Israeli economy suffers due to conflict
By Andreas Charalambous and Omiros Pissarides
With a GDP exceeding $520 billion, despite its limited population and geographical size, the state of Israel is among the 30 richest countries on the planet. ...
Israel, Hezbollah trade fire for 2nd day after Israel-Hamas truce ends
Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants exchanged fire across the Israel-Lebanon border on Saturday in a second day of hostilities after the collapse of a truce in Gaza between Palestinian group ...
Erdogan: chance for peace in Gaza conflict lost for now
Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said that the chance for peace in Gaza after the humanitarian pause was lost for now due to Israel’s uncompromising approach, broadcaster NTV reported ...
Israel informs Arab states it wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza – sources
By Samia Nakhoul, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan and Jonathan Saul
Israel has informed several Arab states that it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza’...
UN rights office ‘seriously concerned’ about Israel’s increased arrest of Palestinians
A United Nations office said on Friday it was “seriously concerned” about a dramatic rise in Israel’s arrest of Palestinians and called for an investigation into allegations of torture ...
New wave of wounded received at Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals
At Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, a man cradling a boy with a bloodied scalp cried for help.
A girl who had arrived in an ambulance with an unconscious man ...
From trauma to rainbows; Israel festival survivors heal in Cyprus
Deep within the lush mountainous forests of Cyprus, survivors of the Oct. 7 music festival bloodbath in Israel practice yoga, paint and meditate as they try to come to grips with ...
Israel resumes Gaza assault after rockets fired, heavy fighting reported
Israeli warplanes resumed the pounding of Gaza, Palestinian civilians fled for shelter and rocket sirens blared in southern Israel on Friday as war resumed after a week-long truce collapsed with ...
Jordan’s king calls on Israel to allow more aid into Gaza
Jordan’s King Abdullah on Thursday urged U.N. aid officials and international groups to pile pressure on Israel to allow more aid into the beleaguered Gaza enclave where the ...
ICC prosecutor to visit Israel at request of Oct. 7 Hamas attack victims
International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Karim Khan is visiting Israel at the request of Israeli survivors and the families of victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks from Gaza, the ...
Hamas hands over two hostages, others expected after truce extended
Two women have returned to Israel after being handed to the Red Cross in Gaza City, Israeli authorities said on Thursday, and further hostages are expected to be released later ...
Greens call on public march in solidarity with Palestine on Sunday
The Cyprus Greens on Thursday have called on people to attend a peace march on later this week in support of the Palestinian people.
In a statement the party expressed ...
Three killed, 8 wounded in Jerusalem shooting attack (Update 3)
Two Hamas gunmen killed three people at a Jerusalem bus stop during morning rush hour on Thursday, and Israel reiterated its commitment to wiping out the Palestinian Islamist faction, whose ...
Turkey’s Erdogan welcomes Gaza pause as temporary ‘stop of bloodshed’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed a pause in the Gaza war and the exchange of hostages and prisoners between Israel and militant group Hamas as a temporary “stop ...
Hamas hands over two Israeli-Russian hostages held in Gaza
A convoy of vehicles with two Israeli-Russian hostages released by Hamas arrived in Israel on Wednesday on the final day of a two-day extension of a truce in the war ...
Report of Israeli hostage family’s deaths overshadows Gaza truce talks
Negotiations between Israel and Hamas to extend the Gaza truce were overshadowed at the last minute on Wednesday by an unconfirmed claim by Hamas that a family of Israeli hostages ...
UN chief says Gaza in midst of ‘epic humanitarian catastrophe’
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday warned that the Gaza Strip was in the midst of an “epic humanitarian catastrophe,” as calls grew for a ceasefire to replace the temporary ...
Freed Israeli hostages tell families of beatings and death threats
Israeli women and children on their return from Hamas captivity in Gaza speak of being beaten and threatened with death, moved from place to place and forced to whisper during ...
Turkey’s Erdogan welcomes Gaza pause, refers to Netanyahu as the ‘butcher of Gaza’
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday welcomed a pause in the Gaza war and the exchange of hostages and prisoners between Israel and militant group Hamas as a temporary “stop ...
Israel, Hamas due to release more people amid efforts to extend truce
Hamas and Israel were expected to release more hostages and prisoners on Wednesday, the last day of a prolonged six-day truce in the Gaza Strip conflict, as attention focused on ...
Hamas, Israel release more hostages, prisoners in fifth day of Gaza truce
Hamas freed 12 more hostages and Israel released 30 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday, the fifth day of an extended six-day truce between the militant Palestinian group and Israel in the Gaza war.
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In Gaza, little solace in truce as people endure grief and deprivation
Carting heavy cans of water through muddy streets, searching mounds of rubble for clothes, mourning lost relatives and homes – Gazans reprieved from Israeli bombardment during the truce with Hamas were ...
Disease could be bigger killer than bombs in Gaza – WHO
More people could die from disease than from bombings in the Gaza Strip if its health system is not repaired, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, warning of ...
US urges Israel to avoid civilian displacements in any south Gaza offensive
The US is asking Israel to take greater care to protect civilians and limit damage to infrastructure if it launches an offensive in southern Gaza to avoid further displacements that ...