NEW YORK: US intelligence agencies believe that after 100 days of Israeli war on Gaza, Israel has fallen short so far of its goal of destroying Hamas, but leaves behind swaths of the enclave in ruins, according to The Wall Street Journal. Citing US officials who confirmed a classified evaluation, the report said that “Hamas […]
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UNITED NATIONS: Women and Children account for roughly 70 per cent of people slaughtered in Israel’s deadly attack on Gaza. With two mothers killed every hour over the past 100 days when the hostilities erupted a global champion for gender equality has, the report examines the gendered impact of the conflict, which has left more […]
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GAZA: During the 100 days of Hamas-Israel conflict 24,000 Palestinians lost their lives. Deadly violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and along Israel’s border with Lebanon as well as strikes by US forces and Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea have raised fears of an escalation beyond the Gaza Strip. The war, sparked by 7 […]
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HAGUE: Israel said Friday (12th of Jan, 2024) the genocide case at the UN top court against it was “profoundly distorted” and did not reflect the realities of the Gaza war. South Africa has “regrettably put before the court a profoundly distorted factual and legal picture,” said Tal Becker, a top lawyer for Israel at […]
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BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli command base Tuesday (9 Jan, 2024) in retaliation for the killings of one of its commanders and a Palestinian leader. Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily fire across the border since the Israel-Palestine war broke out on 7 October . Hezbollah said it had […]
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TEL AVIV: Antony Blinken was back in Israel Tuesday (9th Jan, 2024) on a regional tour aimed at stopping the war escalating across the Middle East. Intense bombing has been reported overnight in Khan Yunis and Rafah, the biggest cities in the south of the besieged Palestinian territory which are crowded with internally displaced people. […]
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