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Israel’s military said on Wednesday it had seized control of a strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, an objective Israel had said was necessary in its bid to destroy Hamas as part of the ongoing war, now in its eighth month. The capture of the area, known as the…
Gaza: The United States is wary of a new UN resolution on the war in Gaza, its deputy ambassador said Wednesday as a draft seeks an immediate ceasefire and a halt to Israel’s offensive in Rafah. Algeria called an urgent UN Security Council meeting on Tuesday after an Israeli strike killed 45 people at a…
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The war in Gaza was sparked by Hamas’s October 7 attack on southern Israel (File) Braslia, Brazil: Brazil has recalled its ambassador to Israel, a diplomatic source told AFP Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries over Israel’s war in Gaza. The nearly eight-month-old conflict has soured Israel’s diplomatic ties with several nations, including…
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National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP The White House on Tuesday condemned the loss of life of dozens of civilians as a result of an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, but said it is not planning any policy changes as a…
US said that it has no plans to change policy yet following a deadly Israeli strike over the weekend. Washington: US President Joe Biden is not turning a “blind eye” to casualties in Gaza’s Rafah but has no plans to change policy yet following a deadly Israeli strike over the weekend, the White House said…
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Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents destroyed by Israel’s bombardment, adjunct to an UNRWA facility west of Rafah city, Gaza Strip, on May 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli strikes on Rafah have killed at least 16 Palestinians, first responders said May 28, as residents reported an escalation of fighting in the southern Gaza city….
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Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller. File. | Photo Credit: AP Canada said on Monday it would grant temporary visas to 5,000 Gaza residents under a special program for Canadians’ relatives living in the war-torn enclave, a preparatory move in case they are able to leave in the future. That figure is…
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Children light candles during a march against Israel and in solidarity with Palestinians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, on the Mediterranean Sea corniche in Beirut, Lebanon, Monday, May 27, 2024. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged Monday that a “tragic mistake” had been made after an Israeli strike in the southern Gaza city…
From right, Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares Bueno and Ireland’s Foreign Minister Micheal Martin pose for a photo, at the end of a media conference in Brussels on May 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Relations between the European Union and Israel took a nosedive on May 27,…
“We’re looking into this,” said government spokesman Avi Hyman said. Tel Aviv: Israel said Monday it was looking into the “grave and awful” impact on Palestinian civilians of a Gaza strike the previous night that the army said had targeted Hamas operatives. “We’re looking into this,” said government spokesman Avi Hyman after officials in Hamas-ruled…
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