Qatar suspends Gaza mediation, in sign of impasse
Qatar has suspended its role as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until Hamas and Israel show “seriousness” in talks, the foreign ministry said Saturday.…
Gaza mourns children killed in Israeli strike as death toll rises
GAZA STRIP (Palestinian territories)- A Gaza family sat weeping on Saturday over children killed by an Israeli strike as they were getting ready to play soccer, amid an intensified bombardment…
UN peacekeepers say Israel army damages south Lebanon position
BEIRUT, Lebanon – UN peacekeepers on Friday accused the Israeli army of damaging one of their south Lebanon positions in a “deliberate and direct” action against their forces. The incident…
Israeli strike in Lebanon’s Sidon kills three citizens, Lebanese army says
An Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed three Lebanese citizens and wounded three Lebanese soldiers and four Malaysian personnel from UNIFIL forces, the Lebanese army said…
Iran minister slams female student’s public strip as ‘immoral’
Iran’s science minister, Hossein Simaei, on Wednesday described a female student’s public act of stripping down to her underwear as “immoral and uncustomary”. “She broke the norms, and her behaviour…
Gazans want new US president to end the war
GAZA STRIP (Palestinian Territories) – Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza told AFP on Tuesday that whoever emerges victorious in the US presidential election must end the conflict in the territory, which…
Israel’s Netanyahu fires defence minister over ‘trust’ breakdown
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired defence minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday after public differences over the ongoing war in Gaza, replacing him with former top diplomat Israel Katz. The…
Israeli settlers torch cars on Ramallah outskirts, residents say
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Jewish settlers torched 20 cars during an attack on Palestinian property on the outskirts of Ramallah on Monday, residents said, in one of their boldest raids…
Israel tells UN it is cutting ties with Palestinian aid agency
Israel formally notified the United Nations of its decision to sever ties with the agency supporting Palestinian refugees, it said Monday, after lawmakers voted to ban the organisation vital to…
Israel pounds Lebanon, Gaza as Netanyahu visits northern border
Israeli forces conducted airstrikes in southern Lebanon, targeting areas without prior evacuation warnings, resulting in casualties and significant damage, including to a hospital in Tebnin. Israel on Sunday pressed on…