When Rami Mahmoud left his family’s home in northern Gaza to buy food, his wife Elham Maged stayed behind to pray. When he made his way back through the narrow, tightly packed nearby streets of the Jabalya Refugee Camp, he returned to a scene of complete chaos. An Israeli airstrike had smashed into the centre … Read more
Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Wednesday announced senior management changes to align with the recent regional restructuring by parent company Toyota Motor Corporation integrating India into its ‘Middle East, East Asia & Oceania Region’ operations and slotting the country to act as the hub of the new geography. As part of the changes, Tadashi Asazuma, currently … Read more
The leader of Hamas says a truce agreement with Israel is close and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he hopes for good news soon about hostages — the most optimistic signals so far of a deal to pause fighting and free captives. It comes as the war in Gaza nears day 50, with at … Read more
The armed wing of Hamas said it had decided to delay a scheduled second round of hostage releases until Israel committed to allowing aid trucks to enter northern Gaza. Hamas’ al-Qassam Brigades said the hostage releases would be delayed if Israel did not adhere to the agreed terms for the release of Palestinian prisoners. There … Read more
Obstacles causing a delay in today’s expected hostage and prisoner release “were overcome” through mediation, Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson said. “After a delay in implementing the release of prisoners from both sides, the obstacles were overcome through Qatari-Egyptian communications with both sides, and tonight 39 Palestinian civilians will be released in exchange for the release … Read more
Emily Hand, 9, is understood to be among the second group of hostages released from the Gaza Strip by Hamas. The Irish-Israeli girl was taken hostage by Hamas from Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Second round of hostages freed. Watch the latest News on Channel 7 or stream for free on … Read more
Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old American dual citizen abducted by Hamas on October 7, has been released — marking the first successful release of an American hostage since the start of a truce between Israel and Hamas. Edan was one of the 17 hostages released on Sunday. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: More hostages released. Watch the … Read more
Australia remains a safe place for Jewish people, the deputy prime minister has affirmed, despite Israel issuing travel warnings for its citizens looking to visit. Israel has upgraded travel warnings to multiple countries, including Australia, following a rise in anti-Semitism stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Travel warnings to Australia have been … Read more
Students have again heeded the call of their peers to skip school as they turned out to block streets in Australian cities in support of Palestine. Hundreds of students showed up outside Melbourne’s Flinders Street Station on Thursday to demand Israel end the siege in Gaza, release all Palestinian political prisoners and end its occupation … Read more
For more than 40 years, Adelaide man Mustapha Chahine has yearned for answers over the disappearance of his son Khaled from a Lebanese street. The family suspects he was taken when he was just 16 by Israeli soldiers as the first Lebanon war was about to erupt. It came after Mustapha had already experienced immense … Read more
