Heavy fighting across Gaza halts most aid delivery, leaves civilians with few places to seek safety
Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Israeli forces battled Hamas militants across Gaza on Wednesday after expanding their ground offensive to its second-largest city, further shrinking the area where Palestinians can seek safety and halting the distribution of vital aid across most of the territory. The assault on the south threatens further mass displacement within the besieged […]
Generation after generation, Israeli prison marks a rite of passage for Palestinian boys
Nabi Saleh (West Bank): For all Palestinian parents, Marwan Tamimi said, there comes a moment they realise they’re powerless to protect their children. For the 48-year-old father of three, it came in June, when Israeli forces fired a large rubber bullet that struck the head of his eldest son, Wisam. A week later, Marwan said, […]
Will wait for results of India’s probe into plot to kill Sikh separatist: US
Washington: The United States has said it will wait to see the results of the investigation announced by India concerning allegations of the involvement of an Indian official in a plot to assassinate a separatist Sikh leader in the US. “We have noted at the most senior levels of this government – the secretary of […]
Israel strikes in and around Gaza’s second largest city in an already bloody new phase of the war
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip): Israel intensified its bombardment in and around Gaza’s second largest city early Tuesday, as ambulances and private cars came racing into a local hospital carrying people wounded in a bloody new phase of the war in Gaza. Under U.S. pressure to prevent further mass casualties, Israel says it is being more […]
At least 85 confirmed killed by Nigerian army drone attack, raising questions about such mistakes
Abuja: At least 85 people have been confirmed dead after a “mistaken” army drone attack on a religious gathering in northwest Nigeria, authorities said. The president on Tuesday ordered a probe into the latest in a series of mistakes in Nigeria’s conflict zones. “Eighty-five dead bodies have so far been buried while (a) search is […]
Senior EU official warns of huge security risk in Europe over Christmas as Israel-Hamas war rages
Brussels: Europe faces a “huge risk of terrorist attacks” over the Christmas holiday period due to the fallout from the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, the European Union’s home affairs commissioner warned on Tuesday. The warning came as French investigators probe a fatal weekend attack near the Eiffel Tower in Paris. […]
Israel orders evacuations as it widens offensive but Palestinians are running out of places to go
Deir Al-Balah: Israel’s military renewed calls on Monday for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in recent weeks, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip. The expanded operations, following the expiration of a weeklong cease-fire, are […]
Dutch lawyers seek a civil court order to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel
The Hague: Human rights lawyers went to court in the Netherlands on Monday to call for a halt to the export of fighter jet parts to Israel that could be used in attacks on Gaza. The organisations allege that delivery of parts for F-35 jets makes the Netherlands complicit in possible war crimes being committed […]
Israel widens evacuation orders as it shifts its offensive to southern Gaza amid heavy bombardments
Khan Younis: Israel’s military on Sunday ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifted its offensive to the southern half of the territory where it says many Hamas leaders are hiding. Heavy bombardments were reported overnight and into Sunday in the area of Khan Younis and […]
As host of UN COP28 climate talks, the autocratic UAE is now allowing in critics it once kept out
Dubai, Dec 3 (AP) As participants at the United Nations’ COP28 climate talks filed in on Sunday for another day of talks, they found themselves greeted by a rare sight in the United Arab Emirates — a protest. From activism about the Israel-Hamas war to environmental issues, activists allowed into the UAE can demonstrate under […]
