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Israel bombarded the overcrowded Gaza city of Rafah, where it has launched a ground incursion, as talks resumed on Wednesday in Cairo aimed at agreeing the terms of a truce in the seven-month war. Despite international objections, Israel sent tanks into Rafah on Tuesday and seized the nearby crossing into Egypt that is the main…
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People holding a banner attend a news conference after police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University and arrested demonstrators on May 8, 2024, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP The police cleared a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at George Washington University early on Wednesday and arrested demonstrators, hours after dozens marched to the…
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The shutdown does not apply to the Israeli-occupied West Bank or Gaza Strip. (File) Doha: Al Jazeera will look to pursue all possible legal action “until the end” to challenge Israel’s ban on its operations there, the TV network’s news director told AFP in an interview. The Qatar-based station was taken off air in Israel…
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An AFP correspondent in Rafah reported heavy bombardment throughout the night. Rafah, Palestinian Territories: Israel carried out strikes on the Gazan city of Rafah overnight as it sought to put “pressure” on Hamas ahead of talks in Egypt on Tuesday aimed at sealing a truce proposal endorsed by the Palestinian group. After having vowed for…
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Polling officials carrying election materials leave for their respective polling stations on the eve of the third phase of Lok Sabha Polls, in Haveri Nagar on May 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI All set for third phase of polling for 93 seats today A total of 93 Lok Sabha constituencies in 12 States will…
Smoke rises above Lebanon, following an Israeli strike, amid ongoing cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Israel’s border with Lebanon in northern Israel on May 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Official media in Lebanon said an Israeli strike on May 5 on a southern village killed four family members, with…
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More than 34,600 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s assault Cairo: Hamas negotiators began intensified talks on Saturday on a possible Gaza truce that would see the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas official told Reuters, with the CIA director present in Cairo. The Hamas delegation arrived from the Palestinian Islamist movement’s political…
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Demonstrators have gathered on at least 40 US university campuses New Delhi: Student protests against the Israeli military assault on Gaza following the unprecedented October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel have spread to several countries. Here is a round-up of the main campaigns. Pro-Palestinian Protests In US Demonstrators have gathered on at least 40…
Mediators have been unable to broker a new truce like the week-long ceasefire last November Jerusalem: A senior Hamas official insisted late Saturday that the group would “not agree under any circumstances” to a truce in Gaza that did not explicitly include a complete end to the war. The official, who asked not to be…
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The students are protesting against Israel’s offensive in Gaza. Washington: Student protests over the war in Gaza have swept the U.S. in past weeks, with police clearing a number of encampments, at times after confrontations between protesters and counter-protesters; other tent protests dismantled after universities agreed to protesters’ demands; and some demonstrations continuing. Here are…
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