Terrified families flee Rafah as Israel set to open all-out assault | Israel-Gaza war
Tens of thousands of Palestinians evacuated from Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city, on Saturday after Israel warned them to do so ahead of an imminent military offensive that would usher in a bloody new phase in the seven-month conflict. Was. The roads leading out of Rafah were clogged with long lines of people, young and old, […]
Israel launches Rafah offensive it says is start of mission to ‘eliminate’ Hamas | Israel-Gaza war
A day before indirect talks on a cease-fire agreement were scheduled to resume, Israel launched a major military offensive against Hamas forces in Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, seizing key border crossings and pushing into the territory. cut off most of its aid. Images released by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) showed […]
US military releases images of aid pier under construction off Gaza coast | Israel-Gaza war
The US military has released photos showing that a pier is currently under construction to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip. Images show what appear to be large metal structures dotted along a floating platform with workers in military uniforms. U.S. Central Command posted an image on X that read “Construction of pier […]
Biden and Netanyahu speak as pressure grows over Rafah and Gaza ceasefire talks | Israel-Gaza war
Joe Biden reiterated his “unequivocal” opposition to the Rafah invasion in a conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. The long-running war in Gaza comes as pressure mounts on Israel and Hamas to reach an agreement that would release some Israeli hostages and bring about a nearly seven-month ceasefire. In the face of global […]
Middle East crisis live: Houthis hit ship in latest Red Sea attack | Israel-Gaza war
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature A ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels caused “minor damage” to a Panamanian-flagged oil tanker sailing in the Red Sea, authorities said on Friday. The attack follows an increase in Houthi attacks in recent days, following a relative lull in […]
Questions raised in rocket-hit Sderot over whether IDF can destroy Hamas | Israel-Gaza war
Two men, their faces blurred and their voices obscured, film themselves loading a rocket launcher in northern Gaza, behind dense fig bushes, vines and thorns. During the day, the fighters, dressed in civilian clothes, worked quickly and calmly, and within a minute the sound of weapons being readied could be heard all around. Four missiles […]
Israel thought to be preparing to send troops into Rafah | Israel-Gaza war
Israel appears to be preparing to send troops to Rafah, the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip. Rafah is the only place in the Gaza Strip that is not experiencing heavy ground fighting and is home to more than half of the Palestinian territory’s 2.3 million people. The Israeli military announced on Wednesday that two […]
NY Times ends probe into source of Israel-Gaza coverage leak
The New York Times has ended an internal investigation into whether staffers leaked information about controversial Gaza coverage without reaching a conclusion. “We have not reached a final conclusion about how this major breach occurred,” NY Times Editor-in-Chief Joe Kahn told staff on Slack on Monday. Wall Street Journal. The investigation had been underway for […]
Middle East crisis live: UN secretary general calls for de-escalation after Iran attack on Israel | Israel-Gaza war
UN Secretary-General calls for de-escalation of tensions UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on member states not to further escalate tensions by retaliating against Iran. According to Reuters, Guterres was speaking at a meeting of the United Nations Security Council convened in response to Iran’s attack on Israel. Iran launched explosive drones and missiles on Saturday […]
Shut down the extremists controlling the Israel-Gaza narrative
The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas is making our world feel off its axis, as if it has been taken over by extremists. People don’t think clearly and there are no easy answers or simple solutions. This is a time of anxiety, sadness, and deep pain for many. Recently, I returned from Israel and […]