Israeli military steps up strikes on Gaza’s Khan Younis
The Israeli military said on Sunday it intensified operations in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, destroying dozens of targets in a blitz of air and artillery strikes.
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US makes its first Gaza aid airdrop amid fears of humanitarian disaster
The United States military carried out its first airdrop of humanitarian aid into Gaza on Saturday, U.S. officials said, and aid agencies warned of a growing humanitarian disaster in ...
America ‘interested’ in providing aid to Gaza via Cyprus
The US and other countries have expressed interest in providing humanitarian aid to Gaza via Cyprus, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said on Saturday.
“It is known that the Republic of ...
Injured survivors of Gaza aid chaos say Israeli forces shot at them
Some Palestinians injured in a Gaza aid delivery disaster said on Friday that Israeli forces shot them as they rushed to get food for their families, describing a scene of ...
US weighs Cyprus humanitarian corridor as famine looms in Gaza
From air drops of humanitarian aid to supply ships from Cyprus, the United States is urgently seeking ways to feed the people of Gaza as Israel resists Washington’s push ...
Foreign ministry ‘devasted’ by deaths in Gaza
Cyprus’ foreign ministry said on Friday it was “devasted by the many lives tragically lost” amongst civilians in Gaza who were trying to get humanitarian aid.
Gaza health authorities said ...
Pressure mounts for inquiry into Israeli troops firing on Gazans waiting for aid
France and Germany joined calls on Friday for an independent inquiry into the deaths of dozens of Palestinians awaiting aid in Gaza, an incident which Israeli media said could weaken ...
Iran’s rulers seek big election turnout as discontent mounts
Iranians voted for a new parliament on Friday in an election seen as a test of the clerical establishment’s legitimacy at a time of growing frustration over economic woes ...
Israel’s Netanyahu says he will pave way to conscript ultra-Orthodox
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday his government would find a way to end exemptions for ultra-Orthodox Jews from Israeli military service in the face of political pressures that ...
Gaza health authorities say Israeli fire kills 104 people waiting in line for aid
Health authorities in Gaza said on Thursday Israeli fire on people waiting for aid near Gaza City had killed 104 Palestinians and wounded 280, with one hospital saying it had received 10 bodies ...
US considers airdropping aid into Gaza as land deliveries slow
President Joe Biden’s administration is considering airdropping aid from U.S. military planes into Gaza as land deliveries become increasingly difficult, a U.S. official said.
Israel’s military ...
Israeli plan to expand settlements helped trigger US shift in language
Israel‘s plan to add thousands more homes to settlements in the occupied West Bank announced last week was the final push the Biden administration needed to declare them “inconsistent” ...
Israel presses on with settlement plans despite US criticism
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged to continue expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, defying international pressure on Israel to stop building on land Palestinians see as the core ...
After threats and abuse, British MPs question their safety over Gaza
It was 10 minutes of shouted accusations of being a “genocide enabler” and having “blood on your hands” that made a British lawmaker fear for his safety over his decision to ...
Warring sides still cautious after Biden says Gaza truce is close
Israel, Hamas and Qatari mediators all expressed caution on Tuesday about progress towards a truce in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden said he believed a ceasefire deal could ...
Hezbollah says fired ‘large volley of rockets’ at Israeli surveillance base
Hezbollah said on Tuesday it had launched a volley of rockets at an Israeli aerial surveillance base in response to the Israeli military’s deepest attack yet into Lebanese territory.
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Qatar plans new gas output boost amid global price collapse
Qatar will raise natural gas production despite a recent steep drop in global prices, in a long-term bet on rising demand for the less polluting fuel in Europe and Asia.
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Bird-feed loaf and dates wrapped in gauze: What children eat in Gaza
After surviving on bitter loaves made from animal feed instead of proper flour, three young brothers who fled their home in Gaza City for a tent further south were tucking ...
US airman dies after setting himself on fire outside Israeli embassy
A U.S. military service member who had set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington over the weekend, in an apparent act of protest against the war ...
Arab states, Turkey, ask World Court to declare Israel’s occupation illegal
Arab states urged international judges on Monday to rule the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories illegal and Turkey described the occupation as “the real obstacle to peace” on the final ...
Israel, Hamas skirmish in Gaza as truce efforts pick up pace
Israeli troops and Palestinian gunmen clashed throughout the Gaza Strip over the weekend, as mediators picked up the pace of talks on a possible ceasefire to free hostages held by ...
US, British forces carry out more strikes against Houthis in Yemen
US and British forces carried out strikes against more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, officials said, the latest round of military action against the Iran-linked group ...
U.S. says Israel’s new settlements in West Bank “inconsistent” with international law
The Biden administration on Friday said Israel’s expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank are inconsistent with international law, signaling a return to long-standing U.S. policy on ...
White House accuses House Speaker of aiding Iran
The White House escalated its criticism of Republican U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday, accusing him of benefiting Iran and Russia by not putting a national security bill ...