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[ad_1] Israel on Monday threatened to track down and punish Hamas fighters while announcing a “total blockade” of the Gaza Strip following a surprise weekend attack by the armed Palestinian group. Here is what you need to know about the recent developments: What happened between Israel and Hamas on Saturday? At about 6:30 am (03:30…
[ad_1] Dozens of Palestinians have been killed and wounded in Israeli air raids on the Jabalia refugee camp in the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian health ministry and the official Palestinian news agency WAFA. At least 493 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli bombardments on the blockaded enclave since Saturday, according to a…
[ad_1] With Israel declaring a ‘total blockade’ of Gaza, crossing with Egypt is the single point in and out of the besieged enclave. Operations at the Rafah crossing on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt have been temporarily disrupted due to the Israeli bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave. The news agency Reuters…
[ad_1] EXPLAINER As the conflict between Israel and Palestine reaches its third day, these are the main developments. Here is the situation on Monday, October 9, 2023: Fighting Gun battles are continuing between Hamas fighters and Israeli forces in three main areas in southern Israel – at a kibbutz in Karmia, and in the cities…
[ad_1] Schools closed as city issues second ‘black’ rain warning – its highest – in a month amid torrential rain, strong winds. Hong Kong has closed schools and suspended trading on the stock exchange after a weakening Typhoon Koinu brought torrential rain and storm-force winds to the southern Chinese territory. More than 150mm of rain…
[ad_1] Volunteers and rescue workers in quake-hit Afghanistan say they are forced to use shovels and even their bare hands to look for victims and survivors. “There is no modern equipment nor trained search and rescue teams. This could result in a rise in casualties. If we don’t urgently receive advanced and trained rescue teams…
[ad_1] At least 313 Palestinians have been killed as Israel struck 426 targets in Gaza, its military said, flattening residential buildings in giant explosions. Among those killed in Gaza were 20 children. About 2,000 others are wounded, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the…
[ad_1] An Israeli lawmaker has told Al Jazeera that his party warned about events like Saturday’s Hamas attack on Israel if the country’s government continued its illegal occupation of Palestinian lands. Hamas launched a multipronged assault at dawn on Saturday with thousands of rockets fired at Israel, and the Gaza-based group’s fighters infiltrating Israeli towns…
[ad_1] Many of the villages hit by the quake consist of little more than mud houses (Getty Images) Hundreds of people are feared dead after a powerful earthquake hit western Afghanistan, near the Iranian border. The death toll is expected to rise as information comes in from rural areas, with one Taliban government department suggesting…
[ad_1] Here is the situation on Sunday, October 8, 2023. Fighting Russia’s defence ministry said it shot down two Ukrainian S-200 anti-aircraft missiles over the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula. The ministry issued two near-identical Telegram posts on Saturday night saying that Kyiv had “attempted a terrorist attack” at 6pm (15:00 GMT) and 10pm (19:00GMT) Moscow time…
