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 […]
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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 […]
Indian Parliament attack: Mastermind Lalit Jha surrenders to Delhi Police; four accused face terrorism charges
Lalit Jha, the alleged mastermind behind the recent attack at the new Parliament in India, has surrendered to Delhi Police. According to reports, he went to the police station on Kartavya Path (‘Path of Duty’, the boulevard that was earlier called Rajpath or ‘Path of the Ruler’) and surrendered yesterday. He has been formally arrested […]
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 […]
Key suspect in Philippines bombing arrested by security forces
The Armed Forces of the Philippines on Friday (December 8, 2023) said an alleged accomplice in the bombing at Mindanao State University in Marawi City was arrested by government forces recently. The arrested person was identified as Jafar Gamo Sultan. “Combined troops of Task Force Marawi and Marawi City police captured on December 6 a […]
Israel-Palestine conflict: Gaza fighting continues amid ‘apocalyptic’ conditions; Security Council to meet Friday
Two months to the day since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel prompted a massive Israeli military retaliation in Gaza, the situation in the war-torn enclave is becoming “apocalyptic” with hostilities making meaningful humanitarian efforts “nearly impossible”, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday (December 7, 2023). In a joint statement 27 aid organisations including UN agencies and […]
600,000 ordered to evacuate in southern Gaza: UNRWA
A top UN official has said over 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza amid the ongoing clash between Hamas members and Israel military. “There is nowhere to go as shelters, including @UNRWA, are beyond & over their capacity,” he said. The situation for Gazans is “getting worse by the hour”, the UN […]
Over 200 attacks registered in health sector in Gaza: WHO
The World Health Organization on Tuesday (December 5, 2023) said it has recorded 203 attacks on medical facilities and health workers in the Gaza Strip between October 7 to November 28. In its X post, the health organization said: “About 1.9 million people, nearly 80% of Gaza’s population, are estimated to be internally displaced. Recent […]
