THE HAGUE: South Africa accused Israel on Thursday of subjecting Palestinians to genocidal acts at the opening of hearings at the top UN court on a case brought against the devastating Israeli military campaign in Gaza.In the case brought to the International Court of Justice (ICJ), also known as the World Court, South Africa demands … Read more
The Israeli military announced it will begin withdrawing several thousand troops from the Gaza Strip at least temporarily, in what would be the most significant publicly announced pullback since the war began. The military cited a growing toll on the Israeli economy following nearly three months of wartime mobilisation with little end in sight to … Read more
Israeli strikes in central Gaza killed at least 35 people Sunday, hospital officials said, as the military targeted areas in several parts of the territory a day after the country’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu said the war will continue for “many more months”, resisting international calls for a ceasefire. Israel’s unprecedented air and ground offensive has … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH (GAZA STRIP): Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sale to Israel despite persistent international ceasefire calls over mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the enclave.The state department said on Friday that secretary of state Antony Blinken … Read more
DEIR AL-BALAH: Israeli warplanes struck two urban refugee camps in central Gaza on Saturday, as the Biden administration approved a new emergency weapons sale to Israel despite persistent international cease-fire calls over mounting civilian deaths, hunger and mass displacement in the enclave. Even a brief halt in fighting seems out of reach. A senior Hamas … Read more
Israel pounded Gaza on Friday, nearly 12 weeks into the war started by the October 7 attacks, as Egypt hosted a Hamas delegation for talks aimed at ending the conflict that has devastated much of the besieged Palestinian territory. With vast areas of northern Gaza in ruins and largely deserted, Israeli air strikes and ground … Read more
RAFAH: Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have streamed into the overwhelmed town of Rafah in the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, according to the United Nations, as Israeli forces on Friday continued to blast through dense areas in the center of the strip, killing dozens of people. Israel’s unprecedented air and ground … Read more
CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep fighting in Gaza until Hamas is destroyed, defying global calls for a ceasefire amid concerns the conflict could spread with US and Iran-aligned forces again attacking each other. Netanyahu, who visited Israeli troops in northern Gaza on Monday, told lawmakers from his Likud Party that … Read more
CAIRO/JERUSALEM: Israel bombed areas of Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip overnight, with fighting throughout Sunday morning, residents and Palestinian media said, as the Israeli military announced a mounting death toll in clashes with Hamas militants.Israel says it has achieved almost complete operational control over northern Gaza and is preparing to expand a ground offensive … Read more