Tag: Gaza Strip

  • In Israel-Gaza war, images from past conflicts can ruin the picture

    In Israel-Gaza war, images from past conflicts can ruin the picture

    The UN chief Antnio Guterres has called on Israel to halt its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, saying, “There is no military solution to this crisis.” Guterres further said, “This constitutes a direct threat to peace and stability in the region.” He said the international community needed to do more to prevent the loss…

  • The voice memos stated that the phone and internet went out in Gaza for 34 hours

    The voice memos stated that the phone and internet went out in Gaza for 34 hours

    Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said that his country will not tolerate any attempt to undermine Israel’s sovereignty. The PM’s remarks came as Israel began its fourth day of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip amid protests by Palestinians in the Middle East. Israel launched its air offensive on Saturday in response to incendiary kites…

  • In the city of Jenin, Israeli strikes and raids leave Palestinians wary

    In the city of Jenin, Israeli strikes and raids leave Palestinians wary

    The Israeli military said it has carried out at least 300 airstrikes on the Hamas-led Gaza Strip during the past 24 hours. Among the targets was Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, the Israeli military added. This comes after Israel carried out an airstrike on Sunday that killed at least two Palestinians in…

  • The memories that feed distrust in the Middle East are Opinion

    The memories that feed distrust in the Middle East are Opinion

    US President Joe Biden, during a telephonic conversation with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, said that the country would “respond swift, decisive, and overwhelming” to Israel if it faced such a situation, a senior White House official said. Biden added that he urged Netanyahu to “take immediate steps to restore calm” in the Gaza Strip. Over…

  • Israel’s Failures on Hamas resulted in a Devastating Attack

    Israel’s Failures on Hamas resulted in a Devastating Attack

    Israel launched an offensive in the Gaza Strip on Saturday to stop Hamas from firing rockets into the country. An Israeli military spokesperson said that the operation will continue until “there is an end to the aggression”. Meanwhile, Hamas has fired over 12,000 rockets into Israel since the offensive began on Saturday, according to the…

  • The bomb that cut off Gaza from the world was 34 hours of fear

    The bomb that cut off Gaza from the world was 34 hours of fear

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has apologised for his country’s action in Gaza Strip and said that there will be no “small-scale” offensive against the Islamist group Hamas. Netanyahu made his remarks after the military said that it has expanded a ground incursion overnight, adding that Palestinian civilians in Gaza must move to the southern…

  • There are Israeli troops in Gaza

    There are Israeli troops in Gaza

    Hamas on Sunday said that it has launched a “large-scale” ground operation against Israel after the Israeli military launched an offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday. Hamas added that its fighters have opened fire on Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip. This comes as the Palestinian Red Crescent announced that it has received warnings…

  • There are Israeli troops in Gaza

    There are Israeli troops in Gaza

    Israeli troops entered the Gaza Strip for the first time on Friday after a three-week-long military offensive against Hamas, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamist group. Israel began its ground offensive on Wednesday in response to months of rockets fired from Gaza. The conflict began when Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip in…

  • It’s time to consider a cease-fire in Israel

    It’s time to consider a cease-fire in Israel

    Israel has launched an offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, saying that it aims to stop Hamas from attacking Israel’s population. Over 200 Palestinians have been killed and more than 1,000 others have been injured, the Health Ministry in Gaza said. The campaign is aimed to “protect the lives of innocent people in Israel”,…

  • There are troops in Gaza

    There are troops in Gaza

    Israel on Saturday said that it has widened its airstrikes in the Gaza Strip to attack “more than 1,000 terrorist targets”, adding that it is planning to “increase dramatically” the amount of assistance headed for the Palestinian territory from Egypt. The airstrikes come after a truce between Israel and Hamas ended a five-day conflict. At…

  • The primaries are shaping up over the Democratic Party’s stance on Israel

    The primaries are shaping up over the Democratic Party’s stance on Israel

    Israel’s military has said it will launch a military operation in the Gaza Strip “as soon as possible” in response to incessant rocket fire by the Palestinian militant group Hamas. It added it has received approval from the Israeli parliament to launch the operation. Earlier, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said that Hamas will “pay the…

  • Israel is expanding ground activities in Gaza as the internet continues to be down

    Israel is expanding ground activities in Gaza as the internet continues to be down

    Israel said on Friday that it had carried out “multiple airstrikes” on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, killing at least seven fighters. The airstrikes were launched after a series of rockets and mortar shells were fired into Israel from Gaza, it added. The Gaza Strip has been under Palestinian control since June 2018 when…

  • Gazans are trying to obtain food and water while Hamas is sitting on a lot of supplies

    Gazans are trying to obtain food and water while Hamas is sitting on a lot of supplies

    Over 70 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip in the last week, but none of them have delivered fuel because Israel blocked it because it could be used by Hamas. The blockade imposed by Israel has caused a shortage in Gaza more than two weeks since an attack by a terrorist group.

