Crowds danced, cheered, and fired in the air in the streets of the southern Gaza city of Rafah Monday after Hamas said it approved a ceasefire proposal from mediators Egypt and Qatar. People were crying tears of happiness, chanting "Allahu Akbar" ("God is greatest") and
The group issued a statement Monday saying its leader, Ismail Haniyeh, delivered the news in a phone call with Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani and Egypt's Intelligence Chief Abbas Kamel.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) denounces Israel's move to ban Al Jazeera citing censorship over its Gaza coverage amid global calls to safeguard press freedom.
Iran and Pakistan are looking at ways to complete a long-delayed gas pipeline project between the two countries, Iran's consul general to Pakistan said Monday.
Ahead of his lunch with Jordan's King Abdullah II, President Joe Biden "reiterated his clear position on Rafah" in a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Aid groups have sounded the alarm over a shortfall in assistance for Yemen, torn apart by years of conflict and witnessing a severe humanitarian crisis.
President Joe Biden will hold urgent talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday after Israel defied repeated US warnings and told Palestinians to evacuate part of the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of an offensive. The call comes as Biden mounts a diplomatic
President Joe Biden held urgent talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Monday after Israel defied repeated US warnings and told Palestinians to evacuate part of the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of an offensive. The call came as Biden mounts a diplomatic offensive to
US President Joe Biden on Monday "reiterated his clear position" to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu against an invasion of Rafah, the White House said, after Israel defied US warnings and told Palestinians to evacuate part of the southern Gaza city. The two leaders spoke as
US business leaders have said their companies won't hire students who take part in US campus protests for Gaza, threatening to identify them with AI technology
UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived in Iran Monday, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on Tehran's nuclear programme. The visit comes at a time of heightened regional tensions and with the International Atomic Energy Agency
Lebanese official media said an Israeli strike Monday wounded three people in the country's east, with Hezbollah saying it launched "dozens of Katyusha rockets" at an Israeli base in retaliation. Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah have exchanged regular cross-border fire since
Although the war on Gaza may have slowed down the pace of normalisation with Tel Aviv, analysts say that Morocco is unlikely to sever ties with Israel.
The US has reportedly delayed a shipment of ammunition to Israel amid fears that it will soon attack Rafah, where 1.4 million displaced Gazans are sheltering.
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Palestinian civilians in the southern Gazan city of Rafah voiced despair on Monday as Israel dropped fliers urging them to evacuate for their own "safety" ahead of a "limited" military operation. Israel's army said it was instructing Palestinian families in eastern Rafah to
Palestinian civilians in the southern Gazan city of Rafah voiced despair on Monday as Israel dropped fliers urging them to evacuate for their own "safety" ahead of a long-threatened ground invasion. Israel's army said it was instructing Palestinian families in eastern Rafah to
The IDF estimates there are about 100,000 residents in the southern Gaza neighborhoods ordered to evacuate, but sources in the army have said this is a limited operation, and not a complete evacuation of Rafah
Israel called on Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah Monday ahead of a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city, amid increasing global alarm about the consequences of such a move. The evacuation call followed disagreement between Israel and Hamas over the Palestinian militant
Israel called on Palestinians to leave eastern Rafah Monday ahead of a ground invasion of the southern Gaza city, amid increasing global alarm about the consequences of such a move. The evacuation call followed disagreement between Israel and Hamas over the Palestinian militant
Israel's military on Monday called for the evacuation of Palestinians from eastern Rafah ahead of a ground invasion of the city, as Gaza aid officials said Israeli jets struck two areas where the warning had been issued. The evacuation call followed intensified disagreement
Hamas on Monday said it had accepted a proposal for a truce in the seven-month-old war in Gaza, after Israel told Palestinians in Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened invasion of the city. The Hamas announcement brought cheering crowds onto the street amid tears of
Narendra Modi's BJP is gunning for another crushing mandate in the 2024 Indian elections, forcing Hindu rule on India like never before, writes Ashok Swain.
Israel has been threatening to attack Rafah for months. The city is the last major urban centre in the Gaza Strip yet to be invaded by Israeli ground forces.
Palestinian group Hamas said on Monday that it had accepted a Gaza ceasefire proposal from Egypt and Qatar, as Israel began evacuating the city of Rafah.
Hamas did not publish its exact response to the Egyptian-mediated hostage-release/Gaza cease-fire deal, but for Israel, the rocket fire Sunday on the Kerem Shalom crossing signaled that the group is not interested in reaching an agreement.
This visit coincides with the Iraqi Kurdistan region's efforts to seek Iranian reassurance in tackling security issues and internal political challenges.
Emad Abu Suwailem, a Rafah-based Palestinian resident, told The New Arab that he and others were informed by the army to evacuate their homes immediately.
In shuttering the Qatari news network, Israel joins a distinguished club of Arab countries that have stopped Al Jazeera's operations. This move should worry Israeli media, which is prohibited from broadcasting independently from inside the Gaza Strip
An official at the United Nations said Israel continues to deny the UN humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip as "full-blown famine" takes hold in the enclave.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denounced a "volcano of anti-Semitism" and international criticism of Israel's war in Gaza, insisting that no pressure would stop it from defending itself. "If Israel is forced to stand alone, Israel will stand alone,"
Yuval Dancyg could not hold back his tears. On Sunday, the Israeli flew to Poland, the homeland of his father Alex, taken hostage by Hamas militants during the October 7 attack on Israel. For Holocaust Remembrance Day, Yuval joined an Israeli delegation that will take part in