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WHO chief calls for end to hospital attacks in Gaza

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday called for an end to attacks on hospitals in Gaza after Israel struck one and raided another in the past few days, reports The Reuters. Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds and the health system is under severe threat,...

US-backed Gaza famine report draws anger, scrutiny

United States President Joe Bidens administration is facing criticism after a US-backed report on famine in the Gaza Strip was retracted this week, drawing accusations of political interference and pro-Israel bias, reports Al Jazeera. The report by the Famine Early Warning Systems Network (FEWS...

Gaza toll rises to 45,206

At least 45,206 Palestinians have been killed and 107,512 injured in Israels war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the Gaza Health Ministry says, reports Al Jazeera. It added that the Israeli forces carried out three attacks in the enclave in the last 24 hours, killing 77 people and injuring 174...

Israel strikes Damascus; Turkiye-backed forces seize Manbij

Israeli forces launched large-scale attacks across Syria, targeting three major airports and key military infrastructure, including locations in the capital, Damascus. The strikes mark an escalation in regional hostilities amid ongoing conflicts in the country. In a significant political...

Germany rejects Amnesty’s claim for Israeli genocide

German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer has said that the question of genocide presupposes a clear intention to eradicate an ethnic group. I still do not recognise any such clear intention and therefore I cannot share the conclusions of the report. He said these after asked for a...

Ailing kids wait months to leave Gaza for treatment

The 12-year-old Palestinian boy was lying in a hospital bed in central Gaza, wracked with leukemia, malnourished and whimpering in pain despite the morphine doctors were giving him, when Rosalia Bollen, a UNICEF official, said she saw him in late October. Islam al-Rayahens family had asked...

Hamas official confirms ceasefire talks in Gaza resume after long hiatus

Efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza have been reactivated, according to a Hamas official, following a weeks-long stall in discussions mediated by international parties. Basem Naim, a member of Hamass political bureau, told the Associated Press in Turkiye that talks aimed at ending the 14-month...

Gaza death toll rises

Gaza based Health Ministry on Sunday reports that at least 44,429 people have been killed and 105,250 wounded in more than 13 months of war on the besieged enclave, reports Al Jazeera. It added that Israeli attacks killed 47 and wounded 108 in the latest 24-hour reporting period. Bd-pratidin...

Trump wants Gaza ceasefire before inauguration: Report

The United States President-elect Donald Trump wants to secure a ceasefire and captives deal in Gaza before he takes office, according to US Senator Lindsey Graham, reports Al Jazeera. Graham, who was in Israel this week, told US-based media outlet Axios that Trump was more determined than ever...

Int'l Solidarity Day with Palestine observed at DU

On the occasion of the International Solidarity day with Palestine, a March for Palestine rally was organized at Raju Sculpture of Dhaka University on Friday afternoon, reports UNB. People and students from various corners of the city and institutions attended the rally. The rally marched on...

Which countries recognise Palestine in 2024?

The State of Palestine is recognised as a sovereign nation by 146 countries, representing 75 percent of United Nations member states, reports Al Jazeera. This year, amid Israels continuing war on Gaza, nine countries Armenia, Slovenia, Ireland, Norway, Spain, the Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago,...

Gaza death toll rises

At least 44,249 people have been killed and 104,746 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclaves Health Ministry says, reports Al Jazeera. Of those, 14 Palestinians were killed and 108 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added. Bd-pratidin...

More than 8,000 homes destroyed in northern Israel

Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth claims that it will take four months to repair all the damage to Kiryat Shmona, a city in the north that has borne the brunt of Hezbollahs attacks over the course of its hostilities with Israel, reports Al Jazeera. About 7,000 cars and 300 agricultural sites...

Gaza toll rises

At least 44,235 people have been killed and 104,638 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the coastal enclaves Health Ministry says, reports Al Jazeera. In the latest 24-hour period, 24 Palestinians were killed and 71 injured, the ministry added. Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir...

