GAZA: Israel declared its determination Wednesday to press on with its Gaza war “with or without international support,” after it came under mounting pressure even from key backer the United States. Now in its third month, the war was launched … read more
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip: Palestinian militants carried out one of the deadliest single attacks on Israeli soldiers since the Gaza invasion began, killing at least nine in an urban ambush, the military said Wednesday, a sign of the stiff resistance … read more
LONDON: Israel’s ambassador to the UK, Tzipi Hotovely, said on Wednesday that her country will “absolutely” reject any possibility of a two-state solution after the war in Gaza ends. Asked how peace might be achieved absent an agreement to establish … read more
BAGHDAD: Iraq’s parliament postponed until further notice its planned vote for a new speaker on Wednesday, local media reported, with MPs focused on local elections. The previous speaker, influential Sunni politician Mohamed Al-Halbussi, was dismissed last month after accusations of forgery … read more
CAIRO: Egypt has again slammed what it described as Israeli attempts to encourage Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip. Any move to displace Gazans, whether voluntarily or forcibly, was on Wednesday condemned by Cairo. The latest Egyptian Ministry of Foreign … read more