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Middle East crisis: Hamas releases video of 19-year-old Israeli hostage, family says 'heart torn to pieces'

Jan 06, 2025, at 02:51 pm

Hamas group has released a video of an Israeli hostage who has been in the captivity of the Palestinian group for more than one year since the October 7 attack was carried out on the Jewish nation, triggering a conflict in the region.

Palestine-Israel conflict: Indian UN staffer killed in Rafah, Antonio Guterres calls for full investigation

May 14, 2024, at 06:00 pm

An Indian national, who was working with the United Nations, was killed in Gaza when the vehicle in which he was travelling, came under attack in Rafah as the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas has intensified over the past few weeks, media reports said.

US President Joe Biden gives strong message to Benjamin Netanyahu, asks Israel to ensure immediate ceasefire

Apr 05, 2024, at 08:35 pm

Giving a strong response to Israel, US President Joe Biden on Thursday asked PM Benjamin Netanyahu that an immediate ceasefire is essential to stabilise and improve the humanitarian situation and protect innocent civilians in Gaza.

Joe Biden interacts with PM Netanyahu, voices 'deep concern' over Israel's possible Rafah operation

Mar 19, 2024, at 07:57 pm

US President Joe Biden had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday (Match 18, 2024), when he expressed 'deep concern' over Israel's possible ground operation in Rafah.

Hostage release will not take place before Friday, says top Israeli official

Nov 23, 2023, at 05:12 pm

A top official of PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said the release of the first group of 50 Israeli abductees as a part of the hostage deal would take place on Friday (November 24, 2023) and not on Thursday (November 23, 2023) as was previously thought.

Israel-Palestine conflict: IDF releases video claiming Hamas using mosque for storing weapons in Gaza

Nov 22, 2023, at 04:08 pm

The Israel Defense Forces has released a video where it claimed Hamas members used a mosque in Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood for storing weapons.

Israel-Palestine conflict: Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital

Nov 19, 2023, at 06:16 pm

Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts in Gaza, UN agencies said on Saturday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) led a "very high risk" mission to Al-Shifa Hospital amid reports of fresh attacks on UN schools and rising needs among more than 1.5 million displaced Palestinians in the continuing Israel-Palestine crisis.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says everyone wants to end conflict in Gaza Strip as soon as possible

Nov 08, 2023, at 10:42 pm

Everyone wants to end the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip as soon as possible, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday.

Israel-Palestine crisis: Humanitarians say ‘enough is enough’

Nov 07, 2023, at 02:34 pm

With the deepening Israel-Palestine crisis about to enter its second month, a dozen UN agencies have reiterated urgent appeals for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to allow more lifesaving aid into Gaza.

Israel-Hamas crisis: IDF launches widespread strikes in Gaza

Nov 06, 2023, at 04:35 pm

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said it carried out expansive airstrikes in Gaza on Sunday (November 5, 2023) while ground troops completed their encirclement of Gaza City, ensuring that the enclave is sliced in two halves, media reports said.

Israel-Palestine crisis: Gaza’s north cut off from aid; death toll rising

Nov 03, 2023, at 09:06 pm

The number of people killed in Gaza is nearing the 9,000 mark amid mounting concerns over the aftermath of Israeli airstrikes on a densely-populated refugee camp near Gaza City, while a key hospital has stopped operations and UN humanitarians are unable to deliver aid to the north as the ground war intensifies.

Israel-Palestine conflict: Gaza facing fuel shortage, healthcare crisis

Oct 25, 2023, at 02:51 pm

On day 17 of the Gaza-Israel crisis, UN humanitarians on Tuesday (October 24, 2023) pleaded for desperately needed fuel deliveries and other relief items to prevent the already dire situation in the enclave from worsening further.

Israel-Hamas conflict: Six UN refugee agency workers died in Gaza in past 24 hours

Oct 24, 2023, at 05:16 pm

Six UN’s Palestinian refugee agency workers were killed in the past 24 hours in Gaza amid the ongoing conflict between the Hamas group and Israel.

Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF says top Hamas commander Bilal al Qadr killed

Oct 16, 2023, at 01:47 am

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday said top Hamas commander Bilal al Qadr has been killed.

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