[ad_1] Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were martyred Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, relatives and official Hamas media said. In an interview with Qatari media, Haniyeh identified his slain children as Hazem, Amir and Mohammad. He also said a number of his grandchildren were also martyred in the Israeli…
[ad_1] The war between Israel and Hamas entered its seventh month on Sunday as US and other negotiators were expected to join the protagonists in Cairo in a renewed push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal. At least 33,137 Palestinians have been killed and 75,815 wounded in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza since October…
[ad_1] At least five employees of the World Central Kitchen (WCK) non-governmental organisation, including foreigners, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said. Those killed in the incident in central Gaza’s Deir al-Balah included citizens of Poland, Australia and Britain, as well as one Palestinian, a spokesperson for…
[ad_1] While the United States abstained from the vote on Monday, the remaining 14 council members voted for the resolution. The resolution, which the US said it did not agree with in its entirety, calls for an “immediate ceasefire” for the duration of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ends in two weeks. It…
[ad_1] Talks on a ceasefire and prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas were at an impasse on Wednesday, as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepened and the Israelis pushed ahead with plans to build 3,500 settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Negotiators from Hamas, Qatar and Egypt — but not Israel — are trying…
[ad_1] Representatives of Hamas and Fatah will meet in Moscow on February 29 to discuss the formation of a unified Palestinian government and the rebuilding of Israel’s besieged Gaza, the RIA state news agency has reported, citing the Palestinian ambassador to Russia. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov also confirmed to RIA Novosti that such…
[ad_1] U.S. President Joe Biden said Israel has agreed to halt military activities in Gaza for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, as Hamas studied a draft proposal for a truce which includes a pause in fighting and a prisoner-hostage exchange. The draft proposal, which a senior source close to truce talks in Paris told…
[ad_1] Hamas said its chief, Ismail Haniya, arrived in Cairo to hold talks on the ongoing Israeli onslaught on Gaza. In a statement, the Palestinian resistance group said Haniya and his delegation are scheduled to hold talks with Egyptian officials on the political and on-field situation in Gaza. The talks will also follow efforts to…
[ad_1] Fighting, fuel shortages and Israeli raids put the Gaza Strip’s second-largest hospital completely out of service on Sunday, local and UN health officials said, as Israel battled Hamas in the devastated Palestinian enclave. The latest blow to Gaza’s destroyed healthcare sector came as Israel prepared for an assault of the southernmost city Rafah, home…
[ad_1] Palestinian resistance group Hamas hailed Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva for describing the Israeli war on Gaza as a “genocide.” Da Silva on Sunday accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and comparing its war on the Palestinian enclave to Nazi leader Adolf Hitler’s Holocaust against Jews. “This statement is an accurate…
