Egypt building walled enclosure in Sinai for Rafah refugees, photos suggest | Israel-Gaza war
Egypt has begun constructing a closed area surrounded by high concrete walls along its border with Gaza, apparently intended to house Palestinians fleeing the threat of an Israeli attack on the southern city of Rafah. photos and Video released by Sinai Human Rights Foundation The monitoring group SFHR showed workers using heavy machinery to install […]
Labour withdraws support for Rochdale candidate after Israel-Gaza remarks | Labour
Labor has withdrawn its support for Azhar Ali, a candidate in this month’s Rochdale by-election, following his controversial comments about the October 7 attack on Israel. Under electoral law, Labor cannot field another candidate to replace Mr Ali because the deadline has passed on February 2nd. He will run as a Labor Party candidate on […]
Two Israeli hostages freed in Rafah, says IDF, as Palestinians report dozens of deaths | Israel-Gaza war
At least 37 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, Gaza health officials said, and Israeli forces said they had released two hostages during a raid on the city by special forces. An official at the Gaza Strip’s Hamas-run health ministry told Reuters that the bodies of 20 […]
Hamas responds to Israel plan with three-stage proposal to end Gaza war | Israel-Gaza war
Hamas has responded to Israel’s US-backed ceasefire plan for the Gaza war with its own far-reaching proposals for a permanent end to the fighting. Although Israel is almost certain to refuse, the group appears to be open to further negotiations, a position that mediators view as positive. Hamas submitted the three-phase plan late Tuesday through […]
Middle East crisis live: Blinken heads to Egypt in effort to seek ‘enduring end’ to Israel-Gaza war | Middle East and north Africa
US Secretary of State anthony blinken Next, he is heading to Cairo to meet with the Egyptian president. Abdel Fattah El Sisi. It’s the next day blinken His latest trip to the Middle East began with a meeting with the Saudi crown prince in Riyadh. blinken and the crown prince Mohammed bin Salman State Department […]
CIA chief to discuss fresh Gaza hostage deal and ceasefire with Israel and Qatar – reports | Israel-Gaza war
The director of the Central Intelligence Agency and his Israeli counterpart plan to meet with Qatari officials in the coming days to discuss the possibility of a second hostage deal in the Gaza Strip and suspend fighting, the official said. Three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters on Thursday. William Burns and David Balnea, […]
Thousands trapped in Gaza hospitals as Israeli troops encircle Khan Younis | Israel-Gaza war
Even as a Hamas delegation travels to Egypt for the latest round of talks aimed at renewed ceasefire and hostage release agreement, thousands of people are currently taking refuge in hospitals in Khan Yunis, the second largest hospital in the Gaza Strip. trapped in Israeli attacks on cities. The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that […]
Hamas official says ‘no chance’ hostages will return to Israel after Netanyahu rejects deal | Israel-Gaza war
Prospects for a deal to release the remaining hostages held by Hamas suffered a setback after Hamas officials said Sunday there was “no chance” the hostages would be returned after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the terms. It seems so. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had earlier rejected the extremist group's terms for ending the war, […]
‘All faiths and none’: London peace march aims to ease Gaza tensions | Israel-Gaza war
A multi-religious peace march aimed at easing bitterness and tensions over the Israel-Gaza war will be held in London on Sunday. The midday march from Trafalgar Square to Parliament Square and back is one of a series of events to be held over the coming days and weeks in solidarity with those affected by the […]
‘No food, no water, no heating’: famine exists in Gaza, say officials | Israel-Gaza war
Aid workers in Gaza say there is already famine in the region, with parents sacrificing leftover food for their children, with an apple costing $8 (£6.30). ) find it almost impossible to find fuel for cooking. The United Nations agency said Gaza urgently needs more humanitarian aid after the Palestinian Authority reported that more than […]