5 d. ago Israel kills 46 children, 20 women in strikes to ‘avenge’ soldier’s death

CAIRO: Israel said it remains committed to the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, despite its retaliation for the death of an Israeli soldier with day-long bombardment that Gaza health authorities said killed 104 people. Even as the military affirmed it still intended to uphold the truce in the Palestinian enclave, it announced it had carried out […]

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5 d. ago Israel reaffirms Gaza ceasefire despite deadly airstrikes killing 104

CAIRO/JERUSALEM – Israel on Wednesday reaffirmed its commitment to the US-brokered ceasefire in Gaza, even as it launched retaliatory airstrikes that killed 104 Palestinians, according to Gaza health authorities. The escalation followed the death of an Israeli soldier in what Israel described as an attack by gunmen in a designated buffer zone. Read More: Israel […]

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6 d. ago Pakistan urges halt to Gaza ceasefire breaches after Israel kills 100

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has condemned Israel’s renewed air strikes on Gaza that killed more than 100 Palestinians this week, calling the assault a “flagrant breach” of international law and the recently agreed ceasefire. In a statement on Wednesday, the Foreign Office said the attacks represented a “clear violation” of the truce and urged global powers to […]

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6 d. ago Trump says Gaza ceasefire holds, affirms Israel’s right to retaliate if provoked

WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a US-backed ceasefire in Gaza was not at risk after Israel launched airstrikes in the enclave, which killed 26 people in response to the killing of an Israeli soldier. Israeli planes struck in Gaza on Tuesday after Israel accused the militant group Hamas of violating the […]

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7 d. ago Israel kills three Palestinians in West Bank raid near Jenin

Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in a raid near Jenin on Tuesday. Police described them as members of a “terrorist cell.” The operation took place in the village of Kfar Qud and involved the army and Yamam, the elite counterterrorism police unit. Israeli police said the cell was planning an attack and operated from the […]

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1 week ago Vandalism and attacks: Settler violence disrupts West Bank olive harvest

WEST BANK: The scene shocked many and highlighted the violence of this year’s olive harvest in the Israeli-occupied West Bank: a young masked man clubs an older Palestinian woman picking olives, who then collapses on the ground. The incident during an attack by Israeli settlers, filmed by an American journalist, took place in the town […]

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1 week ago Israeli lawmakers advance bill applying Israeli law to West Bank

JERUSALEM: In a move widely seen as a step toward annexation, Israel’s parliament on Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, territory that Palestinians seek for their future state. The measure, which passed by 25 votes to 24 in the 120-member Knesset, marks the first of four […]

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2 w. ago Israel says ceasefire, aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza

TEL AVIV: The Israeli military said on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that Palestinians said killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month’s truce. US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire he brokered was […]

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3 w. ago No entry for Israel: Indonesia blocks gymnasts over Gaza strikes

Indonesia has denied visas to Israeli gymnasts, preventing them from competing in a global gymnastics event in Jakarta. The decision comes amid rising anger over Israel’s ongoing military offensive in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, does not have diplomatic ties with Israel. Officials confirmed the […]

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