Palestinian health authorities and United Nations agencies launched a large-scale vaccination campaign against polio in the Gaza Strip on Sunday. This effort aims to prevent an outbreak in a territory devastated by the Israel-Hamas war. Authorities plan to vaccinate children in central Gaza until Wednesday before extending the campaign to the heavily affected northern and…
Hamas announced Yahya Sinwar as its new political leader on Tuesday, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.In a statement, the group said, “The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announces the selection of Yahya Sinwar as the head of the political bureau of the movement,” reported AFP.Notably, Israeli military officials accuse Sinwar of being one…
The fate of Hamas’ top military commander, Muhammad Deifremained uncertain following a large Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Stripas per a New York Times report. The impact of the attack on ongoing cease-fire negotiations was also unclear.However, the Israeli military and Shin Bet security agency confirmed that another target, Rafa Salamehthe leader of Hamas forces…
DUBAI: A commercial ship traveling through the Gulf of Aden saw explosions near the vessel, authorities said Saturday, likely the latest attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels attempting to target the shipping lane. The apparent fire by the Houthis comes after the sinking this week of the ship Tutor, which marked what appears to be a…
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warned “no place” in Israel would be spared in case of full-blown war against the Lebanese group, and threatened Cyprus if it opened its airports to Israel.“The enemy knows well that we have prepared ourselves for the worst… and that no place… will be spared our rockets,” Nasrallah said…
The Israeli military said Tuesday that four Israeli soldiers had been killed and several more wounded after militants blew up a building where the troops were operating in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. Some of the soldiers were in critical condition after the attack Monday, the military said. Kan, Israel’s public broadcaster, said…
NEW DELHI: Algeria has submitted a draft resolution to the United Nations Security Councilcalling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of all hostages held by Hamas. The resolution also demands that Israel “immediately halt its military offensive” in Rafahciting a recent ruling by the International Court of Justice that ordered…
A member of Egypt’s security forces was killed in a shooting incident near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip and an investigation is under way, Egypt’s military spokesman said Monday. Israel’s military had earlier said it was investigating reports of an exchange of fire between Israeli and Egyptian soldiers. Israel seized…
JERUSALEM: Mediated negotiations between Israel and Hamas to reach a deal to free Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip are due to restart next week, an official with knowledge of the matter said on Saturday.The decision to restart the talks, said the source, who declined to be identified by name or nationality given the…
More than seven months into Israel‘s war against Hamas in Gaza, the lack of a viable plan for the future governance of the enclave has now shifted into sharper focus.Since the war began, prompted by Hamas’ October 7, 2023, attack in which 1,163 people were killed and around 250 kidnapped by Hamas militants, Israel has…
