The United Nations Security Council on Monday demanded a cease-fire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, its first demand to halt fighting. A view of the rubble of buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza city.(AP) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} The United States abstained on the resolution, which also demanded the …
(Bloomberg) — Vice President Kamala Harris declined to rule out consequences for Israel if it invades the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah, a step the US has repeatedly warned against. While broadly in line with the Biden administration’s repeated cautions to Israel, Harris’ brief comment broadcast Sunday went beyond remarks by Secretary of State …
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday once again left the Middle East empty-handed as Israel’s prime minister rejected American appeals to call off a promised ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which is overflowing with displaced civilians. A picture taken from Rafah shows smoke billowing after Israeli bombardment on Khan …
Russia and China on Friday vetoed a U.S.-sponsored U.N. resolution calling for “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians. US Ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks with Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Gilad …
March 22, 2024 07:27 pm | Updated 07:27 pm IST – UNITED NATIONS The Security Council had already adopted two resolutions on the worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, but none calling for a ceasefire Permanent Representative of Algeria to the United Nations Amar Bendjama (L) and China’s ambassador to the United Nations, Zhang Jun, vote …
Israel killed the Hamas militant group’s third-in-command last week, the White House said Monday, after Israel previously said he had been targeted in a Gaza airstrike but did not confirm his death. An Israeli tank operates in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas(REUTERS) “Hamas’s number three Marwan Issa …
Israel has killed over 31,726 people in Palestine since October 7, as per the Gaza health ministry. Israeli military offensive has also injured an additional 73,792 people since the Gaza war started, as per an official statement on March 18. In the last 24 hours, around 81 Palestinians have been killed and 116 injured. Early …
The Lebanon-based Hezbollah has said that they have fired at least 100 rockets into Israel. The claim of attack comes only a day after Israeli forces reportedly attacked Palestinians worshipping at the Al-Aqsa mosque during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Further, the Israeli military had fired rockets towards Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek that …
US-Israel tensions extend beyond the current fighting. (File) The almost-daily phone calls stopped months ago. Now the tensions between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s war on Hamas have burst into the open as the two leaders bicker publicly. Late last week, the US announced its army would build a pier to bring aid …
The Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan will begin on Monday, Saudi Arabia and other Middle East nations announced, against a backdrop of devastating war in Gaza. Muslim worshippers take part in the evening ‘Tarawih’ prayers during of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, at Al-Aqsa compound(REUTERS) {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Saudi Arabia, which is …