Europe should look to the West Bank
By Luigi Scazzieri
Europeans have struggled to form a coherent response to the Israel-Hamas conflict that erupted after Hamas’ brutal attacks on October 7th. As the death toll has risen, ...
UN against any forced displacement of civilians from Gaza’s Rafah
Palestinian civilians in Rafah in the Gaza Strip need to be protected, but there should not be any forced mass displacement, the United Nations said on Friday after Israel began ...
Almost 10% of Gaza’s under-fives now acutely malnourished
Almost one in ten of Gazan children under five are now acutely malnourished, overwhelmingly as a result of Israel’s war on the territory’s Hamas rulers, according to initial ...
UN calls for mental health support for children impacted by Gaza war
A United Nations committee appealed for “massive psychosocial support” for children traumatised by violence in Gaza, the occupied West Bank and Israel and said it would review Israel’s treatment ...
Netanyahu orders military plan to evacuate Rafah and defeat Hamas
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israel’s military on Friday to draw up a dual plan to evacuate Palestinian civilians from the crowded southern Gazan city of Rafah and defeat ...
US conducts more ‘self-defense’ strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen
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Iraq says US strikes pushing government to end US-led coalition’s mission
Repeated U.S. strikes against Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq are pushing the Baghdad government to end the mission of the U.S.-led coalition in the country, the prime ...
UN chief vows immediate action on ‘infiltration of Hamas’ in UN
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday pledged to act immediately on any new information from Israel related to “infiltration of Hamas” in the world body after nine U.N. ...
Israeli forces intensify Rafah strikes as diplomats seek to salvage Gaza truce
Israeli forces bombed areas in the southern border city of Rafah on Thursday where more than half of Gaza’s population is sheltering, as diplomats sought to salvage ceasefire talks ...
Pakistan starts vote count, clear picture expected early Friday (Updated)
Pakistan counted votes after polling ended on Thursday in a general election marred by militant attacks and suspension of mobile phone services, with no indication of a clear leader seven ...
Gaza ceasefire hopes alive with more talks planned
Mediators from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt scrambled to forge a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in their four-month-old war in the Gaza Strip after America’s top diplomat ...
UAE wealth fund plans $4-5 billion in investments via India’s new finance hub
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), the largest sovereign wealth fund in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), is setting up a $4-5 billion fund to invest in India through a tax-neutral ...
Netanyahu says victory in Gaza is within reach
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday total victory in Gaza was within reach, rejecting the latest offer from Hamas for a ceasefire to ensure the return of hostages ...
Hamas proposes 135-day Gaza truce with complete Israeli withdrawal
Hamas proposed a ceasefire to quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and ...
Gaza mediators search for ‘final formula’ for Israel, Hamas ceasefire
U.S., Qatari and Egyptian mediators prepared a diplomatic push to bridge differences between Israel and Hamas on a ceasefire plan for Gaza after the Palestinian group responded to a ...
Living among the dead: Gaza families seek shelter in cemetery
Displaced again and again by Israel’s military offensive on Gaza, Mahmoud Amer and his family have now pitched their tent close to gravestones in a cemetery in Rafah, the ...
Israel presses onslaught in Khan Younis as US pursues ceasefire
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Egypt’s president on Tuesday as part of a 48-hour, four-nation flurry of shuttle diplomacy in search of a ceasefire in Gaza’s ...
Houthis fire missiles at two ships in the Red Sea, one sustains minor damage
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis fired missiles at two vessels in the Red Sea, they said on Tuesday, causing minor damage to a cargo ship that was sailing off the coast ...
Palestinians hope Blinken visit can deliver Gaza truce before Rafah assault
The top U.S. diplomat met Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler on Monday during a Middle East visit Palestinians hope will clinch a truce before a threatened Israeli assault on ...
Blinken meets Saudi crown prince amid heightened Mideast tensions
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Saudi Arabia’s de-facto ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Monday at the start of a Middle East tour, a U....
Israel to bring in 65,000 foreign building workers to replace Palestinians
Israel’s government said on Sunday it would bring in 65,000 foreign workers from India, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan to resume construction stalled since Oct. 7 when Palestinian workers were sent home ...
Gaza doctor describes ordeal of detention
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US Senate unveils $118bn bill on border security, aid for Ukraine, Israel
The U.S. Senate on Sunday unveiled a $118 billion bipartisan border security bill that would also provide aid to Ukraine and Israel, but it promptly slammed into opposition from the ...
Palestinians hope Blinken visit can deliver Gaza truce before Rafah assault
Palestinians huddling under bombardment in Gaza said on Monday they hoped a visit to the region by the U.S. secretary of state would finally deliver a truce, in time ...