No let-up in Gaza war despite UN ceasefire resolution

No let-up in Gaza war despite UN ceasefire resolution

Gaza Strip: Israeli troops battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, with no sign of a let-up in the war despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an “immediate ceasefire”. The resolution was adopted Monday after Israel’s closest ally the United States abstained. It demands an “immediate ceasefire” for the ongoing Muslim holy […]

UN Security Council adopts resolution on Gaza ceasefire for Ramzan

UN Security Council adopts resolution on Gaza ceasefire for Ramzan

United Nations: The UN Security Council Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza for the month of Ramzan, a breakthrough coming after more than five months since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The 15-nation Council adopted the resolution, put forth by the 10 non-permanent elected members of the Council, with 14 […]

Gaza faces cash liquidity crisis

Gaza faces cash liquidity crisis

Gaza: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has said that the Gaza Strip is experiencing a cash liquidity crisis due to the disruption of banking operations caused by the ongoing Israeli attacks. Many banks have been destroyed amid the conflict, and it has become impossible to open the remaining bank branches in the entire region due […]

Gaza peace talks yet to make headway as Israel stick to its conditions

Gaza peace talks yet to make headway as Israel stick to its conditions

Tel Aviv: The indirect mediatory talks between Israel and Hamas at Doha, Qatar are yet to make headway as the Israeli side stood firm on its terms for a ceasefire deal despite efforts of the US, sources said. The US is pushing for an immediate ceasefire and Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in the […]

Siege, hunger, disease to be ‘main killer’ in Gaza, warns UN agency for Palestinians

Siege, hunger, disease to be ‘main killer’ in Gaza, warns UN agency for Palestinians

New York: Siege, hunger, and diseases will soon become the main killer in Gaza, said commissioner- general of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). Philippe Lazzarini, who heads the UNRWA for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, took to X on Wednesday to vent his concern for the growing hunger and spread of diseases […]

Israel-Hamas peace talks in Doha hit roadblock

Israel-Hamas peace talks in Doha hit roadblock

Blinken to visit Egypt to accelerate ceasefire talks Doha: The ongoing indirect peace talks in Qatar capital have hit a roadblock after Israel refused to budge on many demands put forward on behalf of Hamas According to sources in the Israel defense ministry, the Israeli delegation led by Mossad Chief David Barnea told the mediators, […]

Incoming Palestinian PM lays out plans for reform but faces major obstacles

Incoming Palestinian PM lays out plans for reform but faces major obstacles

Ramallah, West Bank: The incoming Palestinian prime minister said on Tuesday that he will appoint a technocratic government and establish an independent trust fund to oversee Gaza’s reconstruction. In a mission statement acquired by The Associated Press, Mohammad Mustafa laid out wide-ranging plans for the kind of revitalized Palestinian Authority called for by the United […]

Netanyahu rails against US criticism, says Israel won’t stop until ‘total victory’ achieved

Netanyahu rails against US criticism, says Israel won’t stop until ‘total victory’ achieved

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed on Sunday against growing criticism from the United States against his leadership amid the devasting war with Hamas, saying the pressure won’t stop Israel from achieving “total victory.” In recent days, top officials from the US, Israel’s staunchest ally which has provided key military and diplomatic support […]

WHO chief urges Israel to stop ground assault on Rafah

WHO chief urges Israel to stop ground assault on Rafah

New Delhi: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on Israel to halt its ground assault on Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, saying 1.2 million people there have nowhere safe to go. “I’m gravely concerned about reports of an Israeli plan to proceed with a ground assault on Rafah,” WHO chief […]

Words vs. Action: A Supplication for Gaza, and Humanity

Words vs. Action: A Supplication for Gaza, and Humanity

‘All we can do for Gaza is just offer our Du’a.” This is an oft-repeated statement by enraged Arabs and Muslims who feel helpless before the Israeli genocide in Gaza. But is it true that only invocations and supplications are possible, as tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being killed and […]

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