New York City, Jan. 20, ’25 (NYPost/TNZ) Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners about seven hours after the first hostages held in Gaza for the past 15 months were freed. Large white buses carried the detainees out from Israel’s Ofer prison, which is just outside the West Bank city of Ramallah, as Palestinians in the streets […]
Doha/Cairo/Jerusalem, Jan. 14 ‘25 (Reuters/TNZ) Negotiators try to clinch an agreement on Tuesday on the final details of a ceasefire in Gaza after marathon talks in Qatar. Mediators and the warring sides both said a deal was closer than ever. However, after more than eight hours of talks, a senior Hamas official told Reuters […]
Israel’s foreign minister told Western allies including the UK and France that it expects them to attack Iran if it launch a retaliatory strike on Israeli territory. “If Iran attacks, we expect the coalition to join Israel not only in defence but also in attacking significant targets in Iran,” Foreign Minister, Israel Katz told his UK and French […]
Hamas, on Wednesday, confirmed that an Israeli strike killed its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. Reports say Haniyeh was attending the inauguration of Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian when the Israeli struck. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards also announced the death, saying Israeli strike “hit” Haniyeh’s residence in Tehran. “This morning, the residence of Ismail Haniyeh […]
Israeli tanks seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing, on Tuesday, as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and moved into the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remained on a knife’s edge. The foray came after hours of whiplash in the Israel-Hamas war. This is as Hamas group, on […]
Dozens of family members of hostages, held by Hamas, stormed a committee meeting in Israel’s parliament, on Monday, demanding a deal to win their loved ones’ release. This is coming as European Foreign Ministers joined growing international calls for Israel to negotiate the creation of a Palestinian state after the war. The developments showed the […]
Two bombs exploded, killing at least 103 people, on Wednesday, at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said. This is as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the deadliest militant […]
An explosion in Beirut, on Tuesday, killed Saleh Arouri, a top official of Hamas, the Palestinian fighters group, and three others, officials with Hamas and the Lebanese group Hezbollah said. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency said the blast killed four people and that an Israeli drone triggered the blast. Israeli officials declined to comment. If […]
Israel’s war with Hamas erupted again, on Friday, hitting buildings in the Gaza Strip, minutes after a weeklong truce expired. Palestinian Health authorities reported dozens of Palestinians killed. Israel dropped leaflets over Gaza City and southern parts of the enclave, urging civilians to flee to avoid the fighting. Hamas in Gaza also resumed firing rockets into […]
Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, raising the prospect of further exchanges of Hamas hostages for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel. Eleven Israeli women and children freed, entered Israel on Monday night after more than seven weeks in captivity in Gaza in the fourth swap. This is […]