TEL AVIV — The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has said that most of the children and pregnant women in the Gaza Strip are not able to meet their basic nutrition needs. A survey conducted by the UN body UNICEF found that 90 per cent of children under age 2 are eating two […]
Middle East
Twin blasts near slain general Qasem Soleimani’s grave in Iran; 73 killed, 170 injured
TEHRAN — At least 73 people were killed in Iran Wednesday, as two bombs in quick succession struck a crowd commemorating slain general Qasem Soleimani on the anniversary of his killing, state media reported. The blasts, which state television called a “terrorist attack”, came with tensions running high in the Middle East a day after […]
2023 becomes deadliest year for Palestinians since 1948: Statistic bureau
GAZA — The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics said that more Palestinians were killed in conflicts in 2023 than in any other year since 1948. According to the bureau, 22,404 Palestinians died in 2023, and 22,141 of them were killed since the outbreak of the conflict between Israel and the Gaza-ruling Hamas on 7 October, […]
Palestinian death toll in Gaza reaches 21,822: Health Ministry
GAZA — The number of Palestinian deaths due to Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 21,822, with 56,451 injured, the Ministry of Health in Gaza said. In a press statement sent to Xinhua news agency, Ashraf Al-Qedra, the Health Ministry Spokesman said on Sunday that the Israeli army killed 150 and injured […]
Over 100 Palestinian militants killed over past week: Israel PM
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that in the past week, more than 100 Palestinian militants were killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), with dozens being killed daily. Netanyahu made the remarks on Sunday at the start of a government meeting at the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Xinhua news […]
Israel launches fresh missile attack on targets near Syrian capital
DAMASCUS — A fresh Israeli missile attack targetted the outskirts of the Syrian capital of Damascus, triggering a response from the Syrian air defence system, the media reported. The Syrian army said on Thursday in a statement that the “Israeli enemy” carried out an aerial attack from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, […]
21,110 Palestinians killed, 55,243 injured in Israeli attacks since Oct 7: Health Ministry
GAZA — Gaza’s Health Ministry Spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra has said that 21,110 Palestinians were killed and 55,243 injured in the Israeli attacks since October 7. The spokesman in a statement on Wednesday added that 195 people had been killed in the past 24 hours and 325 were injured in Israel military attacks. The Israel Defense […]
Israel will pay heavy price for killing Brig Gen Mousavi: Iran President
TEL AVIV — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that Israel will pay a heavy price for killing Brig Gen Razi Mousavi of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in an airstrike in Syria. “Without a doubt, this action is another sign of frustration, helplessness, and incapacity of the usurping Zionist regime in the region,” the […]
70 killed in Israeli airstrike on refugee camp in Gaza
GAZA — At least 70 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on the al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, reported the state-run Palestine TV. Ashraf Al-Qedra, spokesman for the Gaza-based Health Ministry, said in a statement that the death toll is likely to rise as the airstrike on Sunday hit a crowded […]
Israel to allow first aid shipments via Kerem Shalom crossing to Gaza
JERUSALEM – Israel has approved the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip through the Kerem Shalom crossing, the Israeli prime minister’s office said on Friday. The office said in a statement the opening would allow Israel to maintain its commitments to permit the entry of 200 trucks of aid per day, agreed upon in […]