire that would end the war in Gaza, a Hamas official said. The plan was put last week to officials of … Read more
The U.N. Security Council adopted a watered-down resolution Friday calling for immediate speeded-up aid deliveries to hungry and desperate civilians in Gaza — but without the original call for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. The long-delayed vote in the 15-member council was 13-0 with the United States and Russia abstaining. The vote came … Read more
