Iran President Raisi says action, not words, needed on Gaza

November 11, 2023

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the time had come for action over the conflict in Gaza rather than talk as he headed to Saudi Arabia to attend a summit on the war between Israel and Hamas militants, Reuters reports. “Gaza is not an arena for words. It should be for action,” Raisi […]Continue Reading

Arab and Muslim leaders call for immediate end to Gaza war

November 11, 2023

Saudi Arabia and Muslim countries called on Saturday for an immediate end to military operations in Gaza, declaring at a joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh that Israel bears responsibility for “crimes” against Palestinians, Reuters reports, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler, gathered Arab and Muslim leaders for the summit as Continue Reading

Hamas claims to destroy 6 Israeli tanks in Gaza

November 9, 2023

Palestinian group Hamas claimed Wednesday to have destroyed six Israeli tanks and two military vehicles in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, the group’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said three tanks and two vehicles were struck by anti-armor shells north of Gaza City. Two more tanks were destroyed southwest of Gaza […]Continue Reading

Israel to begin four-hour ‘pauses’ in Gaza: US

November 9, 2023

Israel has agreed to daily four-hour military pauses in northern Gaza for humanitarian purposes, the White House said Thursday, even as President Joe Biden said there was no chance of a full ceasefire, AFP reports. Biden has been pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for longer breaks in the fighting after more than a month […]Continue Reading

Myanmar military regime says northern fighting could break country apart

November 9, 2023

Myint Swe, appointed as Myanmar’s president after the coup, has warned this month’s gains by an alliance of ethnic armed groups in areas bordering China risk breaking the country apart, in the military regime’s first acknowledgement of the challenge it is facing, Al Jazeera reports. The Three Brotherhood Alliance, a powerful ethnic armed grouping, launched […]Continue Reading

Thousands flee north Gaza as Israel, Hamas battle

November 8, 2023

Thousands of Palestinian civilians trudged in a forlorn procession out of the north of Gaza on Wednesday seeking refuge from Israeli air strikes and fierce ground fighting between Israeli troops and Hamas militants, Reuters reports. The exodus took place in a four-hour window of opportunity announced by Israel, which has told residents to evacuate the […]Continue Reading

Israel says troops push into ‘heart of Gaza City’

November 8, 2023

Israel said on Tuesday its forces were pushing deep into Gaza City, where residents said tanks were positioned on the outskirts for a potential storming of Gaza’s urban heartland, Reuters reports. “For the first time in decades, IDF is fighting in the heart of Gaza City. At the heart of terrorism,” Major General Yaron Finkelman, […]Continue Reading

Arab world, US split on Gaza ceasefire as Israeli offensive presses on

November 6, 2023

The United States and its Arab allies appeared divided over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza to defeat Hamas, as Washington, alongside Israel, resisted pressure for an immediate ceasefire despite the rising death toll among Palestinian civilians, Reuters reports In a rare display of a public split, Arab foreign ministers at a press conference pushed US […]Continue Reading

Protesters mass outside Israeli PM Netanyahu’s house as anger grows

November 6, 2023

Police held back protesters outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, amid widespread anger at the failures that led to last month’s deadly attack by Hamas gunmen on communities around the Gaza Strip, Reuters reports. Waving blue and white Israeli flags and chanting “Jail now!”, a crowd in the hundreds pushed […]Continue Reading

Myanmar junta vows to hit back as rebels capture outposts, towns

November 5, 2023

Myanmar’s junta chief today vowed to strike back after an alliance of ethnic minority groups seized towns and blocked trade routes to China in the biggest coordinated offensive against the military since it seized power in a coup, Global New Light of Myanmar reports.      Fighting has raged for a week across a wide […]Continue Reading