Middle East

Gaza’s post-war reconstruction cost estimated at $90bn

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has stated that rebuilding the Gaza Strip after the end of the war could cost more than $90bn.

Hamas leader calls for immediate halt to Gaza war ahead of Ramadan

Head of the politburo of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has urged immediate action across the Muslim world to force an end to the war in Gaza in the days remaining to the holy month of Ramadan.

US pier plan to deliver aid to Gaza ‘step in right direction’: Hamas

A spokesperson for the Palestinian group Hamas has told Al Jazeera that the US plan to build a temporary port off Gaza's coast to deliver humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave “is a step in the right direction”.

Yemen’s Hothis say struck US vessel, destroyers with naval missiles, drones

The Yemeni Houthi movement said on Saturday it has targeted a US vessel and several destroyers with naval missiles and drones in the Red Sea in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

US says in process of preparing troops to deploy in Gaza pier mission

The United States is in the process of preparing to deploy forces for the Gaza pier mission to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, Defense Department spokesperson Pat Ryder has stated.

Gaza ceasefire By Ramadan “looking tough”: Biden

US President Joe Biden has warned that it would be "tough" to reach a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Popular attitudes toward US souring across West Asia: Survey

Negative attitudes towards the United States in West Asia have reached a record-high level amid Washington's support for Israel’s ongoing military onslaught against the Gaza Strip, The Financial Times (FT) has reported, citing data from the Arab Opinion Index.

Faulty aid drop kills 5 in Gaza

At least five Palestinians were killed and several others wounded after a faulty aid drop in the Gaza City on Friday.

UN says Israeli settlement expansion in Palestinian territories amounts to war crime

Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian areas have expanded by a record amount and risk eliminating any practical possibility of a Palestinian state, the United Nations rights chief Volker Turk has warned. He added the growth of Israeli settlements amounts to the transfer by Israel of its own civilian population into occupied territories, which is a war crime.

Iran stresses reserves right to respond to any Israeli threat or action

Iran reserves the right to respond to any threat or move by the Israeli regime against its national security, the country’s permanent envoy to the United Nations has reiterated in a letter to the world body.

Gaza ceasefire negotiations end with ‘no substantial answer or solution’

Palestinian group Hamas announced its delegation has left Egypt but talks on a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip will continue next week until an agreement is reached with Israel. The Palestinian group added Tel Aviv has “thwarted” mediators’ bids to broker a deal before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Dozens of military commanders killed in Gaza: Israel’s army

The Israeli army confirmed Thursday that 69 military commanders have been killed since the outbreak of the war in the Gaza Strip last October.

US ‘quietly’ approved dozens of arms sales to Israel during Gaza war: Report

A new report has revealed that Washington has quietly authorized over 100 separate weapons sales to Tel Aviv since the start of the Gaza war in early October last year, despite mounting alarm over Israel's military campaign against the besieged territory.

China’s FM calls for permanent UN membership for Palestine

Beijing supports Palestine in becoming a full member of the United Nations (UN), Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday.

South Africa asks ICJ for more measures against Israel over Gaza ‘famine’ as death toll from hunger rises to 20

South Africa has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to order additional emergency measures against Israel over its war on the besieged Gaza Strip, the court has said.

Iran calls on Muslim nations to boycott Israeli products

Muslim countries should ban products made by the Israeli regime as leverage to put an end to the ongoing carnage against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and Iranian official says.

IRGC Quds Force commander: Resistance front can still surprise Zionists

The commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Esmail Qa'ani, has suggested that the regional resistance front can still face the Israeli regime with more surprises by fielding more of its capabilities.

US calls for ‘immediate ceasefire of six weeks’ in Gaza at UN as truce talks drag on

The US has revised its draft United Nations Security Council resolution to now call for “an immediate ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip, reflecting Washington’s frustration that Israel and Hamas have failed to reach an agreement.

Yemen’s Houthi attack kills three sailors in first fatal strike on shipping: US

At least three seafarers have been killed in a Houthi missile attack on a merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden, the United States military has announced, marking the first fatalities reported since the Yemeni group began strikes against shipping in one of the world’s busiest sea lanes over Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip.

Young Americans’ positive views of Israel fall by 26 percent: Poll

A new survey has found that young Americans' favourable views of Israel have fallen by more than 25 percent over the past year, amid Israel's war on Gaza which has so far killed nearly 31,000 Palestinians, mainly children and women.

UN experts: Israel ‘intentionally starving’ Gazans since start of war

The UN experts say Israel has been "intentionally starving" people in Gaza since October 8, 2023 and is now targeting civilians seeking humanitarian aid and convoys.

Over 80% of Gazans lack safe, clean water: UN

The United Nations has warned that more than 80% of the 2.3-miilion population of Gaza lack safe and clean water, emphasizing the dire situation in the coastal enclave.

“Gaza truce negotiations fail to make breakthrough ahead of informal deadline”

Reports say three days of talks with Hamas over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have failed to achieve a breakthrough, less than a week before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan – the informal deadline for an agreement.

Top Saudi diplomat calls for Islamic states’ collective efforts in support of Palestine amid Gaza war

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir Abdollahian in the Saudi port city of Jeddah on Tuesday, and stressed the importance of collective attempts by the Muslim nations within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the international organizations, including the United Nations, in support of the Palestinian people.

WHO warns children starving to death in Gaza hospitals

An aid mission to two hospitals in northern Gaza found horrifying scenes of children dying of starvation, amid dire shortages of food, fuel and medicines, the World Health Organization has warned.

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