Hamas-Israel conflict

Summary

The death toll has exceeded 40,000 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct 7, 2023.

03:50 2024-02-16

Palestine sees full UN membership as path to two-state solution

Damaged houses lie in ruin in northern Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel on Feb 15. [Photo/Agencies]

RAMALLAH -- Palestine said on Thursday that obtaining its full UN membership is the right path to the two-state solution for resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

21:42 2024-02-15

Gaza crisis complicates Yemen situation: UN special envoy

People carry Yemeni and Palestinian flags as they take part in a march in solidarity with the Palestinians in Sanaa, Yemen, Jan 19, 2024. [Photo/Agencies]

19:06 2024-02-15

Israeli forces storm Nasser Hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis

A woman rests next to a damaged building, as Palestinians arrive in Rafah after they were evacuated from Nasser hospital in Khan Younis due to the Israeli ground operation, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb 15, 2024. [Photo/Agencies]

02:45 2024-02-15

Israel says no new proposal from Hamas at Cairo meeting

Smoke rises during an Israeli ground operation in Khan Younis, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from a tent camp sheltering displaced Palestinians in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip on Feb 14. [Photo/Agencies]

09:22 2024-02-14

UN relief chief warns Israeli military operations in Rafah could lead to slaughter

People leave their home after Israeli bombings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, on Feb 13, 2024. On Tuesday, the Hamas-run Health Ministry announced that the Israeli military killed 133 Palestinians and wounded 162 others in the Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of deaths to 28,473 and injuries to 68,146 in the Palestinian enclave since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on Oct 7, 2023, the ministry said in a press statement. [Photo/Xinhua]

GENEVA -- Military operations in Rafah could lead to a slaughter in Gaza and put a fragile humanitarian operation at death's door, UN Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths warned Tuesday.

03:40 2024-02-14

Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo 'positive' -- Egyptian media

CAIRO -- The negotiations on a ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip, which are ongoing in the Egyptian capital Cairo, are "positive," Egyptian media reported on Tuesday.

15:13 2024-02-13

Chinese FM spokesperson's remarks on Israeli large-scale airstrikes in Gaza's Rafah

Palestinians check the rubble of buildings damaged by Israeli airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, Feb 12, 2024. [Photo/Xinhua]

BEIJING -- China called on Israel to stop military operations as soon as possible and prevent a more devastating humanitarian disaster in Gaza's Rafah, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

13:03 2024-02-13

Tensions escalated in Gaza as Israel raided Rafah

JERUSALEM -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) raided Rafah City early Monday morning and rescued two Israeli hostages being held in Gaza. The raids have killed more than 100 people and injured hundreds more, according to the Gaza-based Health Ministry.

11:32 2024-02-12

Israel frees 2 hostages while killing over 100 in Gaza's Rafah: media

A bird flies near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen from Israel, February 11, 2024. [Photo/Agencies]

02:12 2024-02-12

2 hostages killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza: Hamas

Smoke rises from Gaza during sunset, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from the border with Israel on Feb 11. [Photo/Agencies]

14:26 2024-02-11

At least 25 killed in Israeli bombing on southern Gaza

A Palestinian boy stands at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb 10, 2024. [Photo/Agencies]

GAZA - At least 25 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombing of a house in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah on Sunday, according to the official Palestinian news agency WAFA.

02:51 2024-02-10

Egypt says opens Rafah crossing since "1st moment" of Gaza conflict

A man pushes a trolley with luggage as he crosses from Gaza to Egypt, at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, February 1, 2024. [REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany]

04:57 2024-02-08

Egypt to host new round of negotiations on Gaza ceasefire

The sun sets as smoke rises from Gaza as seen from Sderot, Israel on Feb 7. [Photo/Agencies]

CAIRO -- A new round of negotiations on reaching a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip will kick off in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Thursday, according to Egyptian media outlets.

02:18 2024-02-08

Israel's Netanyahu rejects Hamas's offer for truce in Gaza

This file photo taken on Nov 26 shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visiting Gaza Strip during a temporary truce between Hamas and Israel. [Photo/Agencies]

JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected Hamas's proposal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday.

01:05 2024-02-08

Blinken voices hope for ceasefire deal between Israel, Hamas

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas shake hands during their meeting in the West Bank town of Ramallah on Wednesday. [Photo/Agencies]

00:34 2024-02-06

Death toll of Palestinians in Gaza rises to 27,478: ministry

Smoke rises over southern Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from Israel on Feb 5, 2024. [Photo/Agencies]

09:44 2024-02-05

Abbas urges UN to stop Israeli attacks on Palestinians

RAMALLAH -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday urged UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to step up international efforts to stop the ongoing Israeli "aggression" against the Palestinian people.

Abbas made the remarks during his meeting at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah with the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA.

18:50 2024-02-04

Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 27,365: ministry

Smoke rises during an Israeli ground operation in Khan Younis as seen from Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, Jan 22, 2024. [Photo/Agencies]

GAZA - The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has risen to 27,365, while 66,630 others were wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said Sunday.

09:03 2024-02-03

Over 100,000 Gazans injured, missing or dead, WHO says

FILE PHOTO: A displaced Palestinian child looks on while sheltering in a UNRWA school, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip February 1, 2024. [Photo/Agencies]

07:23 2024-02-03

Biden in Michigan as anger over Gaza grows

Demonstrators march during a visit by US President Joe Biden in Warren, Michigan, on Thursday, calling for an end to the conflict in Gaza. PAUL SANCYA/AP

HARPER WOODS, Michigan — US President Joe Biden campaigned on Thursday in the crucial swing state of Michigan, where growing anger among the public at his pro-Israel policies threatens to cut into already tight margins of support.

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