Talks in Cairo have extended into a third day, as both Israel and Hamas say they are waiting for a response from the other to reach a ceasefire agreement. Key Points Ceasefire talks in Cairo have entered their third day, despite the absence of an Israeli delegation. Both Israel and Hamas claim they are awaiting […]
Read MoreUN experts condemn Israeli ‘massacre’ of Palestinians collecting flour
Special rapporteurs say ‘campaign of starvation and targeting of civilians’ must end after incident in Gaza on Thursday UN experts have condemned the violence they say was unleashed by Israeli forces last week on Palestinians gathered in Gaza City to collect flour as a “massacre”. In a statement, a group of UN […]
Read MorePALESTINIAN GOVERNMENT FALLS ON SWORD
The Palestinian Authority’s government resigned overnight on Monday, an early step toward the overhauls the US and Middle Eastern powers see as a condition for the body to take charge of Gaza after the war. The move falls short of changes Western and Arab governments have pressured the Palestinian Authority to make, including replacing longtime […]
Read MoreIsrael strikes deep across border
BEIRUT: Israeli warplanes struck Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley, killing at least two Hezbollah members in its deepest attack into Lebanese territory since hostilities erupted with the Iran-backed group last October, sources in Lebanon said. Underlining the risks of escalation, Hezbollah responded by firing 60 rockets at an Israeli army headquarters in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, the […]
Read MoreHouthi rebels vow retaliation after US, UK strikes in Yemen
Dubai: Houthi leaders have vowed retaliation after the US and the UK launched military strikes against rebel targets in Yemen, raising the prospect of a wider conflict in a region already beset by Israel’s war in Gaza. The bombardment – launched in response to a campaign of drone and missile attacks on commercial ships in […]
Read MoreABC federal politics reporter Nour Haydar resigns from Canberra role over the media organisation’s Israel-Gaza coverage
A high-profile political journalist in ABC’s Parliament House bureau has resigned over the national broadcaster’s coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict. Nour Haydar, who joined the ABC as a cadet in 2017 before rising to the ranks as a political reporter in Canberra in 2019, has featured prominently across the broadcaster’s online, radio and TV channels […]
Read MoreIsrael denies bombing Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance in Gaza, killing six people
The Israeli military has denied it was behind the bombing of an ambulance in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday, which killed four medics and two other people. Key points: A bomb which hit an ambulance in central Gaza on Wednesday killed six people, including four members of the Palestinian Red Crescent Society The organisation […]
Read MoreEgypt wants West Bank violence quelled ahead of Ramadan
Egypt has stepped up mediation between Israel and the Palestinians in a bid to tamp down violence in Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank and prevent its spread to the Gaza Strip ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Cairo hosted leaders from Gaza’s ruling Hamas Islamist militant group and from the smaller, allied […]
Read MoreGroup of Palestinians and Tourists Attacked by Settlers While Hiking in West Bank
A group of Palestinian and foreign tourists were attacked Friday while on a hike near the village of Mu’arajat near Jericho in the West Bank, Haaretz has learned. In a video documenting the event published on social media, several young men who appear to be Jewish settlers are seen waving batons at the group who […]
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