KHAN YOUNIS: Internet and telephone services collapsed across the Gaza Strip on Thursday for lack of fuel, the main Palestinian provider said, bringing a potentially long-term blackout of communications as Israel signaled its offensive against Hamas could next target the south, … read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry about efforts to increase humanitarian aid to Palestinians in urgent need, the State Department said on Thursday. Blinken reaffirmed the importance of concrete steps to minimize harm … read more
DAMASCUS: Syria’s president issued a decree granting amnesty and reducing sentences for several categories of crime committed prior to Thursday, his office and state media reported. No reason was given for the amnesty, but it came on the anniversary of … read more
JEDDAH: Israel on Thursday ordered Palestinians to leave four towns near Khan Younis in southern Gaza, a month after telling them to move there to avoid the bombardment of the north. Leaflets dropped from aircraft told civilians to leave the … read more
LONDON: Israel has been accused of stopping Palestinian Americans from entering the country from the West Bank, contradicting a September agreement signed between Tel Aviv and Washington. The deal introduced visa-free travel between the US and Israel, and was meant … read more