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UN: Israeli Measure in West Bank is ‘Unlawful,’ Erodes Two-State Solution
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (1743+ words) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday voiced grave concern over the reported decision by the Israeli security cabinet to authorize a series of administrative and enforcement measures in Areas A and B in the occupied West Bank, warning that such…...
Israel Denies Accepting Gaza Health Ministry War Toll
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1647+ words) Israel's military denied on Friday having accepted the Palestinian health ministry's death toll for the war in Gaza of 71,000 killed since October 2023, as was reported in Israeli media. "Any publication or report on this matter will be released through official…...
World Must Tackle 'Dire' Conditions in Gaza, Says Red Cross
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1651+ words) The world must scale up efforts to alleviate the human suffering in Gaza, building on the momentum from the ceasefire's first phase, the head of the Red Cross said Friday. The US-brokered ceasefire, which sought to halt the fighting between…...
Israeli Settler Outpost Becomes a Settlement within a Month
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1745+ words) Celebratory music blasting from loudspeakers mixed with the sounds of construction, almost drowning out calls to prayer from a mosque in the Palestinian town across this West Bank valley. Orthodox Jewish women wearing colorful head coverings and with babies on…...
Israel Issues Two-Month Ultimatum for Hamas to Disarm or Face Renewed War
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1406+ words) Israel has given Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, led by Hamas, a two-month deadline to disarm, warning that failure to comply will trigger a new war. Israeli sources said the ultimatum was issued in full coordination with the United…...
Israel Continues Assassinations of Hamas, Islamic Jihad Leaders
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1632+ words) Israel pressed ahead with targeted killings of senior Hamas and Islamic Jihad figures in Gaza, citing recent attacks on its forces, even as a ceasefire agreement entered its second phase, and plans were announced for a technocratic body to administer…...
Gaza Ceasefire Enters Phase Two Despite Unresolved Issues
3+ week, 4+ day ago (1447+ words) A US-backed plan to end the war in Gaza has entered its second phase despite unresolved disputes between Israel and Hamas over alleged ceasefire violations and issues unaddressed in the first stage. The most contentious questions remain Hamas's refusal to…...
Hamas Says Israeli Strikes on Gaza ‘Cannot Happen without American Cover’
1+ mon, 15+ hour ago (1168+ words) A Hamas official said Friday that Israeli strikes on Gaza "cannot happen without American cover", the day after Israeli attacks killed at least 13 people according to the Palestinian territory's civil defense agency. Since October 10, a fragile US-sponsored truce in Gaza…...
Israel Strikes North of Litani, Eastern Lebanon After Evacuation Warnings
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (1358+ words) The Israeli military launched strikes on southern and eastern Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, after warning it would hit what it called Hezbollah and Hamas targets in four villages. It was the first such warning issued by the…...
Hamas Armed Wing Refuses to Surrender Weapons, Confirms Spokesman Killed by Israel in August
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (1263+ words) Hamas Armed Wing Refuses to Surrender Weapons, Confirms Spokesman Killed by Israel in August'Asharq Al-awsat - English...