CAIRO: A high risk of famine persists across the whole of the Gaza Strip as long as conflict between Israel and Hamas continues and humanitarian access is restricted, according to an assessment by a global hunger monitor.More than 495,000 people, or more than one fifth of Gaza’s population, are facingContinue Reading
JERUSALEM: Mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a deal to free Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip are due to restart next week, an official with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday.The decision to restart the talks, said the source, who declined to be identified byContinue Reading
More than seven months into Israel‘s war against Hamas in Gaza, the lack of a viable plan for the future governance of the enclave has now shifted into sharper focus.Since the war began, prompted by Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack in which 1,163 people were killed and around 250 kidnappedContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: The United States has concluded that five Israeli military units committed serious human rights violations against Palestinians in the West Bank before the Hamas attack in October, the State Department said Monday.Four of these units have taken remedial measures, State Department deputy spokesman Vedant Patel told reporters, with consultationsContinue Reading
Food shortages in parts of the Gaza Strip have already far exceeded famine levels, and mass death is now imminent without an immediate ceasefire and surge of food into areas cut off by fighting, the global hunger monitor said.The UN-backed Integrated Food-Security Phase Classification, or IPC, which formally declares famines,Continue Reading
TEL AVIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate.” In recent days, US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official inContinue Reading
DUBAI: Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the US which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, according to a proposal seen by Reuters. Hamas said the initial release of Israelis would includeContinue Reading
WASHINGTON: From the skies over the Gaza Strip these days fall American bombs and American food pallets, delivering death and life at the same time and illustrating President Joe Biden‘s elusive effort to find balance in an unbalanced Middle East war. The president’s decision to authorize airdrops and the constructionContinue Reading
NEW DELHI: A ship targeted by Houthi rebels from Yemen has sunk in the Red Sea after sustaining damage over several days. This marks the first instance of a vessel being completely destroyed in connection with the Houthi campaign linked to Israel’s conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, accordingContinue Reading
JERUSALEM: Two people were killed and four were wounded in what Israeli police said was a shooting attack near a junction in southern Israel on Friday.Authorities in the district said the suspected shooter was killed by an armed civilian.Tension has been surging in the region as Israel continues to poundContinue Reading