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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
UN chief Antonio Guterres alarmed by resumption of hostilities in Gaza: Spokesman
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Palestinians after a short pause, his spokesman has said. The secretary-general is extremely alarmed by the resumption of hostilities between Israel and Hamas and other armed Palestinian groups in Gaza over the weekend, including rocket fire […]
Israel Hamas ceasefire deal: 50 Israeli hostages, 150 Palestinian prisoners to be released
TEL AVIV — The Israeli Cabinet has agreed to a four-day ceasefire and a deal with the Hamas to secure the release of 50 hostages, including women and children, being held in Gaza since the war erupted on October 7. However, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Cabinet meeting late Tuesday night that the country […]
Israeli army arrests over 3,000 Palestinians in West Bank since Oct. 7: Statement
RAMALLAH — At least 3,000 Palestinians have been arrested by the Israeli forces in the West Bank since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7, according to Palestinian statistics released on Tuesday. In the past few hours, at least 40 Palestinians in the West Bank were detained by the Israeli army, according to […]
We are close to reaching a ‘truce agreement’ with Israel: Hamas leader
TEL AVIV — Hamas’s politburo leader Ismail Haniyeh on Tueday said that its militant group is “close to reaching a truce agreement” with Israel regarding the release of hostages captured on October 7 following the assault on the Jewish nation. Haniyeh’s remarks came after Hamas communicated its desire for the truce to mediators in Qatar. […]