Fierce clashes between IDF and Hamas after Israel takes control of key hospital | Israel-Gaza war
Heavy fighting continues around Gaza City’s al-Shifa hospital, where Israeli forces engage Hamas militants after seizing the strategically located medical complex in an early morning raid. Witnesses reported multiple airstrikes and heavy gunfire amid growing concerns for the safety of hundreds of civilians in the immediate vicinity of the hospital. Israeli military officials said their […]
‘Everyone has friends in jail’: how Palestinian prisoners became central to Gaza ceasefire talks | Israel-Gaza war
IIn a cafe on a dusty roundabout in the small West Bank town of Silwad, the men sit playing cards, one eye fixed on a large television screen showing the latest news from Gaza. There is silence when there is mention of a possible ceasefire agreement and the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners from […]
Israeli human rights groups accuse country of failing to abide by ICJ’s Gaza aid ruling | Israel-Gaza war
Twelve of Israel’s most prominent human rights organizations have signed an open letter accusing the country of failing to comply with a preliminary ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that should facilitate humanitarian access to Gaza. The Hague court made a number of legal claims against Israel when it issued a preliminary judgment […]
Netanyahu says Biden ‘wrong’ after US president criticises approach to Gaza war | Israel-Gaza war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Joe Biden’s comments that Biden’s approach to the Gaza war “hurt Israel more than it helps it,” intensifying a spat between the leaders. The US president said over the weekend that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “must pay more attention to the innocent lives lost as a result of the […]
‘Waiting for the storm’: Israelis and Palestinians fear difficult week as Ramadan starts | Israel-Gaza war
Israelis and Palestinians are bracing for a tense and potentially violent week with no sign of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and Hamas calling for protest marches across the Islamic world to mark the start of Ramadan on Monday. . Earlier this month, it appeared that hostilities could cease before the Islamic holy month, […]
‘All we can do is pray’: Jerusalem’s Old City on edge as Ramadan nears | Israel-Gaza war
The Bab Hattah neighborhood in Jerusalem’s Old City is located just outside the gates of the Temple Mount, or al-Haram al-Sharif, the world’s most controversial religious site. The area is usually one of the city’s most beautiful locations for Ramadan celebrations, and is covered in a series of festive lights and lanterns that are installed […]
Middle East crisis live: Gaza death toll is now more than 30,000, says Hamas-run health ministry | Israel-Gaza war
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says the death toll has exceeded 30,000. The Hamas-run Health Ministry said more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war began, Agence France-Presse reported. war between Israel and Hamas The death toll was updated Thursday and has been going for nearly five months. The latest figures […]
Middle East crisis live: UK-owned ship has begun sinking in Red Sea after being hit by Houthi attack last week | Israel-Gaza war
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A group of more than 50 broadcast journalists has written an open letter to the Israeli and Egyptian embassies, calling for “free and unfettered access” to Gaza for foreign media. The letter, sent by correspondents and presenters from major UK-based broadcasters, […]
Gaza aid deliveries paused amid âincredible level of desperationâ | Israel-Gaza war
Fresh fighting and worsening insecurity in northern Gaza have derailed a major humanitarian effort to avert starvation in parts of the devastated region, with aid officials worried about food supplies running dry. He said he was experiencing an “unbelievable level of hopelessness” during the crisis. A United Nations attempt to deliver 10 food aid convoys […]
Middle East crisis live: Israel will launch Rafah offensive next month if hostages held by Hamas not freed, says Gantz | Israel-Gaza war
Israel presents planned schedule for attack on Rafah Israeli War Cabinet Secretary Benny Gantz said that if Hamas does not release the remaining hostages held in Gaza by the start of Ramadan, Israel will launch its long-threatened attack on Rafah next month. . “The world must know, and the Hamas leadership must know. If the […]