Category: 2. Middle East

Israel announced Wednesday it had converted 30 percent of Gaza into a buffer zone as it pressed its unrelenting military offensive, vowing to maintain its blockade on humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged territory.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also ordered security chiefs and negotiators to keep pressing for the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, where Israel resumed air and ground attacks on March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire.

The United Nations said an estimated 500,000…

Israel said Wednesday it would keep blocking humanitarian aid from entering Gaza, where a relentless military offensive has turned the Palestinian territory into a “mass grave”, a medical charity reported.

Air and ground attacks resumed across the Gaza Strip from March 18, ending a two-month ceasefire with Hamas that had largely halted hostilities in the territory.

However, Israel has halted the entry of aid into Gaza since March 2, as the humanitarian crisis continues to grow amid ongoing…

The Senegal Alliance for the Palestinian Cause announced yesterday that it will continue organising Senegalese protests this week against the genocidal war waged by Israel for over 560 consecutive days against the indigenous Palestinian people.

This announcement comes as a result of the recent expression of anger in Dakar, as thousands of Senegalese broke their silence, carrying slogans of anger and solidarity with the Palestinian people, and denouncing what they…

Anger has mounted in Tel Aviv as the United States informed Israel of its decision to begin a gradual withdrawal from Syria in the coming period, according to Israeli media reports yesterday.

The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that American security officials notified the Israeli occupation army that the withdrawal is set to commence within two months.

Israeli officials quoted by the paper said that Tel Aviv is still pressing Washington to delay the…

Officials from Algeria and Russia met recently to discuss areas of mutual interest, such as the Joint Committee on Military-Technical Cooperation, the Algerian Ministry of Defence announced.

Secretary-General of the Algerian Ministry of National Defence, Mohamed Saleh Benbicha, hosted Deputy Chair of the Russian Federation Council Committee on Defence and Security and Chairman of the Algerian-Russian Parliamentary friendship group, Yuri Valyaev, along with a…

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Wednesday that Iran’s enrichment of uranium as part of its nuclear programme was “non-negotiable” after US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff called for a halt.

“Iran’s enrichment is a real, accepted matter. We are ready to build confidence in response to possible concerns, but the issue of enrichment is non-negotiable,” Araghchi told reporters after a cabinet meeting.

The remarks came as Araghchi and Witkoff are due to meet again in Oman on Saturday, a week…

A security breach on an external Israeli ticketing website led to sensitive data belonging to soldiers in the Israeli occupation army, including Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir and high-ranking officers, being made available online, Haaretz reported yesterday.

According to the report, the breach allowed access to personal information, including their full names, ID numbers and phone numbers, through the TickChak website, which is used by army units to offer…

Syria “will not forget Qatar’s sincere stance and unwavering support,” President Ahmad Al-Sharaa said yesterday, describing the strengthening of ties between Damascus and Doha as “a cornerstone for consolidating stability for the peoples of both nations.”

The statement came in a post published following Al-Sharaa’s visit to Qatar, according to the Syrian Presidency on its account on the X platform.

“I express my deep thanks and appreciation to my…

US security officials have informed their Israeli counterparts that the US intends to begin the gradual withdrawal of its forces from Syria within two months, according to a report by Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper yesterday.

According to the paper, the Israeli government has tried to dissuade Washington from this move but has “received notice of the failure of its efforts,” while the security establishment in Tel Aviv continues to pressure the US administration…