Accused of committing genocide against Palestinians, Israel insisted at the United Nations’ highest court Friday that its conflict in Gaza was a legitimate defence of its people and said instead that Hamas was guilty of genocide. Israel described the allegations leveled by South Africa as hypocritical and said that one of the biggest cases ever … Read more
At least 1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s attacks on Israel. (File) Tel Aviv: Israel Defense Forces troops operating in Gaza City’s Daraj and Tuffah districts discovered components used by Hamas to produce precision-guided missiles and other strategic weapons with direct assistance from the Islamic Republic of Iran, the military announced on Sunday. Nahal Brigade … Read more
The Israeli military signaled that it has wrapped up major combat in northern Gaza, saying it has completed dismantling Hamas’ military infrastructure there, as the war against the militant group entered its fourth month Sunday. Israel did not address troop deployments in northern Gaza going forward. Military spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said late Saturday that forces would … Read more
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Sunday with Jordan’s king and foreign minister and visited a World Food Program warehouse in Amman as he pressed ahead with an urgent Middle East diplomatic mission to prevent Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza from spreading. On his fourth visit to the region in three months, Blinken stressed … Read more
77 journalists and media workers have been killed since the start of the war (File) Palestinian Territories: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Sunday that an Israeli air strike killed two journalists in the Palestinian territory. Mustafa Thuria, a video stringer for AFP news agency, and Hamza Wael Dahdouh, a journalist with Al … Read more
Israel has vowed to crush Hamas after their October 7 attacks Jerusalem: The Israeli army said on Saturday it had “completed the dismantling” of Hamas’s command structure in the northern Gaza Strip. “We have completed the dismantling of the Hamas military framework in the northern Gaza Strip,” army spokesperson Daniel Hagari told reporters. He added … Read more
Israel was on high alert for an escalation with Hezbollah on Wednesday after one of the top leaders of the Palestinian Hamas was killed in a strike in Beirut that was widely blamed on Israel and heightened the risk of a broader Middle East conflict. The killing of Saleh Arouri, the most senior Hamas member … 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
Israel charged Abdelrahman al-Zaghal with hurling a petrol bomb, which he denies. Jerusalem: Fourteen-year-old Abdelrahman al-Zaghal was one of the youngest Palestinians released by Israel in exchange for hostages seized during the Oct. 7 Hamas-led raid on Israel. Weeks later, his life still bears little resemblance to that of a normal teenager – he is … Read more
Awni’s family home was hit in an Israeli strike on October 7. 13-year-old Awni Eldous was trying to build a following on his YouTube channel before he was killed in an Israeli air attack in Gaza. After his death, people have helped to achieve his dream of reaching 1 million subscribers on YouTube. His channel … Read more
