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As Israel advances in Gaza, many exhausted families flee again. Some can’t bear it

KHAN YOUNIS: As Israel orders wide new evacuations across the Gaza Strip, Palestinians say they are crushed by exhaustion and hopelessness at the prospect of fleeing once again. Many are packing a few belongings and trudging off in search of new shelters. Some say they just can’t bear to move. When ordered out of Jabaliya […]

Hamas agrees to release five hostages in renewed ceasefire, Israel counters

Representative Image (File picture) Hamas is set to release five hostages, including American-Israeli Edan Alexander, in a renewed ceasefire offered by Egypt. The terror group has agreed to release five hostages, abducted during its October 7, 2023, attack, in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire spanning the Eid al-Fitr holiday and continuing through Passover, officials told […]

Hamas accepts fresh ceasefire proposal, Israel submits counter-offer

A senior Hamas representative announced on Saturday their acceptance of a fresh Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, whilst calling for Israeli support but emphasising that the group’s armaments remain non-negotiable.The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged receipt of the mediators’ proposal and confirmed submitting a response.“Two days ago, we received a proposal from […]

$206 billion budget is a win for Benjamin Netanyahu

A spending plan approved by Israel’s parliament hands PM Benjamin Netanyahu a political victory and devotes a significant chunk to military spending, signaling Israel expects to stay on a war footing for the longer term. The $206 billion budget was approved Tuesday with 66-52 votes.The passing of the budget has political as well as financial […]

Palestinian Oscar-winning filmmaker Hamdan Balla released by Israel, wife says she heard him being beaten and screaming

Hamdan Ballal (second from right), along with Basel Adra, Rachel Szor, and Yuval Abraham, winners of the award for Best Documentary Feature Film for “No Other Land,” pose in the press room at the Oscars. A Palestinian Oscar-winning filmmaker, along with two other individuals, was freed by Israeli authorities following detention in the occupied West […]

Mark Ruffalo condemns detention of Palestinian filmmaker by Israeli military: ‘Hamden Ballal is a political prisoner’

Mark Ruffalo and Hamden Ballal | Photo Credit: Getty Images, Reuters Oscar-nominated actor Mark Ruffalo has condemned the detention of Palestinian director Hamdan Ballal by the Israeli Defense Forces. Ballal, one of the co-directors of No Other Land, a non-fiction film that won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature at the recent Academy Awards, was […]

Israel launches airstrikes on Lebanon in largest attack since ceasefire, at least six killed

Israel launched airstrikes on multiple locations in Lebanon on Saturday, retaliating against a rocket attack by Lebanon. At least 6 are reported to be dead in the most intense cross-border exchange since its ceasefire with Hezbollah, which began nearly four months ago. The strike on the southern village of Touline killed five people, including a […]