GAZA – Israeli air strikes killed 33 Palestinians, including 13 children, in Gaza early on Sunday, Gaza health officials said, and militants fired rockets into Israel as hostilities stretched into a seventh day. The pre-dawn attacks were on houses in the centre of Gaza City, health officials said. A spokesman for the Israeli military said […]
UNITED NATIONS – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is deeply disturbed by the destruction of a high-rise building in Gaza City, by an Israeli airstrike, that housed the offices of several international media organizations, said Stephan Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General in a statement on Sunday. In a statement, Dujarric said added that “The Secretary-General is […]
Israel has asked Facebook and TikTok to ditch what it calls posts that incite violence on the platforms as the regime’s war machine breathes fire on the besieged Gaza Strip. Benny Gantz, who is Israel’s minister of military affairs as well as justice minister, urged executives of the American technology conglomerate, Facebook, and the Chinese-owned […]
GAZA CITY – An Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets on Friday, the latest step by the military to silence reporting from the territory amid its battle with the militant group Hamas. The strike came nearly an hour after the military […]
ANKARA – The UN said Friday it estimates around 10,000 Palestinians have had to left homes in Gaza “due to the ongoing hostilities” amid an Israeli offensive. “They are sheltering in schools, mosques, and other places during a global COVID-19 pandemic with limited access to water, food, hygiene, and health services,” UN Office for the […]
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan expressed solidarity with Palestine on Wednesday, as tensions escalated between Israeli forces and Hamas militants, leading to the death of scores. “I am PM of Pakistan and #WeStandWithGaza #WeStandWithPalestine,” Khan posted on micro-blogging website Twitter. He also carried a critical quote of American anti-imperialism intellectual Noam Chomsky on […]
Israeli airstrikes targeted Turkey’s state-run broadcaster TRT’s office in Gaza, a TRT Arabi official said in a statement early Thursday. “TRT Arabi’s Gaza office was targeted by Israel,” Oğuz Eser, the input manager at the office said. Airstrikes by Israeli warplanes were streamed live as the TV channel was broadcasting. The death toll from the […]
GAZA CITY – Israel unleashed new airstrikes on Gaza early Tuesday, hitting a pair of high-rise buildings believed to be housing militants, as Hamas and other armed groups bombarded southern Israel with hundreds of rockets. The conflict escalated relentlessly throughout the day, and Israel vowed that its strikes would only increase. The latest exchange of […]
SRINAGAR (KIMS) – Dr. Rizwan Rumi, Executive Member South Asian Center for Peace Democracy and Development (SACPDD) has expressed concern over the attacks on Muslim worshippers at Al-Aqsa mosque by Israeli forces in Jerusalem. Dr. Rizwan condemned the violation by Israeli forces during the holy month of Ramadan and said, “the violence that took place […]
DUBAI – Saudi Arabia has announced 118 humanitarian projects worth over USD 123 million for Pakistan in food security, health, education and water during Prime Minister Imran Khan’s two-day visit, according to a report. The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief)’s Supervisor General Dr Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah said that the assistance […]