The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees fired a number of its staffers in Gaza suspected of taking part in the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and other militants on southern Israel, its director said on January 26, prompting the United States — the agency’s biggest donor — to temporarily halt its funding. The agency, known … Read more
The Israeli army bombarded Khan Younis, the new epicentre of the war in Gaza, on January 22 as the families of hostages held by Hamas urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a deal to secure their release. Witnesses reported deadly strikes overnight in Khan Younis, the largest city in southern Gaza, and fierce fighting … Read more
European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell. | Photo Credit: Reuters The EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell late on Friday accused Israel of having “created” and “financed” the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which launched unprecedented attacks on Israel on October 7. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has in recent days reaffirmed his … Read more
A man holds up a Palestinian flag during a demonstration in which worshippers show their support of Palestinians and condemning the U.S. and British militaries strike against Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, after Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran, on January 12, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Iran on Friday condemned the U.S.-British attack on Houthis in … Read more
Curfew was reimposed on December 31 in restive Manipur’s Moreh, a town on the India-Myanmar border, following intermittent gunfights between armed miscreants | Photo Credit: PTI Aadhar-linked pay becomes mandatory for MGNREGS workers From the New Year, all wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme must be paid through an … Read more
Palestinians search for casualties at the site of Israeli strikes on houses in Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Security Council’s adoption of a new United Nations (UN) resolution to spur desperately needed aid to Gaza has been bogged down by two issues important to the United … Read more
Hamas has been the focus of a relentless Israeli onslaught in Gaza but with resilient and diverse finances, it is expected to have a significant war chest at its disposal as the conflict drags on. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to annihilate the Palestinian Islamist movement behind the October 7 attack – the … Read more
The Israeli military has rounded up hundreds of Palestinians across the northern Gaza Strip, separating families and forcing men to strip to their underwear before trucking some to a detention camp on the beach, where they spent hours, in some cases days, subjected to hunger and cold, according to human rights activists, distraught relatives and … Read more
Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov talks to the media. File. | Photo Credit: AP The Russian Foreign Minister on Wednesday called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to organise an international conference to find a lasting solution to the war between Israel and the Palestinians. Moscow has repeatedly called for the creation of a Palestinian state … Read more
Israeli soldiers gather on the Israeli side along the Israeli Gaza border area in southern Israel on December 12, 2023 amid ongoing battles with the Palestinian Hamas movement. | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli forces carried out strikes across Gaza overnight and into December 12 as they pressed ahead with an offensive that officials say could … Read more