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On October 7, 2023, armed Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza, firing thousands of rockets and breaking through the Gaza-Israel barrier. At least 1,200 Israelis were killed in the attacks, which included an assault on a music festival, and hundreds more civilians and soldiers were taken hostage. In response, the Israeli government declared war on Hamas. The resulting barrage of artillery on Gaza and a subsequent blockade of aid caused the deaths of thousands of Palestinians and led to an international outcry.
Three more European countries have recognised a Palestinian state in a symbolic move to be applauded if it helps end the bloodshed.
Some of the most respected publications in Britain and America have resorted to obscure legal grammar such as the use of commas to justify killing children ‘legally’ in Palestine.
London warns Beijing is planning ‘lethal aid’ for Russia in the Ukraine war, but says it has no idea how many weapons it has sold to Israel.
In applying for arrest warrants for top leaders of Israel and Hamas, Karim Khan of the International Criminal Court has stood up for global justice and international law against the manipulated so-called rules-based order.
The fateful relationship between America and Israel is not only a threat to stability in the Middle East, but also the rest of the world.
- Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant proposes a post-war scenario for the Gaza Strip
- Iran-backed Hamas, which is sworn to Israel’s destruction, has ruled Gaza since 2007
The Islamic island nation will impose a ban on all Israeli passports, said the office of the president, announcing a national fundraising campaign in ‘solidarity with Palestine’.
Pressure is growing on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following US President Joe Biden’s proposal for an end to the war in Gaza.
Tehran’s foreign ministry called the accusations of recruiting criminals ‘baseless and spiteful’ on Sunday, as it summoned Sweden’s temporary charge d’affaires.
‘This was an Israeli proposal. We have every expectation that if Hamas agrees to the proposal then Israel would say yes.’
With a net worth of US$450 million, Hollywood mogul Emanuel has lots of clout in showbiz, but what did he have to say about Benjamin Netanyahu?
The US president said the three-phase proposal, which includes the release of hostages, was the best way to begin winding down the deadly conflict in Gaza.
The military said on Friday that its troops in central Rafah had uncovered Hamas rocket launchers and tunnels and dismantled a weapons storage city.
Both sides also call for an ‘early ceasefire’ in Gaza where Palestinians have been ‘detained and abused’.
Defence experts reviewed debris images from an Israeli air strike that ignited a deadly fire in a camp for displaced Palestinians. They said the bombs used were likely US-made.
Readers discuss the opposition in Malaysia to the government’s airport deal, China’s cautious attitude towards Russia’s pipeline project, the location of HKU’s new innovation centre, and potential water wastage in Wong Nai Chung.
The United States and Britain have carried out air strikes on several sites in Yemen in what they said was a bid to degrade Houthi rebels’ ability to conduct attacks on maritime shipping.
An image shared by millions in response to an Israeli strike that killed dozens of civilians represents a new form of AI-generated activist imagery.
The move increases pressure on PM Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces rising public discontent and international criticism amid the war in Gaza.
A 2005 agreement between Israel and Egypt established the corridor as a buffer zone, as part of Israel’s unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip that year.
Israel said its forces had taken over the 14-kilometre Philadelphi corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border, which it suspects was used for weapons smuggling.
Hamas is unlikely to be defeated before the end of the year, Israeli national security adviser Tzachi Hanegbi says.
Israel’s army said it took control of the Philadelphi Corridor as the ground offensive against Hamas in the border city of Rafah intensified.
President Xi Jinping’s call to Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi comes as the pair meet in Beijing, with the Chinese leader also pledging greater cooperation on trade and investment, global affairs and new energy.
Israeli tanks mounted raids across Rafah in defiance of the World Court for a second day on Wednesday.
The US presidential hopeful was photographed writing the message as she toured sites near Israel’s northern border with Lebanon.
Despite global outrage over the attack in which 45 people were killed, the White House insisted that it did not believe Israel had launched the major operation that Biden has warned against.
A tent city designated as a civilian evacuation zone was struck, local health authorities said, as Israeli tanks advanced to the heart of Rafah for the first time.
The strike caused widespread outrage, including from some of Israel’s closest allies. PM Benjamin Netanyahu said it was the result of a “tragic mishap”.
Israeli tanks advanced to the centre of Rafah for the first time, witnesses said, three weeks into a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city that has stirred global condemnation.
The three European countries believe their initiative has strong symbolic impact, which is likely to encourage others to follow suit.
Egypt’s military said that a border guard was killed in a shooting in the Rafah border area with Gaza, where Israeli forces are deployed.