70,000 Gazans at risk of starvation and deadly thirst

Palestinian Civil Defence sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that 70,000 civilians in the northern Gaza Strip at West Bank are at risk of starvation and deadly thirst if they survive the intense Israeli attacks, amid an intensified siege that has been ongoing for over a month, reports Middle...

Saudi Arabia, Spain condemn Israel’s attacks

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced in the strongest terms what it called Israels continued and systematic targeting of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), including its workers and facilities, reports Al Jazeera. It noted the latest Israeli attack on the UNRWA-run Abu...

43,764 Palestinians killed

The number of Palestinians killed in Israels war on Gaza has reached 43,764, the Health Ministry says, reports Al Jazeera. The death toll includes 28 people killed over the past 24 hours, it said in a statement. Another 103,490 Palestinians have been wounded in attacks since October 2023. The...

Israeli military claims to kill PIJ brigade commander

The Israeli military claims that in coordination with Shin Bet, Israels internal intelligence service, its air force struck Alkaman Abed Elslam Khalil Anbar, who it claims was in charge of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) brigade located in Gaza City, reports Al Jazeera. It said that Anbar was...

4 Israeli soldiers killed in northern Gaza fighting

At least four Israeli soldiers killed in northern Gaza fighting, its military said in a statement the families of the soldiers have been notified, reports Al Jazeera. The army has been carrying out a large-scale ground invasion in northern Gaza in what Palestinian officials, witnesses and...

Saudi Arabia gears up to host Arab-Islamic summit on Gaza, Lebanon

A Saudi Arabia-hosted Arab Islamic Summit is set to open in Riyadh in the coming hours, with leaders expected to hold discussions on Israels war on Gaza as well as its attacks on Lebanon, reports Al Jazeera. The Saudi state-run Al-Ekhbariya news channel broadcast footage of Nigerian President...

Famine is likely happening in north Gaza: UNRWA chief

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) chief Philippe Lazzarini said that the looming famine in northern Gaza is man made and accuses Israel yet again of weaponising hunger in its war on the Palestinian enclave, reports Al Jazeera. Famine is likely happening in northern Gaza, he said...

Gaza war death toll at 43,508

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Friday that at least 43,508 people have been killed in more than 13 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants, reports BSS. The toll includes 39 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which said 102,684 people have...

70% of Gaza war dead women and children: UN

The United Nations Human Rights Office said that it has verified 8,119 killings of Palestinians in Gaza that came in the first seven months of Israels war on the enclave, reports Al Jazeera. Nearly 70 percent of the verified deaths were women and children, it said, condemning what it called...

US Democrats unlikely to change stance on Israel’s actions: Analyst

There is a huge political cost in America for not supporting Israel, Mohamad Elmasry, a professor in the media studies programme at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, told Al Jazeera. The pro-Israeli lobby holds too much power, which means it is unlikely that the Democrats will change...

Gaza fisherman struggle to feed families amid war

Palestinian fishermen gather along the coastline, desperately casting their nets in hopes of catching enough for their families amid widespread hunger caused by war. Since Israel began a military onslaught in Gaza after Hamas October 2023 attack, Israeli restrictions in the waters off the...

Japan examining recognition of Palestinian state: Al Jazeera

Palestines official Wafa news agency claimed that Japans ambassador to the State of Palestine, Yoichi Nakashima, has said that Tokyo is studying the possibility. In an interview with Palestine TV Nakashima said, The international community is convinced that there is no solution except for the...

Gaza death toll rises

At least 43,259 people have been killed and 101,827 injured in Israels attacks on Gaza since October 7 last year, the besieged coastal enclaves Health Ministry said, reports Al Jazeera. At least 55 of those were killed in the past 24 hours and 186 were injured, it added. In another...

UN chief slams Israel’s ‘unacceptable’ ban on UNRWA

Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres said he was deeply concerned by the Israeli legislation banning UNRWA, adding that the implementation of these laws would be detrimental to the resolution of the Israel-Palestinian conflict, reports Al Jazeera. There is no alternative to...