Israel on Monday pounded Gaza with "significant" strikes with soldiers battling Hamas forces in the besieged territory, ignoring ceasefire calls by UN aid agencies who condemned surging civilian deaths in the month-long conflict. Israeli troops and Hamas fighters engaged in house-to-house combat in densely populated Gaza, where the war has sent
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Israel presses Gaza offensive despite US call for ‘pause’
Israel resisted US calls for a pause in fighting and pressed its siege of Gaza City Saturday, with deadly strikes hitting an ambulance convoy and a school-turned-refugee shelter. As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuffed pressure from visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to enact a temporary humanitarian truce, the
Iran is unlikely to attack Israel despite its inflammatory rhetoric
Iran has warned Israel of severe consequences from “multiple fronts” if it does not halt its relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip. This warning is widely interpreted as a declaration of intent for Iran to enter the conflict via its allies and proxies. The Hezbollah militant group, which is already engaged
Israel expands ground assault into Gaza
Israeli troops and armor pushed deeper into northern and central Gaza on Monday, as the U.N. and medical staff warned that airstrikes are hitting closer to hospitals where tens of thousands of Palestinians have sought shelter alongside thousands of wounded. Video obtained by the Associated Press showed an Israeli tank and
Strikes will dismantle Hamas: Israel
Israel bombards Gaza as US pledges ‘flow’ of aid
Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens even as first aid convoys arrive
The ongoing violence in the Gaza Strip has resulted in a humanitarian crisis described as “catastrophic” – and even as aid arrived, strikes intensified. According to the health ministry in Gaza, Israeli attacks have killed 4,385 Palestinians and wounded 13,650 more since October 7. The victims include 3,983 children and 3,300
Rotary International urges ceasefire between Israel, Hamas
Rotary Governor (elect) Hafiz U Biblab has called for an end to the Israel-Hamas war and the establishment of world peace. He made this call at Rotary's central important team building meeting heald at Dhanmondi on Saturday. FDFL Farida Ruma, former Governor Khairul Alam, Secretary General (elect) Mahbubur Rashid, Rotarian Shafique
Hamas, Israel trade blame over Gaza hospital blast
A massive blast rocked a Gaza City hospital packed with wounded and other Palestinians seeking shelter Tuesday, killing hundreds of people, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. Hamas blamed an Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli military blamed a rocket misfired by other Palestinian militants. At least 500 people were killed, the ministry
Israel vows to block vital aid until hostages released
The Israeli military pulverized the Gaza Strip with airstrikes, prepared for a possible ground invasion and said Thursday its complete siege of the territory - which has left Palestinians desperate for food, fuel and medicine - would remain in place until Hamas militants free some 150 hostages taken during a