Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday defended its October 7 attacks against Israel but admitted to “faults” and called for an end to “Israeli aggression” in Gaza, where the health ministry said the death toll passed 25,000. Southern Gaza is the latest focus of Israel’s battle to...
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The war between Israel and Hamas entered its 100th day on Sunday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “no one will stop us” from destroying the militant group. The conflict has triggered a humanitarian crisis, with more than 23,000 people reported killed in Gaza and much of...
The Palestinian Ambassador to Nigeria, Abdullah Shawesh has called on the United Nations to focus on a bilateral recognition of the State of Palestine by Europe and the United States. Shawesh who made this known in a statement noted that it is important to put an end to Israeli’s...
Israel on Thursday faces accusations of genocide over the war in Gaza before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague. The ICJ, the United Nations’ highest judicial body, will hear a case brought by South Africa that accuses Israel of violating the UN Genocide Convention due...
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia on Monday before heading on to Israel after warning that the Gaza war could spread across the region without concerted peace efforts. Israel vowed to continue fighting until Hamas was eliminated....
Israel is sending a former judge of the country’s Supreme Court, Aharon Barak, to the hearing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the Gaza war. A spokesman for the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed media reports on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to the...
Israel is to face accusation of genocide before an international court, with hearings based on a South African complaint scheduled for January 11 and 12. The dates were announced Wednesday evening by the International Court of Justice, the highest UN court, in The Hague. According to the court,...
Hamas-controlled health authority said that the number of Gaza Strip residents killed in Israeli attacks had risen to 22,185. The authority, on Tuesday announced that it was 207 more than the previous day’s figure, while 57,035 people have been injured since the start of the war. However,...
Israel on Saturday mourned the deaths of three Gaza hostages killed when troops mistook them for a threat, with the military expressing remorse over a “tragic” incident that sparked protests in Tel Aviv. The Israeli army said Yotam Haim, Alon Shamriz and Samer El-Talalqa — all aged...
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has warned Israeli authorities not to pursue Hamas members on Turkish territory. “If they dare to take such a step against Turkey, they will pay the price in a way that they will not be able to recover,’’ Erdoğan told reporters on his...
Israel has assembled a system of large pumps with which it could flood the extensive tunnel network of the Islamist movement Hamas under the Gaza Strip with seawater, according to media reports. The U.S. newspaper Wall Street Journal reported on Monday, citing U.S. government officials, that it is...
Israel and Hamas brushed off international calls to renew an expired truce Saturday as air strikes pounded militant targets in Gaza and Palestinian groups launched volleys of rockets. Smoke again clouded the sky over the north of the Palestinian territory, whose Hamas government said 240 people had...
Another 42 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons are to be released on Saturday as part of the agreement between the Israeli government and the Islamist Hamas movement, according to the Times of Israel newspaper. Israel will initially transfer the detainees to Ofer Prison in the occupied West Bank...
A total of 24 hostages — 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino — were handed over Friday to the Red Cross in Gaza by Hamas, Qatar, which mediated the deal, said. “Those released include 13 Israeli citizens, some of whom are dual citizens, in addition...
The planned Israel-Hamas ceasefire will last a maximum of 10 days, when up to 300 Palestinian prisoners are to be exchanged for up to 100 live hostages from Israel, a report in the Times of Israel on Wednesday said, citing the Israeli Cabinet. After that, the fighting in...
lags at United Nations (UN) offices around the world are flying at half-mast in memory of the 101 UN staff members killed so far in the Gaza war. Staff held a minute’s silence to mourn and honour colleagues from UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in...
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, has tasked Amnesty International to lead the human rights community to demand justice in the war between Israel and Hamas. Falana, also a Human Rights Activist, gave this charge at a media parley organised by Amnesty International in...
Over three weeks after the start of the Gaza war, Pope Francis has called on Israel and the Palestinians to find a solution at the negotiating table. “Every war is a defeat. Nothing is solved by war. Everything is gained with peace, with dialogue,” the head of the...
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) on Wednesday in Abuja admonished Israel and Palestine to halt on-going hostilities and embrace dialogue for the sanctity of human life. President of the association, Archbishop Daniel Okoh, stated that CAN was concerned about the on-going conflict which had resulted into loss...
At least 11 Americans have died in bloody violence in Israel, President Joe Biden said on the third day since Palestinian militants launched a stunning and complex surprise attack in Israel. In a statement, Biden described the deaths as the “heart wrenching” results of an “appalling terrorist assault...