Gazans mourn 33 Palestinians killed in attack that Israel says targeted militant leader
(REUTERS): Dozens of relatives wept and recited verses from the Koran, Islam’s holy book, at a Gaza Strip hospital on Friday before burying some of the 33 Palestinians killed in an Israeli air strike on a post office where they had been sheltering. Medics said families displaced by the 14-month-old conflict had sought refuge
Israel kills at least 66 Palestinians in Gaza, strikes post office used as shelter
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Israeli forces advance in Khan Younis area of south Gaza, 47 killed across enclave
CAIRO, (Reuters): Israeli tanks pushed into northern parts of the Khan Younis area in the south of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and Palestinian medics said further Israeli airstrikes had killed at least 47 people across the enclave. Residents said tanks advanced one day after the Israeli military issued new evacuation orders,
Israeli strike kills 10 at Gaza school sheltering displaced families, medics say
An Israeli strike killed 10 Palestinians and wounded at least 20 others on Saturday at a school in Gaza City’s Shati refugee camp currently sheltering displaced families, medics said on Saturday. The UN-run Abu Assi school, where rescue operations are ongoing, may still have people trapped under the rubble, health
Iran backs Lebanon in ceasefire talks, seeks end to ‘problems’
(Reuters) – Iran backs any decision taken by Lebanon in talks to secure a ceasefire with Israel, a senior Iranian official said on Friday, signalling Tehran wants to see an end to a conflict that has dealt heavy blows to its Lebanese ally Hezbollah. Israel launched airstrikes in the Hezbollah-controlled
Malala Yousafzai renews call for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza
WEB DESK: Malala Yousafzai, the youngest Nobel laureate and advocate for girls’ education, has renewed her plea for an “immediate and lasting ceasefire” to halt the ongoing violence in Gaza. In impassioned posts on social media platforms including X (formerly Twitter and Instagram), the Pakistani activist condemned the dire conditions
Apple faces employee, shareholder backlash over donation policies linked to Israeli settlements
WEB DESK: In a notable display of dissent, both current and former employees as well as shareholders of tech giant Apple have signed an open letter urging the company to discontinue its practice of matching employee donations to organizations that contribute to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank
Japan excludes Israel from Nagasaki peace ceremony
WEB DESK: Mayor Shirō Suzuki of Nagasaki announced on Monday that he’s postponing Israel’s invitation to the annual peace ceremony marking the 1945 U.S. nuclear attack on the city. Notably Palestine’s envoy is invited, despite Japan not officially recognising Palestine as a state. Russia and Belarus, due to their respective
Israel defies International Court, continues Rafah bombing
WEB DESK: Despite the International Court of Justice’s order to halt military operations in the southern city of Gaza, Israel began bombing various areas in Gaza, including Rafah, the very next day. According to the Agency France Press (AFP), the International Court had ordered a ceasefire in Rafah on May
