Tag: Israel
War in Gaza: Iran asks FIFA to ban Israel
Israel then retaliated by launching air strikes and a ground offensive. Reports says nearly 28,000 people have been killed in…
Breaking: ICJ rules Israel must take all measures to prevent genocidal acts in Gaza
In a vote of 16 to one, the court said Israel must take "immediate and effective" measures to ensure the provision…
Intense fighting in northern Gaza has ended – Israeli defence minister
International pressure has been steadily increasing on Israel to reduce the intensity of the attacks and prevent the mass civilian…
Blinken to visit UAE, Saudi, Israel, seeking to avert wider Middle East war
Blinken was in Jordan and Qatar on Sunday at the start of a five-day diplomatic effort in the Middle East…
ICJ hears S/Africa’s genocide case against Israel on Gaza Jan. 11
Its judgements are binding, but UN judges have no way of enforcing them. To do so, they would have to…
Israeli drone strikes Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri dead in Beirut
Al-Arouri, 57, had served several terms in Israeli jails and was released in March 2010 as part of efforts to…
U.S., Israel dispute Gaza future as UN describes humanitarian ‘hell’
Washington wants the Palestinian Authority (PA), which governs parts of the West Bank and is dominated by the Palestinian organisation…
Gaza: UN calls for immediate ceasefire, Biden warns Israel
After dire warnings by UN officials about a deepening humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the 193-member UN General Assembly passed a…
Gaza fighting intensifies, U.S. vetoes Security Council demand for ceasefire
Decrying a “spiralling humanitarian nightmare”, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres declared that nowhere in Gaza was safe for civilians, hours before…
U.S. stands by two-state solution to Israeli-Palestinian conflict – Envoy
Greene who was responding to a question on how the Israeli-Palestinian conflict appears to have divided the world, including Africa,…
Hamas frees eight hostages to Israel as talks seek to extend Gaza truce
Hamas on Thursday released eight Israeli hostages in Gaza under a last-minute extension of a truce deal and Israel freed…
Hamas delays release of hostages to Israel
Israel denies breaking the terms of a Qatar-brokered agreement - which brought in a four-day halt in hostilities in exchange…
Israel to release another 42 Palestinian women, children from prison
As a condition of the agreement, Hamas militants must first release Israeli hostages being held in Gaza before the Palestinian…
Israel releases names of 13 freed hostages
Hamas had earlier today released 24 hostages, which included 13 Israelites. 11 other foreign nationals were also released.
Gaza truce starts today, 13 hostages to be released
Qatari Foreign Ministry spokesman Majid al-Ansari said the first batch of 13 civilian hostages held in the Gaza Strip would…