'Awful': Gaza aid worker reveals dire conditions for women
Women and girls in Rafah and the rest of the Gaza Strip were in "a constant state of despair and fear" amid Israel's indiscriminate war on the besieged enclave.
Women and girls in Rafah and the rest of the Gaza Strip were in "a constant state of despair and fear" amid Israel's indiscriminate war on the besieged enclave.
Palestinian-American historian Rashid Khalidi says there is a large part of the younger generation that feels the moral imperative to oppose genocide in Gaza.
The World Health Organization has warned that hospitals in southern Gaza have only three days of fuel left due to the closure of Rafah border by Israeli forces.
Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon resulted in casualties including Hezbollah and Palestinian fighters.
President Joe Biden said in an interview with CNN Wednesday that his administration would halt the shipment to Israel of offensive weapons including bombs, artillery shells and fighter jets if the Israeli military moves ahead with a full-scale operation in Rafah.
An invasion of Rafah would send starvation-related deaths past a tipping point in central and southern Gaza, Refugees International has warned.
Israeli authorities destroyed around 50 homes belonging to Bedouins in the Negev desert on Wednesday, an AFP journalist reported, with Israel's far-right national security minister saying they were "illegal constructions". Bulldozers flattened the houses in the Wadi al-Khalil
Israel bombarded Rafah on Wednesday as negotiations to halt the seven-month war on the besieged Gaza Strip were ongoing in Cairo.
In halting a shipment of thousands of bombs, President Joe Biden has sent his most serious signal yet both to Israel and his domestic critics, although it remains doubtful he can fundamentally alter the course of the war in Gaza. Biden, a self-described Zionist, had long
Displaced Gazan Marwan al-Masri, sheltering in Rafah, said on Wednesday "life has completely ceased" since Israeli tanks and troops entered the city's east, sending desperate Palestinians fleeing north in the besieged territory. More than 1.4 million people had crammed into
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would stop US weapons supplies to Israel if it attacks Rafah in southern Gaza, his most direct warning to date over the prosecution of the war against Hamas. In an interview with CNN Biden also deplored the fact that civilians had been
President Joe Biden said Wednesday he would stop US weapons supplies to Israel if it attacks Rafah in southern Gaza, his most direct warning to date over the prosecution of the war against Hamas. In an interview with CNN Biden deplored the fact that civilians had been killed by
An Iranian court has sentenced prominent filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof to jail time for "collusion against national security", his lawyer Babak Paknia said Wednesday. Rasoulof's film "The Seed of the Sacred Fig" is due to be shown at the main competition at Cannes Film Festival
The United States said Wednesday it was considering potential further holds on weapons to Israel after it halted shipments of powerful bombs out of concern about plans for a Rafah invasion. Speaking to a congressional committee, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed the
The report to Congress required under NSM-20 is expected in the coming days.
Before the Israeli army's operations in southern Gaza, Palestinians greeted Hamas' statement that the group accepted a cease-fire deal with cheering, bonfires and hopes for a lasting truce
The Byzantine-era cathedral's inauguration as a working mosque came just days before a landmark visit to Turkey by Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which is due to kick off on May 13.
The police men were killed by an explosive device attached to a motorcycle which detonated, in northeastern Afghanistan.
Rafael Grossi said Iran's cooperation with the IAEA is almost at an impasse and needs to be changed, following a 'completely unsatisfactory' effort from Tehran
Defense Secretary Austin confirms U.S. is pausing specific weapons shipments to Israel ■ Israel sees no sign of breakthrough in truce talks, but keeping delegation in Cairo, official says ■ PM Netanyahu meets with CIA chief Burns ■ Kerem Shalom border crossing reopens to
Infrastructure, roads, and health services have suffered greatly in southern Lebanon due to cross-border clashes between Hezbollah and Israel.
Turkey's president has warned his country could conduct another military operation inside Syria to push back Kurdish militants Ankara deems as terrorists.
The renowned British-Palestinian surgeon will be honoured by the American University of Beirut for his humanitarian efforts amid the war on Gaza.
An Iranian drone attack in an area of northwestern Syria - still largely controlled by rebel groups - killed two people on Tuesday and inured five.
From trade to academia to diplomacy, Israel is facing intensifying international isolation. But will Israelis continue to deflect the consequences of the Gaza war - or change course?
Analysis: China is stepping up its mediation efforts in the Gaza war as part of its wider strategy in the Middle East.
The number of individuals in Dubai with liquid investment wealth — assets that can be readily converted to cash — of $1 million or more increased by 78% between 2013 and 2023 to 72,500, according to a report.
Switzerland said it recognises the 'critical nature of this situation and the urgent need for action' in Gaza, ravaged by seven months of war.
US President Joe Biden's administration has delayed the publication of a report investigating potential Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
A new report has found Barclays bank is financing and profiting from the production of weapons used in Israel’s war on Gaza.
A deal between Israel and Hamas seems unlikely despite US willingness to find common ground, as Israel insists on carrying out a full-scale attack on Rafah.
Senior Israeli officials have reportedly expressed "deep frustration" with the Biden administration over the decision, warning that the pause could jeopardize hostage talks underway in Cairo.
Al-Shifa has repeatedly been targeted by Israeli raids throughout the war in Gaza, leading to the killings of scores of victims, many now found buried,
Israel may transfer control of the Rafah crossing to a private US security firm after taking control of it earlier this week.
Police forcibly cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at George Washington University in the US capital on Wednesday, arresting dozens in the latest clash with students demonstrating over the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Republicans in Congress had pressured local
Analysis: Despite much talk, any mutual defence deal would face congressional opposition, and Saudi Arabia won't normalise ties with Israel amid the Gaza war.
Over 400 sub-Saharan African migrants may have been expelled from Tunisia to its eastern borders with Libya since the start of May, say local groups.
Egypt is one of the world’s few growing cigarette markets. Experts warn privatisation will drive up tobacco consumption.
Egypt has protested Israel's military takeover of the Rafah border crossing, warning that it could reconsider its mediator role in the Gaza war.
Amid the Gaza genocide, Jewish activists like Udi Raz have demonstrated in solidarity with Palestine, enduring prejudice, and harassment from the German state.
Israel kept its negotiating team in Cairo as CIA chief William Burns met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Two people were hurt after three projectiles fell on the medical facility, with an Emirati security guard among the injured, local sources said.
Book Club: Iman Mersal's book uncovers the life of Egyptian female writer Enayat al-Zayyat, drawn from fragmented narrations and articles.
Mahmoud Mehrabi was convicted of inciting people to commit killings and insulting religious sanctities, and corruption on earth.
The Bahamas has recognised Palestinian statehood, saying that the Palestinian people have the right to "freely determine their political status"
The New York Times was awarded a Pulitzer prize for international reporting on Israel's war on Gaza, a move criticised due to the paper's 'bias' towards Israel.