Category: 2. Middle East

Israeli military operations endangered the lives of at least 54 Israeli captives in Gaza, 20 of whom were killed, according to a Haaretz investigation published Friday, Anadolu reports.

The report said that during 601 days of conflict, starting Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli army’s actions, including airstrikes, led to captives’ deaths either directly or “executed by their captors due to military activity close to their whereabouts.”

Hamas is yet to comment on…

Hamas on Friday said it is holding consultations with Palestinian groups over the recent ceasefire proposal it received from US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, Anadolu reports.

Hamas is “holding consultations with Palestinian factions regarding the ceasefire proposal it recently received from Mr. Witkoff through mediators,” the group said in a brief press release, without giving further details.

Hamas confirmed on Thursday that it has received a new proposal…

Tom Barrack, US ambassador to Turkiye and special envoy to Syria, said President Donald Trump assigned the US army in Syria with a single goal of fighting ISIS (Daesh) terror group and the US forces have successfully completed 99% of this mission.

The basis of the US military and political presence in Syria is to ensure the security of the people of the region and eliminate the threat of terrorism, Barrack told Syria TV in an interview published on the…

The Israeli army has detained more than 12,000 Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in the course of its genocidal war that has been taking place since October 2023, a Palestinian prisoners’ affairs group said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports.

In a statement, the Prisoners’ Media Office, affiliated with Hamas, said at least 3,500 of them are still held by the Israeli army in its detention facilities, including dozens of medical staffers, civil defense personnel,…

In a small village on the coast of southern Morocco, women gather in a house to create collaborative works of textile art, and also earn a living.

Several hunch over large canvasses, embroidering their latest piece at the women-only workshop, in the village of 400 people. Some of their works have been shown internationally.

“This project has changed my life,” said Hanane Ichbikili, a 28-year-old former nursing student turned project creative director.

“And yet I had never held an embroidery…

President Donald Trump has slashed US aid and vowed a major rethink on helping the world. A controversial effort to bring food to Gaza may offer clues on what’s to come.

Administered by contracted US security with Israeli troops at the perimeter, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is distributing food through several hubs in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

An officially private effort with opaque funding, the GHF began operations on May 26 after Israel completely cut off supplies into Gaza for…

The United Nations condemned Friday a group of “armed individuals” for raiding warehouses in the Palestinian territory of Gaza and looting large amounts of medical supplies.

The group “stormed the warehouses at a field hospital in Deir al-Balah, looting large quantities of medical equipment, supplies, medicines, nutritional supplements that was intended for malnourished children,” said Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

The stolen aid had been brought…