Iraqi PM warns US against unilateral response to rocket attack on embassy
Baghdad: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has reiterated his government's commitment to protecting diplomatic missions while reminding the United States not to respond unilaterally to an unclaimed rock attack on the U.S. embassy without Iraq's approval.
Two months to the day since Hamas’ terror attacks in Israel prompted a massive Israeli military retaliation in Gaza, the situation in the war-torn enclave is becoming “apocalyptic” with hostilities making meaningful humanitarian efforts “nearly impossible”, UN humanitarians warned on Thursday (December 7, 2023).
WHO says more than 200 attacks registered in health sector in Gaza
The World Health Organization on Tuesday said it has recorded 203 attacks on medical facilities and health workers in the Gaza Strip between October 7 to November 28.
Israel-Hamas crisis: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks in Gaza
UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, as Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in the heart of the Gaza Strip.
Hamas releases two elderly Israeli hostages amid ongoing conflict
Hamas members have released two elderly Israeli hostages on Monday (October 23, 2023), media reports said.
Israel-Gaza conflict: Hamas releases two American hostages
Hamas group members have released two kidnapped US citizens, confirmed Israel's Prime Minister's office on Saturday (October 21, 2023).
UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland on Wednesday highlighted the need for an inquiry into the strike against a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds, including patients, staff and displaced people seeking shelter.
Israel-Gaza conflict: UN chief Antonio Guterres urges ceasefire, says region ‘on the precipice’
UN chief António Guterres called on Wednesday for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Middle East to ease the “epic human suffering” in the Israel-Gaza conflict.
Joe Biden to visit Israel tomorrow amid ongoing conflict with Hamas
US President Joe Biden will visit war-hit Israel on Wednesday (October 18, 2023) to show support for the country amid ongoing conflict with the Hamas group.
Israel-Gaza conflict: Two top Hamas commanders killed, reveals IDF
The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday confirmed (October 14, 2023) that two top Hamas commanders, who were involved in the group's cross-border attack last week, have been killed.
Armed Hamas members are seen playing with abducted Israeli children in IDF-released video
The Israel Defense Forces has released a video which showed Hamas group members, who are armed with rifles, playing with Israeli babies taken hostage by them.
UN chief urges immediate action to prevent Israel-Gaza conflict spillover
UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday voiced grave concern over the escalating conflict in Israel and Gaza and stressed the need to prevent the violence from spreading into the wider region.
The UN Secretary-General on Monday said that he recognized the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian people and the legitimate security concerns of Israel, but underlined his rejection of terrorist acts and upheld the need to protect civilians.
Iranian President denounces West’s meddling in affairs of Middle East countries
Speaking at the annual debate of the UN General Assembly in New York, Iran’s President, Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi discussed the emergence of non-Western powers, encouraged regional economic and security partnerships, and lamented the ongoing Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Tensions mount in Middle East as UN reiterates need for ‘maximum restraint’
New York: The UN on Thursday condemned the multiple rockets fired into Israel from across its northern border with Lebanon, urging “all actors to exercise maximum restraint”, following several days of rising tension and violence, centred around Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque.