Hamas Israel war

Hamas accepts UN ceasefire resolution, ready to negotiate over details

Hamas accepts a UN resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in Gaza and is ready to negotiate details, a senior official of the Palestinian militant group said on Tuesday in what the US Secretary of State called “a hopeful sign”..Conversations on plans for Gaza after the Israe
11 June 2024, 11:15 AM

Iran asks FIFA to ban Israel

The Iranian Football federation has called upon the world soccer’s governing body, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association FIFA, to suspend Israel’s soccer federation over the country’s war in Gaza.
11 February 2024, 05:59 AM

Christmas in Occupied Palestine: ‘Dreams buried under rubbles’

Archbishop Theodosius Atallah Hanna, Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem discusses the cruel reality in occupied Palestine during Christmas with Ramisa Rob of The Daily Star.
26 December 2023, 03:00 AM

Message to the West on Christmas: Remember humanity

Had Jesus Christ been in Palestine today and seen the remnants of humanity lying under the rubble in Gaza, he would have mourned and wept.
25 December 2023, 02:00 AM

Hamas warns hostages doomed unless demands met

Hamas warned Sunday that no hostages would leave Gaza alive unless its demands for prisoner releases are met, while the World Health Organization said the territory's health system was collapsing after more than two months of war
11 December 2023, 02:59 AM

Gaza ‘seems like a death zone’

At least 700 Palestinians were killed in Gaza in 24 hours as Israel yesterday stepped up its bombing campaign from air, sea and land across the enclave, which the UN said now resembles a “death zone”.
3 December 2023, 18:00 PM

WCNSF: An acronym that captures the horror of Gaza's children

Much like packing a school bag, organising a game with a friend, or contemplating homework, they now think about how they or their friends might die
23 November 2023, 07:47 AM

Israel, Hamas agree on four-day truce, hostage release and aid into Gaza

Israel's government and Hamas agreed on Wednesday to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave
22 November 2023, 03:09 AM

The economic beneficiaries of the Israel-Hamas war

The blood of the innocent Palestinian civilians lies in a complex global capitalist that systematically profits from war.
7 November 2023, 03:00 AM

An Israeli journalist’s perspective on Israel-Hamas war

The settlers in the West Bank are taking advantage of the fact that the world’s attention is on Gaza.
7 November 2023, 02:00 AM

Israel's allies must see the moral imperative of a ceasefire

Unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza is of utmost importance
25 October 2023, 14:18 PM

'Middle East conflict may affect global shipping'

The Israel-Hamas conflict has not had any immediate effect on global shipping, but it may impact ocean freight if the conflict lingers.
21 October 2023, 17:54 PM

Humanitarian aid starts entering Gaza from Egypt

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for war-torn and besieged Gaza started passing into the Rafah border crossing from Egypt Saturday, a security source and an Egyptian Red Crescent official told AFP
21 October 2023, 07:25 AM

Bangladesh observes Day of Mourning for Palestinians

Bangladesh is observing a Day of Mourning today for the Palestinians killed in recent Israeli attacks
21 October 2023, 06:02 AM

US embassy in Dhaka flies flag at half-staff

The move comes as US "mourns every innocent life lost" in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict
21 October 2023, 05:53 AM

Save Gaza from further bloodshed

World leaders cannot avert responsibility for the plight of Palestinians
19 October 2023, 13:12 PM

Deaths of Palestinians in Israel attack: PM announces state mourning Saturday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced a one-day state mourning for Saturday commemorating the deaths of Palestinians in Israel attacks
19 October 2023, 07:37 AM

Biden says Egypt to open Gaza crossing for up to 20 aid trucks

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has agreed to open the Rafah crossing into Gaza to allow a first batch of around 20 humanitarian aid trucks through, US President Joe Biden said Wednesday
19 October 2023, 03:44 AM

UN chief 'horrified' by Gaza hospital blast that killed hundreds

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he was "horrified" by hundreds of people killed in Tuesday's strike on a Gaza hospital
18 October 2023, 06:14 AM

Gaza is bleeding, and needs help urgently

World leaders must play an effective role to stop the humanitarian crisis in Gaza
17 October 2023, 12:49 PM