Israeli strikes hit southern Damascus

Photo: PTI Damascus: Israeli aerial attack hit areas south of the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to the Syrian Defence Ministry. The aerial attack originated from the occupied Golan Heights, targeting multiple locations on the outskirts of Damascus on Wednesday night, said the Ministry. It added that Syrian air defence units successfully intercepted the missiles, with … Read more

At least 17,000 unaccompanied children in Gaza: UN

Geneva: At least 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip are now either unaccompanied by or separated from their parents or relatives, the United Nations (UN) has estimated. Speaking from Jerusalem on Friday, Jonathan Crickx, chief of communication in the State of Palestine for the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said this figure corresponds to one per … Read more

Top Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad flees Lebanon fearing assassination

Ghazi Hamad, a top Hamas leader (Photo: AP) Tel Aviv: Ghazi Hamad, a top Hamas leader considered to be one of the masterminds of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, has fled Lebanon where he had been hiding in fear of a possible assassination attempt, sources said.. The highly-placed sources in the Israel Defense … Read more

Over 570K in Gaza facing ‘starvation, catastrophic hunger’: Report

The entire 2.2 million population of Gaza is facing crisis levels of hunger, with 576,600 individuals at catastrophic hunger and starvation due to insufficient food entering the territory since the war began on October 7. This came in a new report released by the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) — which is produced in … Read more