Chinese envoy meets Hamas leader Haniyeh first time since Oct 7

March 19, 2024

In a first such meeting since the Oct 7 cross-border Hamas raid and consequent Israeli war on Gaza, a Chinese Foreign Ministry envoy called on Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Qatar, Beijing said on Tuesday, Anadolu Agency reports. In a brief statement, the Foreign Ministry said Ambassador Wang Kejian met the head of Hamas’ political […]Continue Reading

US carries out strikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-linked targets

February 2, 2024

The United States carried out retaliatory airstrikes on Friday in Iraq and Syria against more than 85 targets linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) and the militias it backs, the US military said, after a deadly attack in Jordan that killed three US troops and injured some 40 others, Reuters reports. The strikes are believed […]Continue Reading

Three US troops killed, up to 34 injured in Jordan drone strike linked to Iran

January 28, 2024

Three US service members were killed and dozens wounded during an unmanned aerial drone attack on US forces stationed in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, President Joe Biden and US officials said on Sunday, Reuters reports. Biden blamed Iran-backed groups for the attack, the first deadly strike against US forces since the Israel-Hamas war […]Continue Reading

Dhaka welcomes ICJ ruling to prevent genocide in Gaza

January 27, 2024

Bangladesh has welcomed the International Court of Justice (ICJ) order to take action to prevent the acts of genocide committed by Israel against the Palestinians as the country wages an offensive in the Gaza Strip. It also promised support to South Africa, which filed an appeal with the top UN Court, alleging that Israel was […]Continue Reading

Israel must prevent genocidal acts in Gaza: ICJ

January 26, 2024

The World Court ordered Israel on Friday to prevent acts of genocide against the Palestinians and do more to help civilians, although it stopped short of ordering a ceasefire as requested by South Africa, Reuters reports. While the ruling denied Palestinian hopes of a binding order to halt the war in Gaza, it also represented […]Continue Reading

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 26,083

January 26, 2024

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Friday at least 26,083 people have been killed in the war between the militant group and Israel, AFP reports. The latest toll includes 183 fatalities over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, while 64,487 people have been wounded in Gaza since the war erupted on October […]Continue Reading

Israeli troops cut off Khan Younis after suffering worst Gaza loss

January 23, 2024

Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in Israel’s worst day of losses in Gaza, the military said on Tuesday, as the White House said its envoy was having active discussions on ensuring the release of hostages and securing a humanitarian pause, Reuters reports. In the hours after the death toll from two separate incidents became clear, […]Continue Reading

Gaza: Israel loses 24 soldiers, its highest one-day death toll

January 23, 2024

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Tuesday that Israel would not stop fighting in Gaza until “absolute victory” after it sustained its highest single-day death toll in the Palestinian enclave. Twenty-four soldiers were killed on Monday as intense fighting raged in the southern and central Gaza Strip, where Israel has been attacking remaining strongholds Continue Reading

Death toll from Israeli strikes in Gaza passes 25,000

January 21, 2024

The toll of Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza since Oct 7 has passed 25,000, health officials in the enclave said on Sunday, amid heavy Israeli strikes and street battles raging across the Hamas-run Strip, Reuters reports. Israeli forces and Hamas fighters clashed in several locations, from Jabalia in the north to Khan Younis […]Continue Reading

Britain declares ‘antisemitic’ Hizb ut-Tahrir as terrorist group

January 15, 2024

Britain on Monday declared global Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir as a proscribed terrorist group, making it a criminal offence to belong to what it described as an antisemitic organisation, Reuters reports. Britain’s proscription of the Sunni Islamist political group – which puts it on par with al-Qaeda or ISIS – will come into force from […]Continue Reading