Tag: Gaza conflict

Israel is building a miles-long earthen barrier inside Gaza, entrenching its division

July 21, 2026 admin

The Israeli military is quietly but quickly building a giant earthen barrier separating the over 50% of the Gaza Strip it controls from the rest of the territory, according to satellite imagery, further entrenching the division of the tiny Palestinian enclave. More than 23 Km (14 miles) have been constructed in recent months, running through…

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Fuel shortage forces Gaza hospital to suspend most services

December 26, 2025 admin

A major Gaza hospital said Friday (December 26, 2025) it had suspended several services because of critical fuel shortages in the devastated Palestinian territory, which faces a severe humanitarian crisis. Ravaged by more than two years of war, the Al-Awda Hospital in central Gaza’s Nuseirat district cares for around 60 in-patients and receives nearly 1,000…

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Divided Israel marks two years since Oct 7 attack as Gaza war grinds on, hostages languish

October 7, 2025 admin

An Israeli soldier covers his face as he visits the site where revellers were killed and kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border attack by Hamas militants at the Nova music festival, near the Kibbutz Reim, southern Israel, on October 6, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Israelis prepared to mourn the dead on Tuesday (October 7,…

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Gaza peace plan LIVE: Israel prepares to implement ‘first stage’ of Trump’s proposal

October 4, 2025 admin

Hamas ready to free hostages but wants further negotiation on Trump’s Gaza plan Hamas said on Friday (October 3, 2025) it had agreed to release all Israeli hostages, alive or dead, under the terms of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Gaza proposal, and signalled readiness to immediately enter mediated negotiations to discuss the details. Hamas reiterated…

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Yom Kippur war of 1973, ongoing Gaza conflict shape Saudi Arabia-Pakistan relations

September 19, 2025 admin

Two conflicts separated by half a century — the 1973 Yom Kippur War and the 2023 Gaza conflict — have shaped Pakistan-Saudi Arabia relations. Following the setback to Israel in the Yom Kippur War the global and regional dynamics in South Asia prompted Pakistan to reach out to Saudi Arabia. Similarly, the unfolding Gulf scenario…

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Israel hits Yemen’s ports, tells Houthis ‘will reach you’

December 19, 2024 admin

Emergency services personnel work near a damaged site after a projectile fired from Yemen was intercepted, in Ramat Gan, Israel December 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Israel said on Thursday (December 19, 2024) that it struck ports and energy infrastructure used by Houthi rebels in Yemen after intercepting a missile fired from the country,…

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Iran’s Khamenei Calls For Death Sentence For Israeli Leaders

November 25, 2024 admin

Dubai: The supreme leader of Iran, which backs the Hamas and Hezbollah militants fighting Israel in Gaza and Lebanon, said on Monday that death sentences should be issued for Israeli leaders, not arrest warrants. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was commenting on a decision by the International Criminal Court to issue arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli…

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Israel has destroyed Gaza, made it unliveable, says Mahmoud Abbas

September 26, 2024 admin

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 79th United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters in New York, U.S., on September 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The head of the Palestinian Authority denounced Israel and its offensive in the Gaza Strip in front of world leaders Thursday (September 26, 2024), appealing to other nations…

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Australia Rejects Visa Application Of Over 7000 Palestinians, Prefers Israelis: Report

August 16, 2024 admin

Australia is rejecting the majority of visa applications from Palestinians fleeing Gaza. The air and ground operation has killed more than 40,000 people in Gaza, according to the Hamas-ruled territory’s health ministry. After Palestinian terrorist group Hamas carried out the deadliest attack in Israeli history on October 7, 2023, Israel responded with a devastating military…

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Adidas Drops Pro-Palestinian Model Bella Hadid From Ad Referencing 1973 Munich Olympics

July 19, 2024 admin

Bella Hadid was born in the US but has Palestinian roots through her father (File) Adidas said Friday it had dropped vocal pro-Palestinian model Bella Hadid from an advertising campaign for retro sneakers referencing the 1972 Munich Olympics, which were overshadowed by a massacre of Israeli athletes. The German sportswear giant recently relaunched the SL72,…

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