Israel hints at end of bombardment in northern Gaza

Israel’s military has signalled it is ready to end bombardment in northern Gaza, media reports said. The claim from the military spokesperson that Israel has nullified the Palestinian armed group in the north of the enclave, extends the signs that it plans to shift to a more precise campaign, reported Al Jazeera. The spokesperson was […]

IDF says it discovered explosive devices in a children’s playground in Gaza

Israel Defense Forces on Sunday (December 31, 2023) said its soldiers discovered explosive devices in a children’s playground connected to a kindergarten on the outskirts of the Shati refugee camp in northern Gaza. IDF shared a video of the explosives on X. IDF said the explosive had been neutralized. “Their terror knows no bounds—Hamas planted […]

Israeli airstrikes kill 70 people in Gaza, claims Hamas

The Hamas-run health ministry on Monday (December 25, 2023) said at least 70 people have been killed in an Israeli attack at the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza. The ministry alleged that the attack took place on Sunday (December 24, 2023). A video posted by the Palestinian Red Crescent shows several wounded people from […]

Israel-Palestine crisis: IDF finds ‘biggest’ Hamas tunnel in Gaza Strip

The Israeli Defence Force (IDF) on Sunday (December 17, 2023) said it has discovered the ‘biggest’ Hamas tunnel in the Gaza stripe which is located close to the Erez Crossing. IDF said the crossing is used by Gazans daily to enter Israel for work and medical treatment in Israeli hospitals. “This massive tunnel system branches […]

Hamas will not negotiate issue of releasing hostages until Israel stops Gaza operation

Hamas on Saturday (December 16, 2023) said that it would not negotiate a hostage exchange until Israel ended its military operation in the Gaza Strip. “The Hamas movement reiterates its position not to conduct any negotiations on the exchange of prisoners until the military operation against our people finally ends,” the Palestine group said in […]

Israel-Palestine conflict: IDF ‘mistakenly’ kills three hostages in Gaza

The Israel Defence Forces on Friday (December 15, 2023) said it ‘mistakenly’ killed three hostages during its campaign in Gaza. IDF said they were misidentified as a ‘threat’. “During combat in Shejaiya, the IDF mistakenly identified 3 Israeli hostages as a threat and as a result, fired toward them and the hostages were killed,” the […]

Israel-Hamas Conflict: Gaza hospital capacity decimated, says WHO

The last barely functioning hospital in northern Gaza is a “humanitarian disaster zone”, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday (December 12, 2023), highlighting the disastrous consequences of ongoing Israeli bombardment for critically ill and injured civilians across the enclave. Briefing reporters from Gaza, Richard Peeperkorn, WHO’s representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, […]

Israel-Hamas conflict: UN General Assembly votes to demand immediate ceasefire in Gaza  

The UN General Assembly met on Tuesday (December 12, 2023) afternoon in Emergency Special Session on the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict and as the ongoing crisis in Gaza shows no signs of abating.   Member States adopted a resolution, demanding an “immediate humanitarian ceasefire”, the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and well as “ensuring […]

I will not give up: UN chief Antonio Guterres vows to pursue ceasefire in Gaza

The UN Secretary-General on Sunday pledged that he would “not give up” on appealing for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, adding that inaction on the Security Council was undermining its credibility. “The preeminent forum for the peaceful resolution of international disputes is paralysed by geostrategic divisions”, António Guterres told the Doha Forum taking place in […]

Nearly a million children displaced in Gaza, says UN

War-ravaged Gaza has been described as the worst place for children in the world currently as UN warned a full-blown collapse. Women and children are bearing the brunt in terms of deaths and injuries as Israeli troops battle Palestinian militants across the enclave, with nowhere safe to go, and aid distribution stymied by war, insufficient […]