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Israel ignored a growing international outctry to threaten an invasion of southern Gaza’s Rafah by March if Hamas did not return the remaining Israeli captives. Displaced Palestinian children stand in front of a tent in Raf  southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 18, 2024. (AFP Photo) The planned offensive, which now looks even more likely, will coincide […]

A member of Israel’s War Cabinet has vowed to invade Rafah if remaining Israeli hostages are not freed by the upcoming Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Announced by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu earlier this month, Israel’s plan to invade the border city have sparked concern around the world, even from some of the country’s staunchest […]

At least 28,473 Palestinians have now been confirmed killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in Gaza said Tuesday. Palestinian children sit among the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, Palestine, Feb. 13, 2024. (AA Photo) The ministry released a statement as Israel’s deadly […]

“We should not undermine the credibility of NATO’s deterrence,” Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday, issuing a public rebuke to Donald Trump. “Deterrence is in the mind of our adversaries. We should not leave (any) room of miscalculation or misunderstanding in Moscow about our readiness, our commitment and our resolve to protect all allies,” the Secretary […]

The plan aims to end fighting between Hezbollah and Israel at the border. The hostilities have run in parallel to the Gaza war and are fueling concern of a ruinous, all-out confrontation. HEZBOLLAH MEMBERS take part in a military exercise during a media tour organized for the occasion of Resistance and Liberation Day, in Aaramta, […]

The US, Egypt, Israel and Qatar are expected to meet in Cairo on Tuesday to work on a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas which would bring a six-week pause in the fighting. Speaking after talks with Jordan’s King Abdullah II at the White House Monday, US President Joe Biden said: “A major military operation […]

Nearly 100 Palestinians were killed overnight in southern Gaza’s Rafah city Monday, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry, as Israel carried out a series of airstrikes during an operation to rescue two captives. Wounded Palestinian girl Somay al-Najar (L) comforts her brother Yamen following Israeli bombardments over Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, Feb. 12, 2024. […]

Israeli forces rescued two hostages early Monday, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid that was a small but symbolically significant success for Israel. Palestinians inspect the damage amid the rubble of a building where two hostages were reportedly held before being rescued during an […]

Moscow could ‘do whatever the hell they want’ with members of the US military alliance that didn’t meet spending targets, warned the Republican front-runner. Donald Trump said on Saturday that he would “encourage” Russia to attack NATO members that failed to pay their bills as part of the US-led military alliance. Speaking at a rally, […]

Emergency medical personnel who volunteered to work at the European hospital near Khan Younis tell FRANCE 24 of the dire conditions at one of Gaza’s last functioning medical facilities, where overwhelmed staff grapple with an acute shortage of medicine and have to make agonising choices over which critically injured patients to treat. A man sits […]