An emergency summit of Arab and Islamic countries' leaders held in Doha has condemned Israel’s “cowardly” aerial attack on Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, but the participants made no promises of concrete action.
At least 20,000 Israeli soldiers have been injured since the start of the war on the Gaza Strip in October 2023, with over half of them suffering from mental health conditions, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), the Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.
The Palestinian group Hamas has denounced Israel’s strike on Doha as a “deliberate attempt” to assassinate its negotiating delegation and a “grave violation” of Qatar’s sovereignty, urging Arab and Muslim states to impose a political and economic boycott on Israel.
The Israeli army bombed and destroyed two residential towers in Gaza City on Sunday, in the latest attacks targeting high-rise buildings as Tel Aviv expanded its offensive to occupy the city.
Arab and Islamic states have condemned Israel’s “barbaric” attack on Qatar and will support Doha in the measures it will take to safeguard its sovereignty, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has stated.
Israeli soldiers have carried out a ground operation in Syria’s southeastern Deraa province, Syria’s state news agency reported, the latest incursion in the neighbouring country as it also continues air raids against Damascus in various locations.
The Israeli army bombed and destroyed the Al-Kawthar residential tower in western Gaza City on Sunday, in the latest attacks targeting high-rise buildings as Tel Aviv expanded its offensive to occupy the city.
The Gaza government has condemned the ongoing Israeli military offensive, which has recently displaced over 350,000 residents from eastern neighborhoods toward central and western areas of the city.
Former Israeli army commander Herzi Halevi has stated that more than 200,000 Palestinians have been killed or wounded in Tel Aviv's war on the Gaza Strip, and that "not once" during the genocide has the military been constrained by legal advice.
Seven more Palestinians, including two children, died in the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours due to Israeli-imposed famine, the Palestinian Health Ministry announced Saturday.
The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution reviving a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine. It came less than 24 hours after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that there would never be a Palestinian state.
Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has stated that his country is engaged in talks with Israel over a security agreement aimed at reviving the 1974 accord or adopting a similar framework.
The Israeli military on Saturday called on hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to leave Gaza City immediately, urging them to move south toward Al-Mawasi and central refugee camps as attacks intensify.
The United Nations Security Council has condemned the Israeli attack on the Qatari capital Doha and called for de-escalation in a statement agreed by all 15 members, including the United States.
US President Donald Trump had a heated phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, where he conveyed his “deep frustration” at being caught by surprise by Israel's attack on Hamas representatives in Qatar, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa will participate in the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and the “High-Level Week”, scheduled from Sept. 22-30 in New York City.
The Israeli army on Thursday pledged to continue demolishing high-rise residential towers in Gaza City as part of its ongoing ground offensive to occupy the entire city in the Strip.
Qatar’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has stressed that there must be a “collective response” to Israel’s attack on Doha, as Arab leaders rushed to the Persian Gulf nation to express solidarity.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to try to kill Hamas leaders in Qatar again if Doha does not expel the group’s officials, drawing a sharp response from the Persian Gulf country.
At least 35 people have been killed after Israel carried out air attacks in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and al-Jawf governorate, a day after targeting Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, Doha.
The administration of US President Donald Trump has announced it notified Qatari officials before Israel’s attack on Hamas negotiators in Doha, a claim denied by the Persian Gulf country.
The European Union will suspend its bilateral support programs with Israel and freeze related payments over Tel Aviv’s ongoing siege of the Gaza Strip, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced on Wednesday.
