Rebuilding Gaza could take 350 years

Rebuilding Gaza could take 350 years

By Joseph Krauss | Associated Press U.N. agencies have long warned that it could take decades to rebuild Gaza after Israel’s offensive against Hamas, one of the deadliest and most destructive military campaigns since World War II. Now, more than a year into the war, a new report speaks in terms of centuries. The U.N. … Read more

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence targeted in drone attack

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence targeted in drone attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea, located 37 km south of Haifa on the Mediterranean coast. Photo: X Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu’s house was reportedly targeted in a drone attack on Saturday, October 18 in the northern Israeli town of Caesarea. The attack on the Israeli PM’s residence was confirmed by his spokesperson, … Read more

Netanyahu slams Macron for urging arms embargo on Israel

Netanyahu slams Macron for urging arms embargo on Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticised French President Emmanuel Macron and other Western leaders over calls to halt arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza. At a summit in Paris on Saturday, the French president reiterated his concern over the conflict in Gaza continuing despite ceasefire calls. He also criticised Israel’s decision to … Read more

Netanyahu slams Western leaders amid calls for arms embargo

Netanyahu slams Western leaders amid calls for arms embargo

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has slammed French President Emmanuel Macron, who in a recent radio interview called for halting the supply of weapons to Israel for its operations in Gaza, saying all “civilized” countries should be standing firmly by Israel’s side as it fights the forces of “barbarism led by Iran”. Macron and … Read more

Biden to discuss Middle East crisis with Netanyahu

Biden to discuss Middle East crisis with Netanyahu

Washington: US President Joe Biden has said that he would speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as tensions in the Middle East increase following Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah. “Yes, I will be talking to him,” Biden said on Sunday as he headed for the White House from Dover Air Force Base. … Read more

There is no place in Middle East that long arm of Israel will not reach: Netanyahu

There is no place in Middle East that long arm of Israel will not reach: Netanyahu

Tel Aviv: Following the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in a precision strike by Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a warning to Iran’s Ayatollah regime and asserted that those who target Israel will face consequences andthat no location in Iran or the Middle East is beyond Israel’s reach. Netanyahu made … Read more

Protests across Israel mount pressure on Netanyahu to reach hostage deal

Protests across Israel mount pressure on Netanyahu to reach hostage deal

Jerusalem: Hundreds of thousands of Israelis rallied across the country on Sunday, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu negotiate a ceasefire with Hamas to secure the return of hostages held in Gaza. Around 700,000 people participated in demonstrations on main roads and at junctions nationwide, with 550,000 attending the central rally in Tel Aviv, Xinhua news … Read more

Netanyahu says Israeli troops not to leave Gaza-Egypt border

There is no place in Middle East that long arm of Israel will not reach: Netanyahu

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied that he agreed to withdraw military forces from the Gaza-Egypt border as part of a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas, according to a statement from his office. The current US-backed bridging proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages — which US Secretary of … Read more

Netanyahu says intense fighting in Gaza to end ‘very soon’

Netanyahu slams Western leaders amid calls for arms embargo

Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that intense fighting against Hamas is “very close” to an end. In an interview with Israeli Channel 14 TV news, Netanyahu on Sunday said that “the intensive phase of the war in Rafah is about to end”, and the Israeli forces were “very close” to concluding the … Read more

Gaza War Won’t End Until Hamas Destroyed, Says Netanyahu

Gaza War Won’t End Until Hamas Destroyed, Says Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday stated that a lasting ceasefire in Gaza would not be possible until Hamas was eliminated, casting doubt on a crucial element of a truce proposal that U.S. President Joe Biden said had originated from Israel. Netanyahu’s statement came after U.S. President Joe Biden announced on Friday that Israel … Read more