US secretary of state has made at least five trips to the region since war on Gaza began. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East – for his fifth visit since Israel began its war on Gaza. His previous trips did not bring any respite for Palestinians under bombardment. So, … Read more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is visiting the Middle East as the United States seeks to avoid escalation in the region, prioritizing the prevention of a wider war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, The Washington Post reported. Nearly 90 percent of Gaza’s population has been forcibly displaced in three months of war, … Read more
Six people have been killed in an Israeli air raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian Health Ministry says. Here’s how things stand on Sunday, January 7, 2024: Latest updates: An Israeli air attack killed at least six people in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said, with … Read more
Mass protests have taken place around Israel, with demonstrators calling for the return of Israeli captives held in Gaza, the removal of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s government and an end to the war in Gaza. Several thousand supporters, friends and families of the Israeli captives taken by Hamas on October 7 rallied in Tel Aviv’s “Hostage … Read more
Hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators blocked access to a bridge near the British parliament on Saturday, calling for a ceasefire in Gaza in an act of civil disobedience. London, like other Western cities, has seen regular and sometimes large demonstrations calling for an end to Israel’s bombardment of the besieged strip. Police clashed with the protesters, … Read more
The Israeli military said its forces launched air, land and sea attacks on more than 100 targets across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, as regional tensions surge. The health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory said that 125 people were killed and 318 injured in a 24-hour period. An Israeli strike flattened … Read more
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has activated a new phase of the war against Palestinian militant group Hamas. Five brigades — consisting of several thousand troops — are withdrawing from the Gaza Strip in the coming weeks. Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israel’s prime minister’s office, said the reductions are vital to … Read more
Israel says it will withdraw some troops from the besieged Gaza Strip. Israel has announced it will pull out some of its forces from Gaza, more than two months after it launched a ground invasion of the besieged Palestinian territory, a step that could potentially lead to a new phase in its war against Hamas. … Read more
Heavy Russian missile and drone strikes on Kyiv and the northeastern city of Kharkiv killed at least five people, wounded dozens and caused widespread damage on Tuesday, Ukrainian officials said. Four civilians were killed and 92 others were injured in the capital of Kyiv, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on his Telegram channel, as Kinzhal … Read more
As the war enters its 678th day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Fighting Russian President Vladimir Putin promised to intensify strikes on Ukraine after the death toll rose to 25 in Saturday’s unprecedented raid on the Russian city of Belgorod, not far from the border. Moscow … Read more