Seven were killed in a strike on the port of Salif and the rest in two strikes on the Ras Issa oil facility, said Al Masirah, both located in the western province of Hodeidah. The strikes also targeted two central power stations south and north of the capital, Sanaa, it added. In a statement, Israel’s […]
Hamas also provided the names of four hostages who are US citizens but do not fall into the previous category. Moreover, Hamas also submitted a list of Palestinian security prisoners held in Israel, which it wants to be released in exchange for the hostages. The list is under review by Israel, with an Israeli negotiating […]
Two Palestinians were killed in the city of Jenin, four others in a nearby village, and four more in a refugee camp near the town of Tubas, said the Red Crescent’s Ahmed Jibril. He added that 15 others had been wounded. The operation comes two days after Israel said it carried out an air strike […]
Gaza’s Hamas-controlled civil defence agency said Israeli bombardment killed more than 18 people in strikes on two schools on Thursday, as Iran accused Israel of wanting to spread war in the Middle East. After a week-long pause in November, US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators have endeavoured to secure a second truce in the 10-month-old war […]
The recent assassination of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran has highlighted significant shortcomings within Iran’s political and security framework. The militant group Hamas has accused Israel of carrying out the attack, which raises serious questions about Iran’s control and influence over its own territory. The assassins killed the political leader of Hamas, a prominent […]
The Council convened an emergency session on the killing of Haniyeh at the request of Iran, which was supported by Russia, Algeria, and China. Speaking at the session, Chinese Ambassador Fu Cong said China strongly condemns the assassination of Haniyeh. Calling the incident “a blatant attempt to sabotage peace efforts,” Cong stressed that “China is […]
Hamas has received today the official response of the Zionist occupation to the proposal presented to the Egyptian and the Qatari mediators on April 13,” Khalil Al-Hayya, who is currently based in Qatar, said in a statement published by the group. After more than six months of Israel’s war in Gaza, the negotiations remain deadlocked, […]
It was anticipated that Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas, would visit Cairo on Thursday to discuss a planned ceasefire in Gaza, while Israel continued its offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory. After mediators convened in Paris, with international efforts toward a new pause in the horrific war gathering momentum, a source told AFP that […]
Witnesses said the Israeli bombardment was again focused overnight on Khan Yunis, the largest city in Gaza’s south, although Palestinian media also reported intense fire around Jabalia in the north early on Saturday. Biden and Netanyahu held their first call since December 23 a day after the Israeli leader reiterated his rejection of any form […]
According to Lebanese and Palestinian security sources, Israel killed Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri on Tuesday in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, by drone attack. This increases the possibility that the conflict in Gaza might extend well beyond the besieged Palestinian enclave. Arouri,57, was the first prominent political figure in Hamas to be killed since […]