Hamas is holding about 150 civilian hostages in Gaza, according to reports Officials from the United States and Qatar have engaged in dialogue aimed at securing the release of civilian hostages held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza, according to a report by the Financial Times. “There were positive meetings yesterday and Hamas…
Gerhard Schroeder said he may not see eye-to-eye with the Russian president politically, but this doesn’t affect their relations Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder has refused to denounce his long-time friend, Russian President Vladimir Putin, while lamenting that the failure of the current German and French leaders to find a diplomatic solution to the Russia-Ukraine…
About 2,000 people lost their lives in earthquakes in the same region last week, Taliban officials said A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, the latest in a series of tremors to hit the Herat province, where entire villages have been destroyed and more than 2,000 people…
The offensive had been planned for the weekend but was rescheduled due to adverse weather conditions, the newspaper claims Israel has decided to put off the start of its ground operation against Hamas in Gaza due to adverse weather conditions, the New York Times has claimed. The newspaper is also reporting that the incursion will…
The facility was targeted hours after it returned to service following a Thursday air raid Syria’s Defense Ministry said on Sunday that an Israeli airstrike has put Aleppo International Airport out of action, as it hit out at Benjamin Netanyahu’s government for not respecting “international laws and norms.” “At approximately 11:35 pm on Saturday, the…
There is still a chance to prevent the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from spilling over, Tehran believes Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has urged Israel to end its airstrikes on Gaza, warning that the conflict with Hamas could spread across the region if Israel sends ground forces into the enclave, and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah enters…
Israel accused Hamas of “actively preventing” civilians from leaving Gaza The Israel Defense Forces have denied deliberately killing civilians trying to flee north Gaza in airstrikes, saying any information coming from the Hamas-controlled Palestinian enclave should be treated with “extreme caution and suspicion” as it serves their “propaganda purposes.” While not completely ruling out the possibility…
Washington seeks to “deter hostile actions against Israel” by “any state or non-state actor” US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to deploy to the Eastern Mediterranean, as part of Washington’s effort to put additional pressure on Tehran, Lebanese Hezbollah and other pro-Palestinian regional groups not to…
Israel ordered all of north Gaza to evacuate on Thursday, raising alarm among humanitarian observers Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas categorically rejected the removal of Gaza’s inhabitants from their land in a phone call with US President Joe Biden on Saturday, Abbas’ office confirmed in a statement. Biden pledged to support the Palestinian Authority’s efforts…
The country’s largest religious political party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, held a massive Palestinian solidarity rally in Peshawar The leader of Pakistan’s largest religious political party, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUIF), pledged its financial support to Hamas and vowed to join the Palestinian militant group “on the frontlines” in the fight against Israel during a massive rally in the…