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21 Oct 1949

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Israel's Prime Minister

A cloud of dust is seen as an Israeli army infantry fighting vehicle moves at a position along the border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Trump says Hamas doesn’t want Gaza deal: ‘I think they want to die’

The US and Israel say they are considering ‘alternative’ options to recover the remaining hostages after ceasefire talks collapse.

4 hours ago

Israel-Gaza war

Israel, US recall teams from Gaza talks; US accuses Hamas of lacking ‘good faith’

25 Jul 2025 - 9:34AM

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli official says Hamas submits ‘workable’ Gaza ceasefire proposal

24 Jul 2025 - 5:19PM

Israel-Gaza war

More than 100 aid groups warn ‘mass starvation’ spreading across Gaza

Humanitarian crisis deepens as aid workers themselves suffer acute food shortages amid Israel’s blockade.

23 Jul 2025 - 3:57PM

Palestinian child Yazan Abu Foul, aged 2, is cared for by his mother Naima, as he suffers from severe malnutrition. Photo: EPA

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli far-right leaders discuss ‘riviera’ plans for war-ravaged Gaza

As Palestinians face dire humanitarian conditions, a Knesset meeting discusses luxury resorts and Jewish settlement for Gaza.

23 Jul 2025 - 2:08PM

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza ‘horror show’: 21 children die from starvation, malnutrition

Hospital director reports grim toll as UN says over 1,000 killed seeking aid in recent weeks.

23 Jul 2025 - 10:38AM

Israel-Gaza war

WHO says Israeli military attacked staff residence and warehouse in Gaza

Facilities came under attack as Israel sent tanks into Gaza’s Deir al-Balah for the first time.

22 Jul 2025 - 2:18PM

Illumination flares launched by the Israeli army over Deir al-Balah in central Gaza on Monday. Photo: AP

Israel-Gaza war

25 Western nations condemn Israel over ‘inhumane killing’ of civilians in Gaza

Countries say suffering of Palestinians reaches new depths, but Israel says statement is ‘disconnected from reality’.

22 Jul 2025 - 4:22PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel military poised to assault last Gaza town as truce talks stall

Israel tells Palestinians to leave Deir al-Balah, an area previously untouched due to concerns about hostages.

21 Jul 2025 - 3:48PM

Israel-Gaza war

UN agency condemns ‘unacceptable’ Gaza violence after 93 killed seeking aid

UN World Food Programme said truck convoy ‘encountered massive crowds of hungry civilians which came under gunfire’ near Gaza City.

21 Jul 2025 - 12:14PM

Palestinians after carrying the bodies of those killed while trying to reach aid trucks entering northern Gaza. Photo: AP

Taiwan

Why Taiwan pledges to Israeli settlement project may mar its own global support

‘I don’t think Palestinians will be going there for medical services. I’m not buying it,’ NGO monitor says.

20 Jul 2025 - 1:31PMvideocam

Taiwan’s representative in Israel, Abby Lee, visits the Binyamin Regional Council in Samaria, on July 6. Taiwan’s donation will fund the Nanasi Medical Centre at Sha’ar Binyamin, north of Jerusalem. Photo: Handout

Israel-Gaza war

‘Food or death?’: witnesses describe Israeli troops firing at Gaza aid crowds

Witnesses allege Israeli troops opened indiscriminate fire, killing 32 Palestinians at Gaza aid sites as crowds risk deadly fire for food.

19 Jul 2025 - 11:08PM

Donald Trump

Trump says he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize, but not everyone agrees

Supporters of US president, who include some world leaders, cite his efforts in several war zones, while critics question his achievements.

21 Jul 2025 - 3:37PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Israel voices regret for deadly strike on Gaza church after Trump call

The US president called Netanyahu after having ‘not a positive reaction’ to the news, with the PM blaming a ‘stray’ round for the casualties.

