•Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike at a Lebanese village today Gaza medics and rescuers today said Israeli strikes on several homes killed at least 18 people, as Hamas claimed it had ample resources to sustain its fight nearly a year into the war. The latest strikes came as Israeli Defence Minister […]
•Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment of Khiam in south Lebanon Hamas said today its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he had been attending the inauguration of the country’s new president. Haniyeh’s killing came after Israel yesterday struck a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, killing ...
•Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will send a delegation to Rome for talks aimed at ending Israel’s war with Hamas. Netanyahu’s comments came yesterday during a visit to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, a day after he discussed ceasefire efforts with US President Joe Bide...
•Protest At least five people have been arrested and police used pepper spray on protesters on the streets of Washington DC. This came after large numbers of people gathered to protest against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who spoke to US lawmakers yesterday, reports BBC. Netanyahu blasted the demonstrators, calling them “Iran’s ...
•Gaza Israel hammered the Gaza Strip from the air, sea and land today as the war in the Palestinian territory showed no sign of abating, with Hamas saying it was pulling out of truce talks. Shells rained down on the neighbourhoods of Tal Al-Hawa, Sheikh Ajlin and Al-Sabra in Gaza City, while eyewitnesses said the […]
•Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said today that 60 per cent of Hamas fighters had been “eliminated or wounded” in the Gaza war since the militant group’s October 7 attacks. In a statement to parliament on the first nine months of the conflict, Gallant said that the military was “determined” [&hell...
•Turkish President, Recep Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu Turkey said yesterday it was suspending all trade with Israel until it allows aid to enter Gaza unhindered during its offensive against Hamas militants in the territory. “Exports and imports to and from Israel have been suspended,” the trade ministry said i...
•Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday said Israel will increase “military pressure” on Palestinian militant group Hamas in a bid to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza. “In the coming days we will increase the military and political pressure on Hamas because this is the only way to free ...
•Rising oil prices Oil prices surged more than three percent in early Asian trade today following unconfirmed reports of explosions in Iran, Syria and Iraq, sparking fears of an escalation of the Middle East crisis. West Texas Intermediate jumped 3.66 percent to $85.76 and Brent rose 3.44 percent to $90.11. The reports come after a […]...
Australia today told its citizens to leave Israel if possible, citing a “high threat of military reprisals and terrorist attacks”, issuing a similar warning for the Palestinian territories. “We urge Australians in both Israel or the Occupied Palestinian Territories to depart if it’s safe to do so,” the Department of Foreign Affairs said in a [...

