BORDER TENSIONS: Over 19,000 displaced in Lebanon, UN says

October 23, 2023

More than 19,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon amid an uptick in tensions between Israel and Hezbollah at the country’s southern border, figures released yesterday by a United Nations agency showed. “An increase in cross-border incidents” has resulted in the displacement of 19,646 people in Lebanon, “both within the south and elsewhere within the […]Continue Reading

Gaza death toll from Israeli airstrikes climbs to 5,087: Health Ministry

October 23, 2023

The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 5,087, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said on Monday. “The fatalities include 2,055 children, 1,119 women and 217 elders,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a news conference in Gaza City. He said 15,273 people were also injured in […]Continue Reading

Over 60 Myanmar junta troops killed in five days of resistance attacks

October 23, 2023

At least 66 Myanmar junta troops were killed in the last five days as People’s Defense Force groups (PDFs) and ethnic armed organizations (EAOs) stepped up attacks on regime targets across the country, The Irrawaddy reports. Incidents were reported in Shan, Karen and Mon states and Mandalay, Magwe, Sagaing and Bago regions. The Irrawaddy has […]Continue Reading

At least 4,137 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes since Oct 7: health ministry

October 20, 2023

At least 4,137 Palestinians have been killed and 13,000 wounded in Gaza in Israeli strikes since Oct 7, the Palestinian health ministry said on Friday in a statement, Reuters reports.  Continue Reading

Hamas says it frees two hostages, a US mother and daughter

October 20, 2023

The Islamist group Hamas said on Friday it had released two US hostages – a mother and daughter – for what it called “humanitarian reasons” following Qatari mediation efforts, Reuters reports. Hamas armed wing spokesman Abu Ubaida issued a statement announcing the release, the first since gunmen from the Islamist militant group burst into Israel […]Continue Reading

India to install radiation detectors at four border crossings with Bangladesh

October 18, 2023

Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE) will soon be installed at eight land crossing points along India’s borders with Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Nepal to check the trafficking of radioactive materials for its possible use in making nuclear devices, officials said, PTI reports. The RDE will be installed at the Integrated Check Posts and land ports of […]Continue Reading

In deadly day for Gaza, hospital strike kills hundreds

October 18, 2023

Gaza’s health ministry spokesman said an Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed hundreds of people at a hospital in the Palestinian enclave, but Israel said a Palestinian barrage had caused the blast, Reuters reports. The death toll was by far the highest of any single incident in Gaza during the current violence, triggering protests in […]Continue Reading

Gaza death toll rises to 2,215 including 724 children: Ministry

October 14, 2023

Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip since Hamas’s attack on southern Israel one week ago have killed at least 2,215 people, including 724 children, the Palestinian territory’s Hamas-controlled health ministry said Saturday, AFP reports. Some 458 women were among those killed, the ministry said. It added that 8,714 people have also been wounded, after an […]Continue Reading

Saudi Arabia puts Israel deal on ice amid war, engages with Iran

October 13, 2023

Saudi Arabia is putting US-backed plans to normalise ties with Israel on ice, two sources familiar with Riyadh’s thinking said, signalling a rapid rethinking of its foreign policy priorities as war escalates between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, Reuters reports. The conflict has also pushed the kingdom to engage with Iran. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed […]Continue Reading

Israeli military says troops make first ground raids into Gaza

October 13, 2023

Israel said its infantry and tanks had carried out raids inside the Gaza Strip on Friday, its first announcement of a shift from an air war to ground operations to root out Hamas fighters a week after their deadly rampage in southern Israel, Reuters reports. Some Gaza residents were abandoning homes on Friday to escape […]Continue Reading