DEFENCE

Israeli tanks retreat from central Gaza camp, medics say 30 killed

Israeli tanks retreat from central Gaza camp, medics say 30 killed

CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians overnight in the Gaza Strip, most of them in the Nuseirat camp at the center of the enclave, medics said on Friday after some tanks pulled back from an area they had raided. Medics said they had recovered 19 bodies of Palestinians killed in the northern areas […]

US senator slams Biden administration for not punishing Israel over Gaza aid

US senator slams Biden administration for not punishing Israel over Gaza aid

LONDON: Progressive US Sen. Elizabeth Warren has criticized the Biden administration’s failure to punish Israel after Washington delivered an ultimatum last month on improving aid deliveries to Gaza. The Democratic senator endorsed a joint resolution of disapproval in Congress after the State Department said it would not take punitive action against Israel, The Guardian reported. […]

Iran president says potential ceasefire ‘could affect’ response to Israel

Iran president says potential ceasefire ‘could affect’ response to Israel

TEHRAN: Iran’s president said Sunday a potential ceasefire between its allies and Israel “could affect the intensity” of Tehran’s response to Israel’s recent strikes on Iranian military sites. “If they (the Israelis) reconsider their behavior, accept a ceasefire and stop massacring the oppressed and innocent people of the region, it could affect the intensity and […]

Israel passes 2 laws restricting UN agency that distributes aid in Gaza

Israel passes 2 laws restricting UN agency that distributes aid in Gaza

JERUSALEM: Israeli lawmakers passed two laws on Monday that could threaten the work of the main UN agency providing aid to people in Gaza by barring it from operating on Israeli soil, severing ties with it and deeming it a terror organization. The laws, which do not immediately go into effect, signal a new low for […]

Hezbollah’s deputy chief speaks in first address after Nasrallah’s killing

Hezbollah’s deputy chief speaks in first address after Nasrallah’s killing

RIYADH: Lebanon’s Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qasim appeared in a televised speech on Monday, telling Lebanese to be “reassured, victory is our ally, we need a bit of patience”. In his speech Qassem vowed to fight on, saying the group was prepared for a long war in his first speech since the leader, Hassan Nasrallah, […]

Hezbollah says 20 members dead, hours after walkie-talkie blasts

Hezbollah says 20 members dead, hours after walkie-talkie blasts

Beirut: Lebanon’s Hezbollah group said 20 of its members were killed, with a source close to the group telling AFP on Thursday that they had died in walkie-talkie blasts blamed on Israel the day before. The group sent separate death notices for each member from Wednesday evening to Thursday morning, saying they had been killed […]