Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy head of Hamas, confirmed the death of Yahya Sinwar, the group’s leader, on Friday. Al-Hayya declared after Sinwar’s passing that he would never release Israeli hostages until the Gaza War was over. Al-Hayya, who is currently living in exile in Qatar, stated that the murder of Sinwar will not alter Hamas’…
Israel on Wednesday declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres as persona non grata, barring him from entering the country. This drastic measure was taken after Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, accused Guterres of failing to unequivocally condemn a recent missile attack by Iran on Israel. Katz criticized Guterres for his neutral response, claiming that the UN…
Iran has closed its airspace as it expects retaliation from Israel following its ballistic attack on the country on Tuesday evening, October 1. All flights have been cancelled until 5 am (01:30 GMT) on Thursday, October 3, to maintain aviation security, state news agency ISNA reported, citing a spokesman for the aviation authority. Iran initially…
Benjamin NetanyahuThe prime minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu has said Iran will suffer for its attack this evening. “Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it,” Benjamin Netanyahu said. “There is also a deliberate and murderous hand behind this attack – it comes from Tehran. “We will stand by the…
Iran on Saturday fired missiles at Israel late in its first direct attack on Israeli territory, injuring a 7 year old girl. The attack is in retaliation to Israel attack on Iran’s embassy in Syria which killed top Iranian officials. The strike has raised the threat of a wider regional conflict, as the U.S pledged…
The World Food Programme has paused food deliveries to northern Gaza, saying aid convoys had endured “complete chaos and violence due to the collapse of civil order”. The agency says the decision has not been taken lightly and crews had faced crowds, gunfire and looting. The UN has been warning of looming famine in the…
Israel on Monday declared Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva persona non grata after describing the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip as a “genocide.” Foreign Minister Israel Katz told Brazil’s Ambassador Federico Mayer after he was summoned for reprimand that Israel “will not forget and we will not forgive” until the president expresses…
Leaders at an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa have condemned Israel’s offensive in Gaza and called for its immediate end. Moussa Faki, the chair of the African Union Commission, said Israel’s offensive was the “most flagrant” violation of international humanitarian law and accused Israel of having “exterminated” Gaza’s inhabitants. Faki spoke…
Israel’s spy chief is on his way to Cairo for talks with his Egyptian and United States counterparts on a Gaza truce proposal. Mossad director David Barnea will meet CIA chief William Burns. They will be joined in the Egyptian capital by Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, who also serves as the country’s…
Israeli forces have killed three militants inside a hospital in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. CCTV footage showed members of an undercover unit disguised as medics and other civilians making their way through a corridor with rifles raised. The Israeli military said the militants were hiding in the hospital, and that one was about…
