Iran on Tuesday rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month. The…
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Israel agrees to resume Gaza truce talks next week
Israel has agreed to resume Gaza ceasefire talks next week at the request of international mediators, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said, after intensive diplomatic efforts aimed at averting a…
Israel vows to eliminate new Hamas leader as war enters 11th month
Israel has vowed to eliminate new Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, the alleged mastermind of the October 7 attack, with regional hostilities threatening to boil over as the Gaza war enters…
Hamas names alleged October 7 mastermind as new leader
Hamas named the alleged mastermind of the deadliest attack in Israeli history as its new leader, further inflaming regional tensions as the Gaza war entered its 11th month on Wednesday.…
Foreign nationals told to leave Lebanon as war fears surge
Urgent calls for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon grew on Sunday with France warning of “a highly volatile” situation as Iran and its allies ready their response to high-profile killings…
Deadly strike hits Gaza school as heavy battles displace Palestinians
A deadly strike hit a school turned shelter in southern Gaza on Tuesday as Israeli forces in the war-ravaged territory’s main city pushed on with a major offensive that has again…
Hamas says Biden Gaza ceasefire plan ‘just words’
A senior Hamas official said Thursday that US President Joe Biden’s proposed Gaza ceasefire deal was “just words” and the Palestinian militant group had not received any written commitments related…
146 countries now recognise a Palestinian state
The Israel-Hamas war, raging in Gaza since the Palestinian militant group’s October 7 attack, has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own. Slovenia…
Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital devastated in two-week battle
Israeli forces on Monday pulled out of Gaza’s largest hospital complex after an intensive two-week military operation against Hamas militants, leaving behind charred buildings and bodies in the sprawling complex.…