Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said the Israeli forces have encircled the last strongholds of Hamas in Jabaliya and Shejaiya. and added that hundreds of Hamas operatives have surrendered to Israeli troops in recent days. The IDF said that some of the operatives were arrested while they were hiding in civilian buildings, including schools and … Read more
Following the perpetual criticism over the controversial advertisement campaign, Spanish fashion giant Zara issued an official statement on Instagram, dismissing accusations of a depiction of war-torn Gaza in their recent ad campaign. Tuesday, December 12. Zara’s recent ad campaign, ZARA ATLIER. Collection 04-The Jacket, features a female model carrying a shrouded statue alongside mannequins without … Read more
Israel’s military says it has captured Hamas’ former headquarters in Gaza City, but the war between the two sides was still raging Monday further south in Gaza, and the situation for civilians is only getting worse. United Nations relief agencies say about 90% of the Palestinian territory’s population has been displaced — nearly 2 million … Read more
By Wafaa Shurafa and Jack Jeffery | Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians dug under crushed buildings Monday to recover the bodies of families killed in strikes around Gaza as Israeli forces battled militants in the territory’s two largest cities, where many thousands of civilians are still trapped by the fighting. Residents … Read more
The declaration was proclaimed as “a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations.” Seventy-five years ago on Sunday Dec. 10, 2023, the U.N. General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at a meeting in Paris. (Salvatore Di Nolfi/Keystone via AP, File) Human Rights Declaration: Seventy-five years ago on Sunday, the … Read more
Battles raged across Gaza on Sunday as Israel indicated it was prepared to fight for months or longer to defeat the territory’s Hamas rulers, and a key mediator said willingness to discuss a cease-fire was fading. Israel faces international outrage after its military offensive, with diplomatic support and arms from close ally the United States, … Read more
Washington — Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont said Sunday that Israel is “losing the war” of worldwide public opinion as it seeks to eradicate Hamas in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attack. Sanders, an independent who caucuses with Democrats, told “Face the Nation” that Israel has the “right to defend itself” against Hamas, but … Read more
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called for Hamas militants to lay down their arms, saying the Palestinian Islamist group’s end was near, as the war in the Gaza Strip raged more than two months after it began. “The war is still ongoing but it is the beginning of the end of Hamas. I … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday called on the terror outfit to ‘surrender’ or made it clear that ‘it is the beginning of the end for Hamas.’ It’s Over, Surrender Now: Israel PM Netanyahu Warns Hamas; What We Know So Far Tel Aviv: As the war between Israel and Hamas intensifies every day, with the … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanked U.S. President Joe Biden for the “important ammunition for the continuation of the war,” and for supporting Israel at the Security Council. Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on Sunday, Dec. 10, 2023. (AP Photo/Leo Correa) DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: … Read more
