Israel launches new strikes in south Lebanon on ceasefire anniversary
The Israeli military carried out another series of strikes against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon on Thursday, exactly a year into the ceasefire with the group. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said Israeli aircraft launched “a series of raids on Al-Mahmoudiya and Al-Jarmak”, just north of the Litani River. The November 27, 2024 ceasefire sought to […]
Israel kills 46 children, 20 women in strikes to ‘avenge’ soldier’s death
CAIRO/JERUSALEM : Israel said on Wednesday it remains committed to the US-backed ceasefire in Gaza, despite its retaliation for the death of an Israeli soldier with day-long bombardment that Gaza health authorities said killed 104 people.Even as the military affirmed it still intended to uphold the truce in the Palestinian enclave, it announced it had […]
Israel intensifies Gaza City bombing as Rubio arrives, destroys 30 residential buildings
CAIRO/JERUSALEM : Israeli forces destroyed at least 30 residential buildings in Gaza City and forced thousands of people from their homes, Palestinian officials said, as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived on Sunday to discuss the future of the conflict.Israel has said it plans to seize the city, where about a million Palestinians have […]
Israel must be held accountable for war crimes: Ishaq Dar
DOHA : Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has said Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and crimes against humanity.Speaking at the preparatory ministerial meeting of the emergency Arab-Islamic Summit in Doha on Sunday, he said Israel should not be allowed to get away with attacking Islamic countries and killing people with impunity.Ishaq Dar […]
Israeli military issues evacuation order for residents in Gaza City
GAZA: Israel’s military on Tuesday ordered Gaza City residents to evacuate ahead of a new offensive, after Israel warned it would step up its military attacks in the strip in a “mighty hurricane” if Hamas does not free the last hostages it holds.Taking over the city of one million Palestinians complicates ceasefire efforts to end […]
Israel says it is considering alternatives to ceasefire talks with Hamas, deepening uncertainty
CAIRO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday his government was considering “alternative options” to ceasefire talks with Hamas after Israel and the US recalled their negotiating teams, throwing the future of the negotiations into further uncertainty.Netanyahu’s statement came as a Hamas official said negotiations were expected to resume next week and portrayed the […]
No US pressure on Pakistan to recognise Israel, says Envoy
DALLAS : Pakistan’s Ambassador to the United States, Rizwan Saeed Sheikh, has stated that there is no pressure from the US for Pakistan to recognise Israel.Speaking at an event in Dallas, Texas, the ambassador reaffirmed that Pakistan’s policy on Israel is firmly rooted in the vision of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. “There is absolutely no […]