Israel has finally succumbed to pressure from the US to allow two fuel trucks a day to enter the Gaza Strip. A US State Department official says around 140,000 litres of fuel will be allowed in every two days. Most of that is intended for trucks delivering aid, as well as supporting the UN in…
A breakthrough has been achieved in the Israel Hamas crisis with Israel agreeing to implement a four-hour military pauses in areas of northern Gaza each day to allow civilians to flee White House spokesman John Kirby says the move represents a “significant first step” Earlier the Israeli military said “there are tactical, local pauses for…
UN Agency Chiefs say 88 UN staff have been killed since the war between Israel and Hamas began last month The heads of 18 UN organizations including UNICEF and the World Health Organization said this in a joint statement late Sunday. “For almost a month, the world has been watching the unfolding situation in Israel…
Worried by the continued bombing of Gaza, the South African authorities have said that it would recall all its diplomats from Israel. A top government official Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, told a press briefing that all diplomatic staff in Tel Aviv would be asked to return for consultations, without providing further details. Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor told…
As the war between Israel and Hamas continues, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said an Israeli ceasefire in Gaza would allow Hamas to regroup and carry out further attacks. But he added that Israel had to take “every possible measure” to prevent civilian casualties in the enclave. Mr Blinken made the comments on…
The International Red Cross yesterday confirmed that two hostages taken captive from Israel by Hamas in the ongoing war between the country and the Palestinian militants have been released. An Israeli government official told international media that the names of the freed captives are Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz. This brings the total number of…
Prophet Chukwuemeka Ohanemere of the Mountain of Holy Ghost Intervention and Deliverance Ministry, popularly known as Odumeje has threatened to make deaf and dumb any Nigerian pastor who will henceforth pray for Israel in their ongoing war against Hamas. Odumeje issued the threat during a church service, in Onitsha. On Sunday The Anambra-based controversial pastor…
China has deployed six warships to the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalates. The 44th Naval Escort Task Force – from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Eastern Theatre – has been involved in routine operations in the region and spent several days in Oman last week. The Chinese warships left Muscat…
United Nations’ Secretary-General, António Guterres on Sunday said that the Middle East was on the “Edge of the Fissure ”. Guterres in a statement also called for swift humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip and urged Hamas to immediately release the hostages it took. “Each one of these two objectives are valid in themselves. They…
Israel’s air force has killed a key Hamas commander Ali Qadhi in an airstrike as it begins its first ground operation following intelligence endeavors by the Shin Bet security agency and Military Intelligence Directorate. The Hamas commander who led the brutal October 7 assault on Israeli communities near the Gaza border, the death toll from airstrikes on…
