50 Gazan patients cross into Egypt via Rafah
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said 50 Palestinian patients, including 30 children with cancer, went through the Rafah crossing to Egypt on Saturday as the key gateway reopened as part of a ceasefire deal.Egyptian state-linked channel Al-Qahera News showed footage of the first of 50 evacuees, including a child with an autoimmune disease, and […]
Hamas releases three Israeli hostages in latest Gaza exchange
Ranks of Hamas fighters formed up on Gaza's beachfront on Saturday for the handover of an Israeli-American hostage in a show of force against the dramatic backdrop of breaking waves.In Gaza City a stage had been erected at a harbour for the handover of Keith Siegel.Green Hamas and Palestinian flags flapped in a strong sea […]
183 Palestinian prisoners released under ceasefire agreement
Israeli occupation authorities released 183 Palestinian prisoners today as part of the fourth tranche in the first phase of a prisoner exchange deal with The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).According to Qatar News Agency (QNA) correspondent, buses carrying the freed detainees left Ofer Prison, southwest of Ramallah in occupied West Bank, heading toward Beitunia town, which […]
Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque
Thousands of Palestinians offered Friday prayers at the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque Friday despite the military restrictions placed on entry by the occupation authorities. About 40,000 individuals attended the prayers, according to the Islamic Waqf Department in Jerusalem. The Palestinian news agency (WAFA), for its part, acknowledged that the occupying forces blocked worshippers' ability to enter […]
Two people killed in Israeli air strike on Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
Two people were killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley area, the Lebanese health ministry said yesterday, after the Israeli military said it had struck several Hezbollah targets overnight in the Bekaa Valley and along the Syrian-Lebanese border.The Israeli army said in a statement that the targets included a facility used for underground […]
UN war crimes investigators say Syria ‘rich in evidence’
Despite concerns around the destruction of documents and other indications of serious crimes committed in Syria under Bashar al-Assad's rule, UN investigators stressed Friday that plenty of evidence remained unspoiled.’The country is rich in evidence, and we won't have huge difficulty in pursuing accountability, criminal justice,’ said Hanny Megally of the UN Commission of Inquiry […]
UN says Gaza humanitarian needs remain ‘immense’
The UN warned Friday that humanitarian needs in Gaza remained ‘immense’ despite an increased flow of aid into the Palestinian territory following the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel.The UN's World Health Organisation (WHO) and World Food Programme (WFP) said they had been able to increase deliveries of supplies into the Gaza Strip after the ceasefire […]
UNRWA carries on aid work despite Israeli ban, hostilities
UNRWA work continues despite banAid trucks usually transit through IsraelStaff face hostile actionThe UN Palestinian relief agency said its humanitarian work across the occupied territories and Gaza was still ongoing on Friday despite an Israeli ban that took effect a day before and what it described as hostility towards its staff.An Israeli law adopted in […]
Gaza’s Rafah crossing to reopen Saturday
Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt is to reopen Saturday following a fourth exchange of hostages and prisoners under a truce agreement, a Hamas official and a source with knowledge of discussions told AFP.The Rafah crossing was a vital entry point for humanitarian aid to enter into Gaza before the Israeli military seized the Palestinian […]
Three Israeli hostages, including dual US citizen, set for release in Gaza on Saturday
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) said on Friday it would free the father of the youngest hostages seized in its Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel and two others including a dual US citizen in the next exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners.Yarden Bibas, Keith Siegel and Ofer Kalderon will be handed over on Saturday, […]