LOD, Israel (AP) — Protesters in Israel on Tuesday torched tires, blocked highways and clamored for a ceasefire that would free hostages still in Gaza, as Israeli leaders pressed ahead with plans for an offensive which they argue is needed to crush Hamas. The disruption came as Palestinians in Gaza braced for the expanded offensive…
By Nidal al-Mughrabi CAIRO (Reuters) -More Palestinian families left Gaza City on Tuesday after a night of Israeli shelling on its outskirts, as Israelis launched a day of nationwide protests calling for hostages to be released and the war in Gaza to end. Residents said Israeli aerial and tank shelling continued throughout the night and…
Liberman said that “time after time,” Netanyahu prevented targeted strikes against Hamas leaders, which he claimed eventually led to his departure from the government. “For years, Netanyahu nurtured Hamas, and today, we are all paying the price,” said Yisrael Beytenu party leader Avigdor Liberman in a post on X/Twitter on Friday morning. Liberman noted in…
Gaza City and the surrounding territory are officially suffering from famine, a global group of experts announced on Friday, nearly two years into an unrelenting war in which Israel has blocked most food and other aid from entering the Gaza Strip. The group, which the United Nations and aid agencies rely on to monitor and…
new video loaded: Gazans Optimistic After Hamas Accepts New Cease-Fire Deal By Meg Felling•August 19, 2025 Palestinians in Khan Younis, Gaza, expressed hope that Israel would accept a cease-fire deal put forward by Egypt and Qatar, which would include the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. Recent episodes in Gaza Conflict Show more videos…
CAIRO (Reuters) -Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Sunday that Israel’s plan to relocate residents from Gaza City constitutes a “new wave of genocide and displacement” for hundreds of thousands of residents in the area. The group said the planned deployment of tents and other shelter equipment by Israel into southern Gaza was a “blatant…
“The Prime Minister’s Office clarifies that Israel will agree to a deal on condition that all the hostages are released in one go,” the statement read. Amid renewed reports of Hamas flexibility on a phased ceasefire-hostage agreement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office declared that Israel will only accept a comprehensive deal that secures the release…
It was born as the Islamic Resistance Movement. It is more usually known by its Arabic acronym, Hamas. But talks taking place in Cairo could determine whether the Palestinian militants drop the middle word, abandon their 22-month war in Gaza against Israel and reinvent themselves as a political party. PREMIUM Photograph: AFP On August 12th…
The lawsuit accuses ICC Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan of turning the court into “a branch office of the terrorist organization,” Hamas. The families of three hostages currently being held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas – Avinatan Or, Eitan Mor, and Omri Miran, filed a lawsuit for NIS 20 million against International Criminal Court Chief…
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will be “allowed” to exit as Israel plans a takeover of the region’s main city, Gaza, which houses around half of the region’s population, reported Reuters. Palestinians queue to fill up on drinking water in the sweltering heat in the Mawasi area…