Gaza fighting intensifies, Israel asks why armed men were at UN site
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli troops battled militants across Gaza on Wednesday, including in the southern city of Rafah that had been a refuge for civilians, in an upsurge of the more than seven-month-old war that has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians. Antagonism between Israel and the United Nations worsened as the Israeli army sought […]
US will not take part in any Israeli retaliatory action against Iran
Jerusalem/Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Washington DC, US Reuters President Joe Biden warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the US will not take part in a counter-offensive against Iran, an option that Netanyahu’s war cabinet favors after a mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory, according to officials. The threat of open warfare erupting between the arch […]
Thousands of Israelis rally for hostages, marking six months of war
Jerusalem Reuters Thousands of protesters rallied in Jerusalem on Sunday demanding the release of around 130 hostages still held in Gaza after six months of Israel’s war against Hamas. Hamas gunmen burst into Israel on 7th October, killed 1,200 people in their homes, on army bases, along roads and at an outdoor rave, and inflicting […]
UNICEF says over 13,000 children killed in Gaza in Israel offensive
Updated: 8:15am, 19th March (AEDT) Washington Reuters The UN children’s agency said on Sunday over 13,000 children have been killed in Gaza in Israel’s offensive, adding many kids were suffering from severe malnutrition and did not “even have the energy to cry.” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell did not provide a source for the child […]
Israel pressures Gaza cities, health officials say 18 die in airstrikes
Doha, Qatar/Gaza Reuters Israeli airstrikes killed 18 Palestinians in the Gaza cities of Rafah and Deir Al-Balah, Gaza health officials said on Saturday, as residents of the enclave feared Israel would expand its ground offensive into those last remaining areas where people have sought shelter. Rafah is on Gaza’s southern border with Egypt and more […]
Trapped against fence, Gazans fear Israeli attack on their last refuge
Gaza Reuters Israeli forces shelled the outskirts of the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip on Friday, where the displaced population, penned against the border fence in their hundreds of thousands, feared a new assault with nowhere left to flee. More than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million residents are now homeless […]