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November 8, 2023 3:12 PM

Israel says kills top Hamas weapons manufacturer as it targets Gaza tunnel network

Air strikes on the Gaza Strip killed a top Hamas weapons maker and several fighters, the Israeli military said on Wednesday, as its air and ground offensive targeted the militants' vast tunnel network beneath the besieged Palestinian enclave. Gaza ...

November 8, 2023 11:29 AM

Saudi Arabia says will host Arab and Islamic summits to discuss Gaza conflict

Saudi Arabia will host summits of Arab and Islamic nations in coming days to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Saudi Arabia's investment minister said on Wednesday. "We will see, this week, in the next few days Saudi Arabia convening an emer...

November 7, 2023 4:15 PM

UN rights chief travels to Middle East amid Gaza escalation

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, began a five-day visit to the Middle East on Tuesday to engage with government officials and civil society on the human rights violations taking place amid Israel's escalation in Gaz...

November 7, 2023 1:43 PM

UN urges expanded aid to Gaza to avoid exacerbated humanitarian disaster

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) on Monday called for an expansion of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip once again to prevent an even larger humanitarian disaster amidst the escalating Israel...

November 7, 2023 1:43 PM

Israel-Hamas conflict to dominate Tokyo summit of G7

The conflict between Israel and Hamas is set to take center stage when the G7 foreign ministers gather for a two-day meeting in Tokyo this week. The top diplomats will hold talks Tuesday and Wednesday, as Japan, which holds this year's G7 presidency...

November 7, 2023 10:44 AM

Israel says it is open to Gaza fighting pauses for aid, hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would consider "tactical little pauses" in fighting to facilitate the entry of aid or the exit of hostages from the Gaza Strip, but again rejected calls for a ceasefire despite international press...

November 7, 2023 9:37 AM

How Hamas aims to trap Israel in Gaza quagmire

Hamas has prepared for a long, drawn-out war in the Gaza Strip and believes it can hold up Israel's advance long enough to force its arch enemy to agree to a ceasefire, two sources close to the organization's leadership said. Hamas, which rules Gaza...

November 6, 2023 2:24 PM

Israeli strikes on Gaza intensify, pressure mounts over civilian casualties

Israeli fighter jets struck 450 Hamas targets in Gaza and troops seized a militant compound in the past 24 hours, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday, while the Palestinian enclave's health ministry said the air strikes killed dozens of people...

November 4, 2023 4:48 PM

Blinken to hear call for Gaza ceasefire from regional ministers in Jordan

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hear demands for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza when he meets Middle East foreign ministers in Jordan on Saturday, Jordan's foreign ministry said. Saudi, Qatari, Emirati, Egyptian and Jordanian foreign min...

November 4, 2023 1:33 PM

Death toll in Palestine-Israel conflict exceeds 10,800

The current round of Palestine-Israel conflict has claimed the lives of more than10,800 people on both sides, at least 9,200 Palestinians and 1,400 Israelis, as of Friday, according to Palestinian and Israeli sources. The Gaza-based health authority...