Tag: Israel
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…
Israel agrees four-hour daily pauses in Northern Gaza – White House
Earlier, Israel Defense Forces on X said there is no ceasefire, but that "There are tactical, local pauses for humanitarian…
Israel’s army issues 4-hour ultimatum to Gaza civilians
In total, more than 2.2 million people live in the densely populated Gaza Strip
Israeli army reports dozens of ‘terrorists’ killed in Gaza overnight
Israeli soldiers killed the terrorists, found weapons by Hamas and uncovered tunnel shafts “used for terrorist purposes,” according to the…
Israel completes 10% of plan to destroy Hamas – Reports
Israel’s plan to destroy the Palestinian movement Hamas is 10% complete, Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom reported on Tuesday, citing a…
Nigeria, other UN Member States adopt Gaza resolution, calling for “humanitarian truce”
However, it marks the first formal response of the UN to the hostilities since the Hamas terror attacks of October…
UN chief Guterres ‘shocked’ by response to his speech on Gaza war
UN chief António Guterres says he needed to “set the record straight” about remarks he made a day earlier that…
Israel urged to withdraw evacuation order for hospitals
“We are calling on Israel to reconsider this order,” Jašarević said.
Israeli officials confirm Hamas release of two U.S. hostages
US President Joe Biden, in a statement said he is "overjoyed," saying that they would soon be reunited with their…
UK supports Israel’s right to defend itself, go after Hamas – Sunak
Sunak landed in Israel on Thursday morning and met with Israeli president Isaac Herzog and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in…
Israel not responsible for Gaza hospital blasts – White House
Adrienne Watson, White House spokesperson, said the U.S. would continue to collect information, but said current assessment, based on analysis…
Biden to Israel: You’re not alone, U.S.’ll walk with you in dark days
Biden, who spoke in Tel Aviv when he visited Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "Israel you're…
Reactions trail strike on Gaza hospital that killed hundreds
Israel’s military denied responsibility for the bombing, saying military intelligence suggested the hospital was hit by a failed rocket launch…
Biden heads to Israel after Gaza hospital strike kills hundreds
Biden’s complex diplomatic mission to the Middle East was supposed to calm the region and shore up humanitarian efforts for…
UN chief condemns attack on Al Ahli Arab Hospital, UNRWA school
According to the UN health agency, the hospital is one of 20 in the north of the Gaza Strip facing…
Russia warns Israel against ground offensive in Gaza
Russia advocated the creation of an independent Palestinian state while supporting security guarantees for Israel.
Biden to visit Israel as Gaza war deepens humanitarian crisis
Biden would also “hear from Israel how it will conduct its operations in a way that minimizes civilian casualties and…