New Gaza proposal too close to Israel’s demands: Hamas
The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said on Sunday that a new proposal meant to bridge the gaps between Israel and them over a Gaza ceasefire were too close to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent positions.Hamas' statement came only hours after US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken arrived in Israel in a bid to secure […]
Blinken seeks Gaza truce breakthrough in ME visit
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday on a Middle East tour aimed at intensifying diplomatic pressure to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza this week to end the bloodshed between Israel and Palestinian resistance group Hamas.On his 10th trip to the region since the war began in October, Blinken will […]
Kuwaiti Prime Minister, Indian Foreign Minister discuss bilateral relations
Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah met Sunday with Indian Foreign Minister Dr. Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, who is on a visit to Kuwait.The bilateral ties between the two countries and ways of boosting cooperation along with the latest regional and international issues were discussed during the meeting.
IOF arrests over 10,000 Palestinians in West Bank
The number of Palestinians arrested by the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) in the West Bank since the beginning of the genocide on the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7 has risen to 10,100 detainees, after the arrest of 25 Palestinians during the past two days, including a female student and children, in addition to freed captives.The […]
Health sector in North Gaza could stop functioning within 24 hours due to shortage of fuel
Acting Director of Al-Awda Hospital in the Tal Al-Zaatar area in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, Dr Mohammed Salha has warned that the health sector in the north of Gaza faces a severe shortage of medical essentials.Salha warned that medical operations will be brought to a standstill within 24 hours, in case the enclave […]
Besieged Gazans share shoes, wear same clothes for months
For months, Safaa Yassin has dressed her child in the same white bodysuit, an all-too-familiar tale in the Gaza Strip, which has been devastated by 10 months of war.’When I was pregnant, I dreamed of dressing my daughter in beautiful clothes. Today, I have nothing to put on her,’ says Yassin, one of thousands of […]
Hamas official dismisses US optimism over ceasefire deal
A senior Hamas official on Saturday dismissed optimistic talk by US President Joe Biden that a Gaza truce is nearer after negotiations in the Gulf emirate of Qatar.’To say that we are getting close to a deal is an illusion,’ Hamas political bureau member Sami Abu Zuhri told AFP. ‘We are not facing a deal […]
Blinken due in Israel as Hamas rejects US ‘diktats’ in Gaza truce push
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed to Israel on Sunday seeking a Gaza ceasefire deal that could help avert a wider war, while a senior Hamas official dismissed ‘American diktats’ in negotiations.Making his ninth trip to the Middle East since the Gaza war began with Palestinian militants' October 7 attack, the secretary of state is […]
19 martyred in Israeli bombardment of various areas in Gaza Strip
Israeli occupation forces bombarded various areas of the Gaza Strip throughout Saturday night, martyring 19 Palestinians and injuring others.Four Palestinians were martyred and six others were injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting a house in Khan Younis.Israeli aircraft also struck two residential apartments in the Jabalia Refugee Camp, resulting in the death of three Palestinians […]
UNRWA: Israel’s displacement order has reduced humanitarian zone to 11% of Gaza
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has said that the “so-called ‘humanitarian zone’ has shrunk to just 11% of the Gaza Strip, causing chaos and fear among the displaced”.The UNRWA posted on X saying: “Thousands of families continue to be displaced in Gaza as Israeli authorities issue […]