Amid reports that the Israeli military stormed Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Monday in search of Hamas fighters, UN humanitarians warned that new food insecurity data indicates that famine could happen "anytime".
"Famine is projected to occur (...)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed his determination to launch an offensive in Rafah, defying international criticism.
The city is crammed with some 1.5 million Palestinians from other parts of Gaza seeking refuge.
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Russian forces deported Bohdan Yermokhin from the occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol in the spring of 2022, flew him to Moscow on a government plane and placed him into a foster family. He was sent to a patriotic camp near the capital where (...)
RIYADH — The General Authority for Statistics has published a preliminary report on international trade for Q4 2023, revealing a 13% increase in the volume of trade exchange between the Kingdom and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries compared (...)
US Vice President Kamala Harris says people in Gaza "are starving" and has urged Israel to "significantly increase the flow of aid" there.
She said, "There must be an immediate ceasefire for at least the next six weeks", which would "get the (...)
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Mediators and Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on a new ceasefire, as Israel is reported to be demanding reassurances on the hostages' fate before attending.
An unnamed US official has said Israel has "more or less (...)
The Israelis have "basically accepted" a six-week ceasefire proposal in Gaza, a senior Biden administration official told reporters Saturday.
A second phase would be worked out over those six weeks "to build something more enduring."
The six-week (...)
Officials from Israel, Hamas and Qatar have cautioned against US President Joe Biden's optimism that a hostage-for-ceasefire deal in Gaza could be reached by the end of this week, suggesting that differences remain as negotiators work to secure an (...)
Popular support for Israel in the US will help it fight "until total victory" over Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday.
In a statement, Netanyahu cited polls showing that more than 80% of Americans support Israel during the (...)
US President Joe Biden has said he hopes to have a ceasefire "by next Monday" in the Israel-Gaza war.
His comments come amid reports of some progress reached in ongoing negotiations involving Israel and Hamas representatives in Qatar.
"My national (...)
One in six children in northern Gaza is "severely malnourished", the UN agency highlighted.
The UN's agency for Palestinian refugees was last able to deliver food into northern Gaza over a month ago, UNRWA Commissioner-General warned on Sunday, (...)
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said Monday his government is resigning, in a move that could open the door to US-backed reforms in the Palestinian Authority.
President Mahmoud Abbas must still decide whether he accepts Shtayyeh and his (...)
Israel's war Cabinet has been briefed on talks over a ceasefire deal in Gaza, after reports of progress made in talks in Paris on Saturday.
It comes as police broke up protests in Tel Aviv calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's (...)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unveiled a plan for the Gaza's future post-Hamas, which includes the "complete demilitarization" of the enclave, closing off the territory's southern border with Egypt, as well as the overhaul of Gaza's (...)
JEDDAH — Reema Juffali, Saudi Arabia's first-ever female racing driver, has been confirmed as the wildcard entry for the first round of the 2024 Formula 1 Academy in Jeddah.
Wildcards will feature in F1 Academy throughout 2024. The first round of (...)
Israel's sudden threat to unleash its controversial ground operation in the southern Gazan town of Rafah unless all hostages are freed by 10 March has ratcheted up the pressure on the tortuous talks to secure an elusive agreement.
Even before Benny (...)
Israel has condemned Brazil's president after he accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza, comparing its actions to the Holocaust.
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Israel's military campaign was between a "highly prepared army and women and (...)
A top UN official has warned an Israeli assault on Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, could lead to a "slaughter".
Humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said Palestinians in Gaza were already suffering an "assault that is unparalleled in its intensity, (...)
RIYADH — A pivotal issue in Saudi Arabia that had gripped the sports community reached its conclusion on Monday. The controversy centered around Roberto Mancini, the Italian technical director of the national team, and six players whom he had (...)
Dozens of people, including children, have been killed as "extremely intense" Israeli airstrikes and shelling pounded multiple locations in Rafah overnight Monday, according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society, as international alarm mounts over (...)
A Qatari court has released eight former Indian naval officers previously on death row for unspecified charges.
Seven of the men have already returned to India, Delhi's foreign ministry said on Monday.
In January, authorities said their death (...)
DOHA — In an exhilarating finale at the packed Lusail Stadium on Saturday, Qatar clinched their second successive AFC Asian Cup crown, overcoming Jordan 3-1, powered by Akram Afif's unprecedented hat-trick of penalties.
Despite Yazan Al Naimat (...)
It is a lonely drive to Israel's most northern town, Metula, along a spur of land that is surrounded on three sides by Lebanon. That means it is also surrounded on three sides by Lebanon's most powerful armed group, Hezbollah.
The soldiers at the (...)
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas's proposed ceasefire terms - saying "total victory" in Gaza is possible within months.
He was speaking after Hamas laid out a series of demands in response to an Israel-backed ceasefire (...)