Israel-Hamas war

[ad_1] JERUSALEM: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday it had found unexploded 1,000-pound bombs inside schools after Israel pulled troops out of southern Gaza’s main city Khan Yunis. The Israeli army has carried out relentless air strikes and bombardments in Gaza since Hamas militants attacked Israel on October 7. UN agencies led an “assessment mission” in Khan Yunis after Israeli forces withdrew from the embattled city last…

[ad_1] PARIS: For more than three decades before Iran launched its unprecedented drone and missile attack on Israel, Tehran had been accused of targeting Israeli interests and individuals abroad. Here is a look at key attacks blamed on Iran in its long covert war against the regional foe. 2021: Raids at sea On February 25, 2021, the Israeli-owned vehicle carrier MV Helios Ray was hit by an explosion off…

[ad_1] A file photo of India’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ruchira Kamboj | Photo Credit: ANI India has termed the U.N. Security Council resolution that demanded an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramadan a “positive step,” asserting that the humanitarian crisis resulting from the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict is “simply unacceptable.” “We are deeply troubled by the ongoing conflict in Gaza. The humanitarian crisis has…

[ad_1] India votes in favour of UNHRC resolution reaffirming ‘inalienable right’ of Palestinian people to self-determination India on Friday voted in favour of a draft resolution in the UN Human Rights Council that reaffirmed the “inalienable right” of the Palestinian people to self-determination, including the right to their independent state of Palestine. The draft resolution on the ‘’Right of the Palestinian people to self-determination’ was adopted in the Geneva-based…

[ad_1] PARIS: Israel’s almost six-months-old war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived calls for Palestinians to be given a state of their own. Spain’s left-wing Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has announced plans to soon recognise a Palestinian state, breaking with other Western powers which have long argued this should only come as part of a negotiated peace with Israel. The Palestinians themselves have meanwhile relaunched a…

[ad_1] As 100,000 protesters shouted outside for early elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference Sunday to defend his conduct of the Gaza war. He was asked why the world is increasingly against Israel.“The virus of antisemitism,” he replied. That’s why the state of Israel was created, to provide physical security to Jews, he added.Of all the things he said, that remark was probably the one…

[ad_1] The Al Jazeera Media Network logo is seen on its headquarters building in Doha, Qatar. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he will shut down satellite broadcaster Al Jazeera immediately. Mr. Netanyahu vowed to close the “terror channel” after parliament passed a law Monday clearing the way for the country to halt Al Jazeera from broadcasting from Israel. Mr. Netanyahu accused Al Jazeera…

[ad_1] Israel’s Foreign Ministry had no immediate comment on the order. In a written response earlier this month to South Africa’s request for more measures, Israel said that claims by South Africa in its request were “wholly unfounded in fact and law, morally repugnant, and represent an abuse both of the Genocide Convention and of the Court itself.” After initially sealing Gaza’s borders in the early days of the…

[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS: After more than five months of war, the UN Security Council for the first time Monday demanded an immediate ceasefire after the United States, Israel’s ally which vetoed previous drafts, abstained. Drawing unusual applause in the often staid Security Council, all 14 other members voted in favor of the resolution which “demands an immediate ceasefire” for the ongoing Islamic holy month of Ramadan. The resolution calls…

[ad_1] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday that Israel was prepared to move ahead with the Rafah operation “alone”, without US support. There are widespread fears of mass civilian casualties in Rafah where around 1.5 million Palestinians have sought refuge during the war which erupted after Hamas’s unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7. Gallant’s visit will be his first to Washington since the fighting broke…

[ad_1] ‘Precise’ Israeli forces continued operations in and around Gaza’s biggest hospital complex, Al-Shifa, for a sixth day on Saturday. The army said a total of more than 170 militants had been killed, more than 800 suspects questioned, and weapons found. The “precise” operation is being conducted without harm to civilians or medical personnel, the army said. The UN’s humanitarian agency, OCHA, said “health workers have been among those…

[ad_1] Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Amar Bendjama (L) and China’s ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, vote against a U.S. ceasefire resolution for the Gaza war during a UN Security Council meeting at the United Nations headquarters on March 22, 2024 in New York City. | Photo Credit: Getty Images via AFP Russia and China on March 22 vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling…

[ad_1] Israel’s military said 20 Palestinian terrorists were killed Monday and dozens detained during a raid on Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital. Soldiers rolled in with tanks and air strikes hit the area around the Hamas-ruled territory’s biggest medical centre, a complex crowded with patients and displaced people. “Twenty terrorists have been eliminated at Al-Shifa hospital thus far in various engagements, and dozens of apprehended suspects are currently in questioning,”…