Lack of flour, fuel threatens to shut down bakeries in Gaza: UN

Lack of flour, fuel threatens to shut down bakeries in Gaza: UN

United Nations: The lack of flour and fuel in Gaza threatens to shut down bakeries serving hundreds of thousands of hungry Palestinians, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said its warning comes as parts of Gaza are at imminent risk of famine, Xinhua news agency reported. The World … Read more

Palestinian presidency condemns settler attack in West Bank

Palestinian presidency condemns settler attack in West Bank

Ramallah: The Palestinian presidency has condemned a settler attack on Palestinian homes and the burning of vehicles in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank. Presidential spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh on Saturday condemned the violence, describing it as acts of “terrorism” and urging for international response to stop Israeli … Read more

Two Israeli soldiers killed, one injured during fighting in Gaza

Two Israeli soldiers killed, one injured during fighting in Gaza

Jerusalem: Two Israeli soldiers were killed and another seriously wounded in the northern Gaza Strip, the Israeli military said. The two soldiers, members of the Kfir Brigade infantry unit, “fell during combat,” according to a military statement. The third soldier, also from the Kfir Brigade, sustained severe injuries in the same incident, Xinhua news agency … Read more

Hezbollah spokesman killed in Israeli strike on Beirut: Report

Hezbollah spokesman killed in Israeli strike on Beirut: Report

Mohammed Afif (Photo: Reuters) Hezbollah spokesman Mohammed Afif was reportedly killed in an Israeli strike in central Beirut, Lebanon on Sunday, November 17, Lebanese security sources told Reuters. The strike affected the area where many people, displaced from Beirut’s southern suburbs, were seeking refuge. While there was no immediate confirmation from Hezbollah. Earlier in the … Read more

14,000 pregnant women affected by Israeli attacks in Lebanon

14,000 pregnant women affected by Israeli attacks in Lebanon

A woman reacts at the scene of an Israeli air raid in the town of Maaysrah, north of Beirut, September 25, 2024. Photo: AP About 14,000 pregnant women in Lebanon have been affected by the ongoing Israeli attacks on the country, according to a report by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for … Read more

Saudi Crown Prince calls Israel’s war on Gaza as ‘genocide’

Saudi Crown Prince calls Israel’s war on Gaza as ‘genocide’

Riyadh: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called Israel’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip a “genocide,” making the first such announcement. His statement came during the opening speech at the Arab-Islamic summit in Riyadh, attended by over 50 leaders and representatives from Arab and Islamic countries on Monday, November 11. … Read more

Arab-Islamic summit on Israeli wars in Gaza, Lebanon kicks off in Saudi Arabia

Arab-Islamic summit on Israeli wars in Gaza, Lebanon kicks off in Saudi Arabia

Riyadh: The Arab-Islamic summit kicked off on Monday afternoon, November 11, in the Saudi Arabia‘s capital Riyadh to discuss Israel’s ongoing war in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. The summit, led by King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, is attended by various Arab and Islamic leaders and heads of state. In his opening … Read more

Qatar denies claims of withdrawing from Gaza ceasefire mediation

Qatar denies claims of withdrawing from Gaza ceasefire mediation

Doha: Qatar has denied media reports claiming that it has withdrawn from mediating a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, describing the circulating reports as “not accurate.” This comes after several media outlets, including Reuters, CNN, and The Times of Israel on Saturday, November 9, reported that Qatar and the United States (US) have agreed to instruct … Read more

Partial UN Probe Of Gaza War Dead Over 6 Months Shows ‘Nearly 70%’ Women, Children

Partial UN Probe Of Gaza War Dead Over 6 Months Shows ‘Nearly 70%’ Women, Children

The UN condemned on Friday the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel’s war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70 percent of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify. In a fresh report, the United Nations human rights office detailed the “horrific reality” that has unfolded for civilians in both … Read more

Palestinian killed after injuring 2 Israelis in West Bank attack

Palestinian killed after injuring 2 Israelis in West Bank attack

Ramallah: A Palestinian man was killed after injuring two Israelis in a ramming and stabbing attack near a settlement in Ramallah, central West Bank, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday in a press statement that the Civil Affairs Authority “informed it of the death of Harith Jabara after … Read more