1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s attacks on Israel near the Gaza border on October 7 (File) Tel Aviv: During the past month, Israeli combat engineers have destroyed approximately 50 Hamas tunnel routes in the area of the Egypt-Gaza border, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday. The announcement came as Israeli and Arab leaders … Read more
Palestinian health officials reported the first polio case in years in the Gaza Strip on Friday. The case was discovered in an unvaccinated 10-month-old child in Deir al-Balah, a city in Gaza. The child’s symptoms were identified, and tests conducted in Amman, Jordan, confirmed the diagnosis of polio, according to the ministry.Polio, a potentially deadly … Read more
Joe Biden told reporters that he was optimistic about prospects for a Gaza ceasefire (file). Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Friday that no party in the Middle East should undermine efforts to reach a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that he claimed was now in sight, but he warned that it was … Read more
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian health officials on Friday reported the first case of polio in an unvaccinated 10-month old-child in the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah, the first case in years in the coastal enclave that has been engulfed in the Israel-Hamas war since Oct. 7. After discovering the child’s symptoms, tests were conducted … Read more
Blinken will leave Saturday and seek to “conclude the agreement for Gaza ceasefire. Washington: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Israel this weekend to push forward a Gaza ceasefire deal as the United States tries to bridge the gaps in talks in the region, the State Department said. Blinken will leave Saturday … Read more
Gaza’s death count raised over 40,000 in more than 10 months of war (File) Undertakers are working like bricklayers in a Gaza cemetery, piling cinder blocks into tight rectangles, side by side, for freshly dug graves. More than 10 months into the Gaza war, so many bodies are arriving at the cemetery in Deir el-Balah … Read more
By WAFAA SHURAFA and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry said Thursday. Israel’s offensive has also wounded 92,401 people and displaced over 85% of the population from their homes, the ministry in Hamas-run Gaza … Read more
By JULIA FRANKEL and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Tiers of graves are stacked deep underground in a bloated Gaza cemetery, where Sa’di Baraka spends his days hacking at the earth, making room for more dead. “Sometimes we make graves on top of graves,” he said. Baraka and his solemn … Read more
More than 40,000 people have been killed in Gaza since war began between Israel and Hamas. Doha: The United States hailed a “promising start” to Gaza ceasefire talks Thursday, as pressure mounted for a deal to halt the spread of a war that the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry said has killed 40,005. The conflict sparked … Read more
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The death toll in Gaza has surpassed 40,000, health officials in the territory say, underscoring the magnitude of Israel’s offensive in the tiny coastal enclave. As the Israel-Hamas war enters its 11th month, it is firmly entrenched as one of the most destructive conflicts in recent memory. … Read more