Ukraine working to evacuate citizens from Gaza and Israel, Zelenskiy says
October 16, 2023 4:14 AM Ukraine is working to evacuate nearly 260 of its citizens from Gaza and to fly other Ukrainians out of Israel, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in…
Blinken says Rafah border crossing to reopen, working on aid delivery
October 16, 2023 4:06 AM Hundreds of tonnes of aid from several countries have been waiting in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula for days. Read More
‘Too scary’: Israeli border town of Sderot evacuates amid Gaza war
October 16, 2023 3:52 AM Sderot’s city authorities have urged residents to evacuate, ahead of a looming Israeli ground offensive in Gaza to “destroy” Hamas. Read More
US aircraft carriers – What they bring to the Middle East
October 16, 2023 3:19 AM The Pentagon has deployed two aircraft carriers — and their supporting ships — to the eastern Mediterranean since the attacks on Israel. Read More
Israel-Lebanon border clashes escalate
October 16, 2023 2:34 AM Lebanese Hezbollah fighters launched attacks on Israeli army posts and a northern border village on Sunday, and Israel retaliated with strikes in Lebanon as U.N.…
Netanyahu partner says Israel’s leaders failed to protect citizens
October 16, 2023 1:49 AM Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday the government was taking responsibility for the devastating attack that allowed Hamas militants to enter Israel and…
Canada’s dead in Hamas attack on Israel rises to five
October 16, 2023 1:39 AM The number of Canadians killed in last week’s attack by Hamas on Israel is now five, an official from the foreign ministry said on Sunday,…
Blinken woos uneasy US allies in Saudi, Egypt to pressure Hamas
October 16, 2023 1:35 AM US Secretary of State has toured seven Middle Eastern countries in support of Israel, where he will return on Monday. Read More
Israel resumes water supply to southern Gaza, says minister
October 16, 2023 12:36 AM Israel had stopped supplying water to the entire territory as part of a “complete siege” on the Palestinian enclave. Read More
Biden to push Israel, Ukraine aid package well over US$2 billion this week
October 16, 2023 12:06 AM WASHINGTON – White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that the Biden administration hopes to push a new weapons package for Israel…