Politics
UN says lawlessness in Gaza impedes aid via Kerem Shalom despite Israel's military pause
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The United Nations said on Tuesday it has been unable to distribute aid in the Gaza Strip…
Tag
israel
Politics
UN high commissioner warns of 'full-scale' Israel-Lebanon war
UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk has warned of another major conflict in the Middle East. "I am extremely worried about the…
Politics
Netanyahu dissolves Israeli war cabinet after resignations
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved his war cabinet on Monday, a spokeswoman for the prime minister confirmed. The key…
News
Israel revives trebuchet, a catapult variant forces are using at border
JERUSALEM — An Israeli military mission to uncover Hezbollah combat positions and hidden cross-border routes has brought an ancient…
News
Takeaways from the AP investigation into the Palestinian families being decimated in Gaza
BEIRUT (AP) — To a degree never seen before, Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza is killing entire Palestinian families. Entire…
Politics
Israel starts daily 'tactical pause' in south Gaza to enable aid flow
The Israeli military announced on Sunday it is starting a daily, hours-long "tactical pause" in its activities along a stretch of southern…
Politics
A usually joyous Muslim holiday reminds families in Gaza of war's punishing toll
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Last summer, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip celebrated the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha the way it's…
News
In Mecca's sweltering heat, Muslims start this year's Hajj pilgrimage
MINA, Saudi Arabia (AP) — In sweltering temperatures, Muslim pilgrims in Mecca converged on a vast tent camp in the desert on Friday,…
News
Israel says fighting continues in Rafah, 10 terrorists 'eliminated'
Israel's army says it is continuing its internationally criticized operations in the city of Rafah in the south of the Gaza Strip.…
News
Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets into Israel after strike kills commander
Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has fired multiple barrages of rockets into northern Israel in retaliation for an Israeli strike which killed…
Politics
Israel Aerospace Industries union reaches agreement with government
JERUSALEM — The Israel Aerospace Industries workers’ union has reached an agreement with the government’s Finance Ministry where so-called…
Politics
Blinken announces more than $400M in new humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday announced more than $400 million in new humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza as he…
Politics
Photo shows tunnel from northern Gaza to Israel, not from southern city of Rafah to Egypt
Screenshot of the false Weibo post, captured on June 9, 2024 The posts circulated shortly before the United Nations' top court, the…
Politics
Netanyahu asks Gantz not to resign from Israel’s War Cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked opposition leader Benny Gantz to reconsider his decision to leave the emergency…
Politics
Israel to join Russia and Hamas on the UN's global list tracking the violation of children's rights in armed conflicts
The United Nations will add Israel to its global list for violating children's rights. The decision precedes the UN's annual report…
News
Turkey calls Israel's hostage freeing mission 'barbaric attack'
Turkey has condemned Israel's operation to free its hostages in the Gaza Strip as a "barbaric attack" and accused Israel of war crimes.…
News
Palestinians report hundreds dead as Israel frees four Hamas hostages
Israeli special forces rescued four hostages in broad daylight on Saturday from the Nuseirat refugee district in the centre of the Gaza…
Politics
Colombia will suspend coal exports to Israel over war in Gaza
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Saturday that his country will suspend coal exports to Israel over…
News
Israel rescues four hostages alive from Gaza after 246 days
Israeli special forces rescued four hostages in broad daylight on Saturday from the Nuseirat refugee district in the centre of the Gaza…
News
Who are the four hostages rescued by Israeli forces from captivity in Gaza?
The four captives rescued by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip on Saturday had been abducted from a desert rave near the border during…
News
Israel says it rescued four hostages alive from Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it had rescued four Israeli hostages in a "complex special daytime operation" in…
Politics
UN will describe Israel and Hamas as violating children’s rights in armed conflict
UNITED NATIONS — In an upcoming report to the U.N. Security Council, the secretary-general of the world body plans to list both Israel and…
Politics
IDF says it hit UNRWA school compound in Gaza used by Hamas
Israel's army says it has once again attacked a school compound belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine…
News
Dozens killed in Israeli attack on UN school, Palestinians say
Dozens of civilians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school run by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in central Gaza,…