Gaza war: Israel strikes Rafah after UN court orders halt to offensive
But a senior member of Hamas later told Al Jazeera he had not been “informed of anything by the mediators in this context”. In a case brought by South Africa …
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Donald Trump’s ex-foreign policy advisers had meeting with PM Netanyahu in Israel, source says
Three former US foreign policy officials in Donald Trump’s administration met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other public figures in Israel on Monday, according to a person with direct knowledge …
Israel-Gaza war: as UN warns of ‘epic disaster’, Israeli forces hit Rafah with more air strikes
Israel expanded an evacuation order for eastern Rafah, after saying 300,000 people had fled the city since the army urged people to leave. Residents piled water tanks, mattresses and other …
Mass protests in Israel for release of hostages, early election
Tel Aviv: Thousands of Israelis protested in 70 locations on Saturday, May 4, demanding the release of hostages in Gaza Strip and calling for early elections. It is organized by …
Killer robot arms race: AI faces its ‘Oppenheimer moment’
“This is the Oppenheimer Moment of our generation,” said Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg, referencing J. Robert Oppenheimer, who helped invent the atomic bomb in 1945 before going on to …
Hamas studying new Israeli truce proposal amid preparations for Rafah invasion in Gaza
“The movement will study this proposal, and upon completion of its study, it will submit its response.” Hamas had previously insisted on a permanent ceasefire, something rejected by Israel. UN …
Israel ‘unhappy’ with China’s response to Iran, more Hongkongers seek divorce: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week
The number of divorce applications in Hong Kong rose 25 per cent year on year in 2023, with a family lawyer pointing to a surge in younger couples seeking to …
Israel-Gaza war: top Benjamin Netanyahu rival calls for early elections
Israeli minister Benny Gantz, a member of the war cabinet and main rival of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, called on Wednesday for snap parliamentary elections in September. Netanyahu faces pressure …
Thousands of Israelis call on Netanyahu to resign over Gaza war
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets again on Saturday to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing religious government.This is happening as there is no sign of a let-up …
Pressure mounts on Israel’s Netanyahu as Gaza hostage protests widen: ‘bring them home now’
Protesters blocked Tel Aviv’s ring road on Saturday after two demonstrations in Israel’s biggest city called for the release of hostages held in Gaza and criticised the government’s handling of …