Hamas calls for independent Palestinian government in post-war Gaza

Hamas calls for independent Palestinian government in post-war Gaza

Palestinian children inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Hamas is suggesting during ceasefire negotiations that an independent government of non-partisan figures run post-war Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a member of the Palestinian Islamist movement’s political bureau said Friday. “We proposed that a … Read more

Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

Mourners gather next to the bodies of Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike that hit a tent camp, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Al-Mawasi area in western Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, on June 21, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of … Read more

Gaza: How the war is wiping out entire Palestinian families, one branch at a time

Gaza: How the war is wiping out entire Palestinian families, one branch at a time

Israel’s air and ground campaign in Gaza has killed hundreds of family members from the same bloodline, an unprecedented toll on the small community mostly made up of refugees and their descendants. An Associated Press investigation analyzed 10 strikes across the Gaza Strip between October and December that killed over 500 people. Nearly every Palestinian … Read more

Israel hits Gaza as tensions surge on Lebanon border

Israel hits Gaza as tensions surge on Lebanon border

Israeli forces struck Gaza and battled Hamas militants on Friday as truce efforts failed to make progress and tensions surged on Israel‘s northern border with Lebanon. Witnesses reported strikes on the southern city of Rafah and central areas of the Gaza Strip. At Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah, men gathered … Read more

Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah as diplomacy falters

Israeli forces advance deeper into Rafah as diplomacy falters

Cairo: Israeli tanks advanced deeper into the western area of Rafah, amid one of the worst nights of bombardment from air, ground, and sea, forcing many families to flee their homes and tents under darkness, residents said on Thursday. Residents said the Israeli forces thrust towards the Al-Mawasi area of Rafah near the beach, which … Read more

Palestinian Islamic Jihad group releases video of Russian-Israeli hostage Sasha Trufanov alive in Gaza around 200 days after abduction

Palestinian Islamic Jihad group releases video of Russian-Israeli hostage Sasha Trufanov alive in Gaza around 200 days after abduction

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group has released a 30-second video featuring hostage Alexander (Sasha) Trufanov in the Gaza Strip. The undated 30-second video showed Trufanov identifying himself and indicating that he would soon discuss his and other hostages’ experiences. Sasha Trufanov was Abducted in October 2023 On October 7, a large-scale attack by Hamas-led terrorists … Read more

Israeli tanks advance into Rafah’s centre despite global outcry

Israeli tanks advance into Rafah’s centre despite global outcry

CAIRO: Israeli tanks advanced to the centre of Rafah for the first time on Tuesday, witnesses said, three weeks into a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city that has stirred global condemnation for its continued civilian toll. Tanks and armoured vehicles mounted with machineguns were spotted near Al-Awda mosque, a central Rafah landmark, the … Read more

We do not believe what is happening in Gaza is genocide but…: US

We do not believe what is happening in Gaza is genocide but…: US

The United States doesn’t believe that Israeli actions in Gaza amount to “genocide” but wants Tel Aviv to do more to ensure the protection of innocent civilians, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Monday (local time), as reported by CNN. “We believe Israel can and must do more to ensure the protection and … Read more

More Palestinians flee as Israel pushes deeper into Rafah

More Palestinians flee as Israel pushes deeper into Rafah

The exodus of Palestinians from Gaza’s last refuge accelerated on May 12 as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern city of Rafah. Israel also pounded the territory’s devastated north, where some Hamas militants have regrouped in areas the military said it had cleared months ago. Rafah is considered Hamas’ last stronghold. Some 3,00,000 of … Read more