Middle East

Israeli airstrikes across Gaza kill at least 404 Palestinians, breaking ceasefire with Hamas

Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, killing at least 404 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a ceasefire in place since January and threatened to fully reignite the 17-month-old war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the strikes after Hamas refused Israeli demands to change the ceasefire agreement. Officials ...

12:34 Et March 18, 2025

US piles pressure on Yemen's Houthis with new airstrikes

The United States carried out new airstrikes on Yemen on Monday, the Houthis' Al Masirah TV said, expanding the biggest U.S. military operation in the Middle East since President ...

12:31 Et March 17, 2025

Iran denies aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels after US strikes and threat from Trump

Iran on Sunday once again denied aiding Yemen’s Houthi rebels after the United States launched a wave of airstrikes against them and President Donald Trump warned that Tehran ...

12:01 Et March 16, 2025

Hamas says it will release a US-Israeli hostage and 4 bodies, but Israel expresses immediate doubt

Palestinian militant group Hamas said Friday that it has accepted a proposal from mediators to release one living American-Israeli hostage and the bodies of four dual nationals who ...

12:26 Et March 15, 2025

UN experts accuse Israel of genocidal acts and sexual violence in Gaza

Israel carried out "genocidal acts" against Palestinians by systematically destroying women's healthcare facilities during the conflict in Gaza, and used sexual violence as a war strategy, United Nations experts ...

12:17 Et March 13, 2025

Syria's Sharaa calls for peace as communal clashes continue

Syrian leader Ahmed Sharaa called for peace on Sunday after hundreds were killed in coastal areas in the worst communal violence since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. The ...

12:40 Et March 9, 2025

Israel is criticized after it bars Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept a new ceasefire proposal

 Israel faced sharp criticism as it stopped the entry of all food and other supplies into Gaza on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” for Hamas if a fragile ceasefire isn’t extended. Mediators Egypt ...

12:33 Et March 3, 2025

Israel cuts off Gaza aid to pressure Hamas to accept new ceasefire proposal

Israel stopped the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip on Sunday and warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas doesn’t accept a new proposal to ...

12:36 Et March 2, 2025

Hamas says there’s been ‘no progress’ on second ceasefire phase in indirect talks with Israel

The latest round of talks on the second phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has made no progress so far, and it was unclear whether the talks would resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said. The first phase of the ceasefire, which paused 15 months of fighting in the Gaza Strip, saw the release of 33 hostages, including ...

12:03 Et March 1, 2025

Tens of thousands of Palestinians seek shelter after Israeli assaults across the West Bank

 When Israeli snipers took positions in her neighborhood, Haleemeh Zawaydeh knew her family needed to leave quickly. As the snipers’ gunfire rang out, the 63-year-old matriarch said there ...

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