Israel military operation destroys a Gaza cemetery. Israel says Hamas used the site to hide a tunnel UNESCO has called on both Hamas and Israel to refrain from attacking culturally important sites. World 30 Jan, 2024
Israel strikes 2 homes, killing more than 90 Palestinians. Biden says he didn't request a cease-fire More than 90 Palestinians, including dozens from an extended family, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on two homes in Gaza, rescuers and hospital officials said Saturday, a day after the U.N. chief warned that nowhere is safe in the territory and that Israel’s offensive creates “massive obstacles” to distribution of humanitarian aid. World 24 Dec, 2023
Israel unveils what it claims is a major Hamas militant hideout beneath Gaza City's Shifa Hospital The Israeli military on Wednesday unveiled what it claimed was a Hamas military facility under Gaza's largest hospital, showing what appeared to be a subterranean dormitory to a group of foreign journalists who were given a rare glimpse inside the besieged enclave. World 23 Nov, 2023
Truce deal set to free hostages in swap, raising hopes of halting worst Mideast violence in decades Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, mediators said Wednesday. World 22 Nov, 2023
Israel strikes downtown Gaza City and mobilizes 300,000 reservists as war enters fourth day Israeli warplanes pounded downtown Gaza City, home to Hamas' centers of government, with relentless bombardments into early Tuesday, after Israel’s prime minister vowed retaliation against the Islamic militant group that would “reverberate for generations.” World 10 Oct, 2023
Israel battles Hamas militants as country's death toll from mass incursion reaches 600 Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a broader conflict. World 08 Oct, 2023
10,000 people are missing and thousands are feared dead as eastern Libya is devastated by floods Many bodies were believed trapped under rubble or had been washed out into the Mediterranean Sea, said eastern Libya’s health minister, Othman Abduljaleel. World 12 Sep, 2023
Clashes erupt at Jerusalem holy site, 67 Palestinians hurt Israeli security forces entered the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem before dawn as thousands of Palestinians were gathered for prayers during the holy month of Ramadan, setting off clashes that medics said wounded at least 67 Palestinians. World 15 Apr, 2022
Israel steps up Gaza offensive, kills senior Hamas figures Israel on Wednesday pressed ahead with a fierce military offensive in the Gaza Strip, killing as many as 10 senior Hamas military figures and toppling a pair of high-rise towers housing Hamas facilities in airstrikes. The Islamic militant group showed no signs of backing down and fired hundreds of rockets at Israeli cities. World 13 May, 2021
Palestinians, Israel police clash at Al-Aqsa mosque; 53 hurt Palestinian worshippers clashed with Israeli police late Friday at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound, a major holy site sacred to Muslims and Jews, in an escalation of weeks of violence in Jerusalem that has reverberated across the region. World 08 May, 2021
Global rights group accuses Israel of apartheid, persecution One of the world's best-known human rights groups said Tuesday that Israel is guilty of the international crimes of apartheid and persecution because of discriminatory policies toward Palestinians within its own borders and in the occupied territories. World 27 Apr, 2021
Suspected extremists kill at least 40 farmers in Nigeria MAIDGURI: Suspected members of the Islamic militant group Boko Haram killed at least 40 rice farmers and fishermen in Nigeria as they were harvesting crops in the country's northern state of Borno, officials said. One said the death toll could rise to... Women 30 Nov, 2020
