A Hamas official has linked the release of hostages held in Gaza to a ceasefire in Israel's bombardment of the enclave, initiated after a deadly incursion by Hamas militants into southern Israel approximately three weeks ago. Israel is considering a ground invasion, but it has been advised by ...

In a meeting with his Russian counterpart in Qatar, China's special envoy for the Middle East, Zhai Jun, attributed the cause of the Israel-Gaza crisis to the lack of guarantees for Palestinian rights. During the initial leg of his regional tour, Zhai Jun arrived in Qatar, where he reaffirmed ...

TEL AVIV/GAZA, (Reuters): On Wednesday, U.S. President Joe Biden is scheduled to make a significant visit to Israel in a show of support for Israel's actions against Hamas. This visit follows an announcement by Washington that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to allow humanitarian aid ...

GAZA CITY: Hamas militants on Thursday fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv in response to Israeli air strikes that targeted “civilians” in two Gaza refugee camps, the Palestinian group said. “Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades fired rockets at Tel Aviv in response to (Israeli strikes) targeting ...

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his support for Israel during a conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday. Modi took to X (formerly Twitter) to convey this message, reaffirming India's solidarity with Israel during what he described as their ...

The surprise attack and Israel’s declaration of war in response to Hamas attack have left more than 1,100 dead and raised concerns that a potential broadening of the conflict could draw in the United States and Iran. Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday ordered a “complete ...

At least 198 people were killed in Gaza on Saturday, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said, as Israel pounded Palestine following a barrage of rockets into Israel fired by Hamas militants. The ministry said up until 4:20 pm (1320 GMT) there were “198 martyrs and 1,610 wounded with ...

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) said on Saturday it was closely following the developments taking place in Israel after Hamas launched an unprecendeted attack into the country earlier in the day. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, a local news daily Okaz quoted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as ...

GAZA/JERUSALEM: At least 40 Israelis were shot dead as Hamas resistance fighters carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak on Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land ...

The US military said Wednesday it carried out three air strikes north of Somalia's capital Mogadishu, killing four fighters from the Al-Shabaab Islamist group. The strikes took place Tuesday in Beledweyne, 350 kilometres (220 miles) north of Mogadishu, after militants from the group with links to ...