US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that he cannot confirm whether any of the hostages taken by Hamas two months ago remain in a system of labyrinthine tunnels under Gaza as Israel begins pumping in sea water.  "With regard to the flooding of the tunnels, there are assertions being made...

Wael Arafat, 28, is currently unable to walk but remains conscious and talking. The British-Palestinian has lost nearly 20kg since starting a hunger strike 50 days ago. He is demanding the UK government act to stop Israel's two-month-long bombardment of the Gaza Strip. "I know I might...

The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has mounted to 18,412, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Tuesday. Ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said that 50,100 other people were injured in the Israeli onslaught. “Some 326,000 cases of...

The Syrian Minister of Oil said that the energy sector in Syria was greatly affected from the year 2011 until today, as oil production decreased from about 385,000 barrels per day to about 15,000 barrels at the present time, and the total production of natural gas also decreased from about 30...

Lebanese group Hezbollah said Monday that two of its members had been killed in clashes with Israeli forces near the border between Lebanon and Israel. The group, however, did not provide any details about the circumstances leading to the death of its two members. Separately, Hezbollah...

Israeli settlers on Monday confronted olive pickers in the town of Aqraba, southern Nablus, firing live rounds to intimidate and force them to leave their lands, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reported. Israeli occupation forces and settlers have carried out a total of 333 attacks against...

Qatar's efforts to achieve a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip are still in progress, as dialogue is the best way to handle the most complex conflicts, said the country's Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, criticizing the international community's double...

Released Palestinians recounted their experiences after being detained by Israeli soldiers in the besieged Gaza Strip for four days. Israeli forces expanded their Gaza occupation and media outlets showed images of Palestinian men in the northern Gaza Strip lined up half-naked, handcuffed and...

The UN special rapporteur on occupied Palestinian territories, who faced criticism in Western media for drawing attention to Israeli war crimes, addressed accusations and emphasized the effects of her role in a period of perceived UN-level void. Since taking office in 2022, Francesca...

Six civilians were killed and 25 others wounded on Saturday in Syrian army bombardment of the country's last major rebel bastion, a war monitor said. "Regime forces directly targeted residential areas of the city of Idlib," said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, adding that industrial...

The Syria Response Coordinators team confirmed that the rainstorm that struck areas of northwestern Syria affected the camps for displaced people in the region, with damage expanding from previous rainfalls. In its report, the team recorded damage in more than 22 camps in various areas of...

The armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas said Friday that it had repelled an attempt by Israel's military to free a hostage, who was killed during the operation. The announcement by the Al-Qassam Brigades came in a video showing the Israeli hostage, who identified himself as Sa'ar Baruch...

Israel's Y-Net news website said Palestinian fighters had wounded at least 5,000 Israeli soldiers in Gaza, with thousands declared disabled as fighting continues to intensify in the enclave.  Specialists from Israel's Ministry of Defence said its rehabilitation department receives 60...

More than 5,000 Israeli soldiers have been injured in Gaza since the conflict began on Oct. 7, with more than 2,000 officially recognized by the Ministry of Defense as disabled, an Israeli newspaper revealed on Saturday, adding that more than 58% of those injured suffered serious harm to their...

ATME, Syria: Displaced people in camps in northeast Syria have expressed fears about their future after the World Food Programme announced the end of food assistance across the war-torn country. “Stopping aid to the camps will exponentially increase suffering,” said Ali Farahat, the director...

Qatar urged the international community Thursday to take urgent action to compel Israel to stop encroachments on the rights of Palestinians and Islamic and Christian holy sites in the occupied city of Jerusalem.  The Qatari Foreign Ministry released a statement on X that strongly...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that there remains a gap between Israel’s intent to protect civilians and results on the ground in Gaza. "We stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south, after the end of the humanitarian pause, it remains imperative that Israel...

Journalists killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip were commemorated Thursday in a demonstration in the Swedish capital.  A group gathered at Sergels Torg Square after a request by NGOs and placed photographs of killed journalists. A video featuring the work of murdered and injured...

Three more Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, according to official statements. The Red Crescent Society said two Palestinians were killed and three others wounded during Israeli incursions into the Al-Fara'a refugee camp and the town of Tamun,...

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