  • Iran’s foreign minister is saying that armed groups are ready for action

    Iran’s foreign minister is saying that armed groups are ready for action

    Hamas, the militant group that governs the Gaza Strip, has said that its fighters staged attacks in Israel to raise pressure on Israel. “Israel doesn’t want to negotiate with Hamas. We don’t want to negotiate with them,” Hamas added. Over 700 people have been killed in airstrikes by Israel since the conflict began on October…

  • The war between Israel and Hamas has killed at least 24 journalists

    The war between Israel and Hamas has killed at least 24 journalists

    A Palestinian journalist, Roshdi Murtaja, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza on Monday, his company Ain Media said. He was killed five years after the killing of Ain Media’s other co-founder Yaser Murtaja by Israeli forces at the border of the Gaza Strip, the company added. At least 20 journalists have been killed by…

  • The family is fighting to survive as bombs fall

    The family is fighting to survive as bombs fall

    Israel freed an 85-year-old woman it held hostage for 17 days in the Gaza Strip after she was beaten by Palestinian militants who took her away on a motorcycle. Israel had said it released the woman “in the interest of humanity”. Hamas said the release was an “act of martyrdom” by the militants and that…

  • The Palestinian Republic of fear and misinformation is an opinion

    The Palestinian Republic of fear and misinformation is an opinion

    The Israeli military said that it will carry out an operation against “armed Hamas terrorists” in the Gaza Strip if there’s “the slightest possibility” of escalation. However, the military also said that the operation was being carried out in a “self-defence” manner. Israel had recently launched an offensive in Gaza to stop militant groups from…

  • There are still questions about the blast at Al Ahli Arab Hospital

    There are still questions about the blast at Al Ahli Arab Hospital

    Israeli aircraft carried out at least six airstrikes on Hamas positions in Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Israeli military said. The airstrikes came a day after rockets were fired by Palestinian militants at the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, killing at least 15 people and injuring over 100 others. Israel said it was…

  • The Hamas kidnapping was a nightmare that we couldn’t have imagined

    The Hamas kidnapping was a nightmare that we couldn’t have imagined

    As many as 5,087 Palestinians have died since Israel launched its airstrike on October 7 in Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. Meanwhile, 57 truckloads of food, water and medical supplies have entered Gaza over the past three days, a “drop in the ocean”, according to the UN refugee agency. There are still…

  • The price of a ride South is not accessible to many people in Northern Gaza

    The price of a ride South is not accessible to many people in Northern Gaza

    Israelis and Palestinians who have fled their homes after the Gaza Strip conflict have been told that they will not be treated as armed members of Palestinian militant groups. Israel’s military said those who have not left their homes will not be considered armed Members of armed Palestinian groups, it added. At least 26 people…

  • More Missile Defense systems will be sent to the Middle East

    More Missile Defense systems will be sent to the Middle East

    Iran and its allies have increased their rhetoric against the US and Israel in the past couple of weeks, threatening to open a new front in the war. The US has sent more military supplies to Israel as it prepares for a possible ground invasion of the Gaza Strip, which Hamas launched in October, killing…

  • The New York Times states that we should not kill children to protect others in the Israel-Gaza war

    The New York Times states that we should not kill children to protect others in the Israel-Gaza war

    Israeli warplanes carried on with their offensive in Gaza Strip on Saturday even after the release of two American hostages. Israel allowed 20 trucks of humanitarian aid to reach Gaza on Saturday, but it has continued to carry on with its offensive. According to a UN official, over 1,400 people have been killed since the…

  • Israel is bombing the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

    Israel is bombing the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

    Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 19 Palestinians, including the deputy head of Hamas’ military wing, in the Gaza Strip, health officials said on Sunday. The strikes were carried out in the last 24 hours, adding that over 450 people have died in the conflict so far. Israel claims to have killed over 1,700 Palestinians…

  • How two American hostages were freed from Gaza

    How two American hostages were freed from Gaza

    Twenty trucks carrying medicine, medical supplies and food crossed into Gaza Strip on Saturday from Egypt, marking the first humanitarian aid to arrive in the territory since Israeli bombardment campaign began two weeks ago. The US has sent more military supplies to Israel as it prepares for a possible ground invasion of the Gaza Strip.

  • The problem with Hamas is they don’t haveSuicide Drones

    The problem with Hamas is they don’t haveSuicide Drones

    The US has sent more missile defence systems to the Middle Eastern region in response to “escalations” from Iran and its allies, who have threatened a wider war in the region. This comes after Israel launched an offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. Earlier, US President Barack Obama had warned Iran against…