ON THE NIGHT of September 15th the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) launched its long-expected attack on Gaza city. “Israel is at a decisive moment,” said Binyamin Netanyahu, its prime minister, the next morning. Under the cover of air strikes and artillery fire, two divisions moved towards the city’s central neighbourhoods. Two more are being held…
An independent panel of experts commissioned by the United Nations Human Rights Council has concluded “on reasonable grounds that the Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces have committed and are continuing to commit” acts of genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. In its report published Tuesday, the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the occupied Palestinian…
Published on: Sept 17, 2025 03:25 am IST US President Donald Trump warned Hamas against using hostages as ‘human shields’, and said they will be in ‘big trouble’ if the group does any such thing. Tens of thousands of Palestinians attempted to flee northern Gaza as Israel began its ground operation in Gaza City, with…
US President Donald Trump urged Israel to be “very careful” in its actions concerning Qatar, highlighting the Gulf nation’s role as a key ally of the United States.Speaking to reporters at Morristown Airport, Trump was asked whether he had a message for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following last week’s airstrikes on Hamas leaders in…
“While Hamas calls the residents of Gaza City NOT to move south, its operatives fear for their own lives and are seeking to leave the Gaza Strip,” COGAT wrote. Hamas officials have been attempting to flee the Gaza Strip as the group simultaneously calls on residents to remain and serve as human shields for the…
JERUSALEM (AP) — When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered this week’s attempted assassination of Hamas leaders in Qatar, he took a major gamble in his campaign to pound the group into submission. With signs growing that the mission failed, that gamble appears to have backfired. Netanyahu had hoped to kill Hamas’ senior exiled leaders to…
Egypt is also planning to restructure its security communications with Israel following the attack. Egypt has decided to reduce coordination with Israel until further notice, following Israel’s strike targeting senior Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, Saudi outlet Al Arabiya reported Friday, citing sources. Egypt is also planning to restructure its security communications with…
Sept. 12 (UPI) — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel and the United Kingdom to address security matters in Gaza and globally from Saturday through Thursday. Rubio first will travel to Israel, where he plans to discuss the Israel-Hamas war and security in the Middle East while affirming the United States’ “commitment…
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly voted to endorse a declaration outlining “tangible, timebound, and irreversible steps” towards a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians ahead of a meeting of world leaders. The seven-page declaration is the result of an international conference at the U.N. in July –…
Secretary of State Marco Rubio will depart Saturday for Israel and the United Kingdom on a trip framed by U.S. unease with Israel’s recent escalation in Gaza and a regional backlash against its strike in Doha. In a State Department press note, deputy spokesperson Tommy Pigott said Rubio will use the visit to “convey America’s…