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March 28, 2024 3:39 PM

Famine imminent in north Gaza: World Food Program

Famine is imminent in northern Gaza, said the World Food Program (WFP). Malnutrition among children is proceeding at a record pace, and one of three children below the age of two is now acutely malnourished or "wasted." Some 70 percent of the popul...

March 20, 2024 6:15 PM

Despite war, Israel ranks 5th in world happiness report

Despite five months of war with Hamas, Israel ranked fifth in the 2024 World Happiness Report, which was released on Wednesday. The annual report ranked the happiness of 143 countries based on life evaluation, positive emotions, and negative emotion...

March 19, 2024 9:37 AM

Netanyahu says Israel to press on with Rafah assault plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would keep on with the military campaign against Hamas in Gaza, where aid agencies say famine is looming, while ceasefire talks were set to resume. Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting that Isr...

March 15, 2024 5:18 PM

Hezbollah tells Iran it would fight alone in any war with Israel

With ally Hamas under attack in Gaza(re, the head of Iran's Quds Force visited Beirut in February to discuss the risk posed if Israel next aims at Lebanon's Hezbollah, an offensive that could severely hurt Tehran's main regional partner, seven sour...

March 15, 2024 1:37 PM

Hamas issues ceasefire proposal to mediators which includes exchanging hostages/prisoners

Hamas has presented a Gaza ceasefire proposal to mediators and the U.S. which includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences, according to a proposal. Hamas said the...

March 7, 2024 10:18 AM

Gaza ceasefire possible, US says; South Africa again asks World Court to intervene

The U.S. said on Wednesday that talks on a ceasefire and release of hostages in Gaza could still reach an agreement between Hamas and Israel as the enclave's humanitarian crisis prompted South Africa to ask the World Court for new emergency measure...

March 5, 2024 10:14 AM

UN team says sexual violence likely occurred during Hamas attack on Israel

A United Nations expert team released findings on Monday indicating "reasonable grounds to believe" incidents of sexual violence, including rape and gang rape, took place at multiple sites during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants. Led b...

March 4, 2024 9:05 AM

Israel opts out of Cairo talks on Gaza ceasefire and hostage release

Israel has decided not to send a delegation to Cairo for discussions regarding a ceasefire and the release of hostages from Gaza, CNN reported on Sunday, citing a senior Israeli official. The decision stems from Hamas' failure to respond to two key ...

February 27, 2024 2:57 PM

Biden says hopes for Gaza ceasefire soon as Hamas mulls draft truce proposal

Israel has agreed to halt its Gaza attacks for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, U.S. President Joe Biden said, adding that he hoped a temporary ceasefire will take hold next week as Hamas reviewed a truce deal that includes a prisoner-hostage swap. ...

February 22, 2024 12:14 PM

Israel intensifies bombardment in Gaza’s Rafah as death toll rises

Israel intensified its bombardment of Rafah in Gaza's south, resulting in over a dozen members of one family killed in an airstrike, as reported by residents. The Palestinian enclave's health ministry declared 29,313 deaths in the ongoing war. In Je...