12 dead in Israeli strike on school shelter
AFP Gaza Strip Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter killed at least 12 people Tuesday. ‘Our crews retrieved 12 martyrs from the Mustafa Hafiz school, which was bombed by the Israeli occupation west of Gaza City,’ agency spokesman Mahmud Bassal said. Thousands of displaced Palestinians had sought refuge in the […]
Hamas says Biden remark about group backing away from Gaza truce deal ‘misleading’
Hamas said on Tuesday that US President Joe Biden's comment that the Palestinian group was backing away from a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel was ‘misleading’.Biden, responding to questions on a ceasefire deal, said: ‘Israel says they can work it out, they're prepared. But I was told Hamas is now backing off.’While boarding a plane […]
Blinken meets Egyptian president for Gaza ceasefire talks
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken met Egypt's president Tuesday for talks about a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US ‘bridging proposal’ for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same.The Palestinian militant group, whose October 7 attack triggered the war, said it was ‘keen to reach a ceasefire’ agreement but protested […]
Blinken takes Gaza truce push to Egypt
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken was in Egypt on Tuesday for talks on a Gaza ceasefire after saying Israel had accepted a US ‘bridging proposal’ for a deal and urging Hamas to do the same.Blinken, on his ninth visit to the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group's October 7 attack triggered the war with […]
UAE Ministry of Education Announces Full Readiness for 2024-2025 Academic Year
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Hezbollah says fired ‘intense rocket barrages’ at Israeli positions
Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it launched several rocket salvos at Israeli army positions in the annexed Golan Heights on Tuesday ‘in response’ to Israeli strikes on east Lebanon the previous day.Hezbollah fighters launched ‘intense rocket barrages’ at two Israeli army positions in the occupied Golan Heights ‘in response to the Israeli enemy's attack on […]
Israel army says retrieved bodies of six hostages from Gaza
The Israeli army said on Tuesday it retrieved the bodies of six hostages from Gaza's southern area of Khan Yunis in a joint operation with internal security agency Shin Bet.The hostages were Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Yoram Metzger, Nadav Popplewell, Chaim Perry, previously announced dead, and Avraham Munder, whose kibbutz of Nir Oz near Gaza […]
Gaza civil defence says Israel strike on school kills seven
Gaza's civil defence agency said an Israeli strike hit a school in Gaza City on Tuesday, killing at least seven people, while the Israeli military said it struck a Hamas command centre.The bodies of five men and two children were pulled out of the building ‘after an Israeli plane dropped a bomb on the second […]
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ADNOC joins MEIRA conference to promote regional best practice in Investor Relations
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