Amid changing geopolitical relations, wars and rising tensions, the year 2024 saw the steepest rise in worldwide military expenditure since the end of the Cold War, reaching $2.7 trillion, researchers said Monday. The military spending increased worldwide with particularly rapid growth in Europe and the Middle East– the epicentre of two major conflicts in Gaza…
Hamas is open to an agreement to end the war in Gaza that would see all hostages released and secure a five-year truce, an official said Saturday as the group’s negotiators held talks with mediators. A Hamas delegation was in Cairo discussing with Egyptian mediators ways out of the 18-month war, while, on the ground,…
Hamas is open to an agreement to end the Gaza war that would include the one-time release of all remaining hostages and a five-year cessation of hostilities, an official from the Palestinian group said Saturday. “Hamas is ready for an exchange of prisoners in a single batch and a truce for five years,” the official…
Jerusalem: Israel on Monday battled on multiple fronts, intensifying its fight with Lebanon’s Hezbollah as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to press the “sacred mission” against Israel’s enemies, on the first anniversary of the deadliest attack in Israeli history. Hamas said it will be a long fight, but Netanyahu said both wars would ensure the…
Doha, Qatar: Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday praised its October 7 attack on Israel in a video message ahead of the first anniversary of the deadly storming of southern Israel which sparked the war in Gaza. “The crossing of the glorious 7th of October shattered the illusions the enemy had created for itself, convincing the…
Israeli police officer examine crime scene (AP photo) A shooting in Beersheba, southern Israel, resulted in the death of one person and injured at least ten others on Sunday, according to police and emergency services. Magen David Adom, an emergency service provider said, “Paramedics have pronounced a 25-year-old female deceased, and are evacuating 10 casualties.”Police…
Khan Younis: In the ruins of his two-storey home, 11-year-old Mohammed gathers chunks of the fallen roof into a broken pail and pounds them into gravel which his father will use to make gravestones for victims of the Gaza war. “We get the rubble not to build houses, no, but for tombstones and graves –…
For over a year, a dedicated group of young women in Israel’s military has been on high alert, observing movements along the border with Lebanon. This female-only unit, known as field observers, has played a critical role in identifying threats from Hezbollah, diligently tracking the group’s activities from their posts. These soldiers, aged between 18…
The IDF stated that their air raids hit approximately 290 Hezbollah sites. New Delhi: Hezbollah on Saturday launched a series of rocket attacks from Lebanon into northern Israel, marking one of the most intense cross-border confrontations since the war began in October. Here are 10 points on this big story: On Saturday night, Hezbollah fired…
The UN said that the attack violated international law and could constitute a war crime. United Nations: The United Nations on Friday denounced the detonation of hand-held communication devices used by Hezbollah operatives in Lebanon this week, saying the attack violated international law and could constitute a war crime. “International humanitarian law prohibits the use…