18 Jul 2025 - 8:04AM

Archbishop Alexios stands in front of the bodies of Palestinian Christians Saad Salama and Foumia Ayyad, who were killed in an Israeli strike on the Holy Family Church. Photo: Reauters

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli strike on Gaza’s only Catholic church kills 2, cathedral official says

The Israeli Defence Forces said they are reviewing the incident and regret any damage, while Pope Leo said he was ‘deeply saddened’ by the attack.

17 Jul 2025 - 11:37PM

Worshippers walk outside after Christmas Eve mass at the Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family in Gaza City. The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem said an Israeli strike killed two people at the church. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Syria’s future tied to Israel peace deal as billions in investment set to arrive

Gulf Arab, Turkish and Western firms have pledged to invest in Syria to rebuild the war-torn country.

17 Jul 2025 - 5:33PM

Israel

Israel PM Netanyahu’s fate in the balance as another party quits government

A row over mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men has left the prime minister’s ruling coalition with a razor-thin majority.

17 Jul 2025 - 4:36AM

My Take

My Take | Is this the end of international law and law of war as we know it?

Through sanctions and intimidation, the United States and Israel are chipping away at their foundations and attacking their representatives.

16 Jul 2025 - 9:00PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) hands over a letter to US President Donald Trump at the White House on July 7. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

UN: 875 Palestinians killed in 6 weeks near Gaza aid sites

The UN has labelled the US-and-Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid model as ‘inherently unsafe’, while the foundation disputes the death toll figures.

15 Jul 2025 - 7:49PM

Israel

Israeli ultra-Orthodox party leaves government over conscription bill

United Torah Judaism to leave Knesset due to a dispute over failure to draft a bill to exempt yeshiva students from military service.

15 Jul 2025 - 7:52AM

Israel-Gaza war

Israel ‘willing to withdraw more troops’ from Gaza than previously offered

Under the proposal, Israel would reduce military presence to a 2-km-wide buffer zone along the Rafah border, The Times of Israel reported.

15 Jul 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

Israeli troops deploy by Israel’s border fence with Gaza. Photo: AFP / Getty Images / TNS

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water, IDF blames malfunction

8 Palestinians, most of them children, were killed. Israel said the missile had been intended to hit an Islamic Jihad militant in the area.

14 Jul 2025 - 3:21AMvideocam

A Palestinian boy inspects the site of an Israeli strike that killed Palestinians as they gathered to collect water from a distribution point in Nuseirat, central Gaza on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Nobel Prize

My Take | Degraded Nobel Peace Prize standards could mean Trump deserves one

The awarding of the world’s most prestigious prize has been twisted and perverted by politics and often has nothing to do with peace.

13 Jul 2025 - 9:34PM

Middle East

Iran open to US nuclear talks, but demands ‘assurance’ against further attacks

This demand follows last month’s Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear sites and a US strike, complicating negotiations and reaffirming Iran’s uranium enrichment plans.

12 Jul 2025 - 11:35PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Gaza truce talks hang in the balance as Israel and Hamas trade blame

Israel’s plan to keep troops in the enclave is a sticking point, but an Israeli official says the militants are trying to scuttle the deal.

13 Jul 2025 - 4:45AM

Israeli troops deployed by Israel’s border fence with the Gaza Strip on July 10 amid the ongoing war with the Palestinian militant movement Hamas. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas agrees to release 10 hostages in ‘difficult’ Gaza truce talks

The US has signalled its belief that an agreement for a 60-day ceasefire with Israel will be struck before the end of the week.

10 Jul 2025 - 2:21PM

Protesters demand the immediate release of all hostages held in Gaza at a rally near the US consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Monday. Photo: Reauters

Israel-Gaza war

Israel’s Netanyahu says he nominated Trump for Nobel Peace Prize

At White House dinner, Israeli prime minister praises Trump for promoting peace efforts in multiple regions.

8 Jul 2025 - 9:59AM

Israel-Iran conflict

‘They did try’: Iranian president says Israel attempted to assassinate him

Iran’s Pezeshkian tells Tucker Carlson about alleged attempt on his life, and blames Israel’s Netanyahu for ‘forever wars’ in Middle East.

8 Jul 2025 - 3:56PM

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