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Gaza (Quds News Network)- Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, published a new video showing two Israeli soldiers held in Gaza. One of the prisoners is in serious psychological and physical distress. His fellow prisoner says he recently attempted suicide.

In the video, the soldier Yosef-Chaim Ohana speaks calmly but urgently. He reveals that Elkana Bohbot, lying beside him, is deteriorating fast. He says his comrade constantly tries to harm himself and nearly succeeded days…

Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said he will be happy if native Palestinians in Gaza who want to “leave” are given the chance. His comments came in a televised interview with Israel’s Channel 12.

“We’d be happy if residents of Gaza who want to leave were given the opportunity,” Huckabee said.

He added, “I do believe that everyone — and President Trump would lead this parade — wants people who want out to have that…

U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that he successfully brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, ending a dangerous week of military escalation between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.

Just hours earlier, Pakistan’s military revealed that it had shot down 77 Israeli-made Harop drones used by India. The announcement marked a major moment in the intensifying drone warfare shaping South Asia’s evolving battlefield.

Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the…

One might think that images of starving children, as political leaders withhold aid and openly call for ethnic cleansing, would be topping news agendas everywhere. In the case of Gaza, the failure of many in the international media to meet the moment has made them part of the story.

Lead contributors:
Chris Doyle – Director, Council for Arab-British Understanding
Daniel Levy – President, US/Middle East Project
Muhammad Shehada – Visiting fellow, ECFR
Sarah Leah Whitson – Director, DAWN

Tensions soared on Tuesday when India attacked areas inside Pakistan that it claimed sheltered armed groups.

That was after 26 tourists were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir last month.

India has accused Pakistan of backing the fighters, a claim Islamabad denied.

Why has the Kashmir region been a source of hostility between the two countries since independence from British rule in 1947?

How far…

Gaza (Quds News Network)- An Israeli airstrike killed Saqr Ahmad Tlaib, his wife Hind Abu Al-Kas, and their three children—Ahmad, Hamza, and Abdulaziz—while they slept in their tent in Sabra neighborhood in southern Gaza City.

Tlaib led the local anti-looting and property protection unit in Sabra. He was working to stop Israeli-backed armed gangs that emerged during Gaza’s deepening humanitarian crisis. His killing has sparked outrage among residents, activists, and local…

Thousands gather demanding an end to the war and the release of Israeli captives in Gaza.

Thousands of Israelis rallied in central Tel Aviv, calling on the government to end the war on Gaza and secure the immediate release of Israeli captives held in the besieged Palestinian enclave.

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that in Tel Aviv, the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, an Israeli campaign group, held its weekly rally Saturday in “Hostages Square”, while another demonstration by…