Israel rejects US suggestion of post-war Gaza control to Palestinian Authority

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israeli government has rejected a suggestion by the US for handing over the control of Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority (PA) after the end of the war.

According to sources in the Israeli Prime Minister's office,…

Complete victory in Gaza will push away future wars: Israel Defence Minister

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said that a complete win for Israel in Gaza will push away future wars for a long time.

He also said that the fight in Gaza is a local one, but it has an impact on the whole of the Middle…

IDF denies ordering evacuation of Al-Shifa Hospital

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israeli military on Saturday denied that it ordered an evacuation of the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza after Palestinian media reports said the army had asked everyone to leave the medical complex within an hour's time.

In…

Huge cache of arms found in Gaza school, claims IDF

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday claimed to have found a huge cache of arms and ammunition from a school in Gaza.

The IDF said that its elite Dovdevan unit conducted the raids at a high school and found military equipment…

Israeli forces continue to comb Gaza's largest hospital, expand raids

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli forces have continued to comb Gaza's largest hospital, Al-Shifa, expanding their searches for hostages and militant activity to other hospitals in the area, while all communications have collapsed across the besieged enclave…

IDF conquers western Gaza Strip: Israel Defence Minister

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has said that Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has made significant advancement in the Gaza Strip and has conquered the western part of the enclave.

He said that all threats related to Hamas…

Massive 7.2-magnitude quake rocks Philippines

Manila (IANS) A massive earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted southern Philippines on Friday, with no immediate reports of damages or injuries.

According to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the offshore…

Car rams into barricade near Israeli Embassy in Tokyo, cop injured

Tokyo (IANS) A Japanese police officer was injured after a car rammed into a barricade near the Israeli Embassy in Tokyo on Thursday, local media reported.

Police in the Japanese capital arrested the driver on the spot on suspicion of obstruction…

S.Korea, US stage joint air drills with B-52H bombers over Yellow Sea

Seoul (IANS) South Korea and the US staged joint air drills on Wednesday, involving two US B-52H strategic bombers, over the Yellow Sea, Seoul's Defense Ministry said, in the latest show of force against North Korea.

South Korean F-35A,…

With UNSC ‘crumbling’, India says ‘naysayers’ should be stopped from blocking reform

United Nations (IANS) With the Security Council “crumbling under the weight of 21st-century geopolitical realities”, India has said that “naysayers” should be stopped from blocking its reform.

The negotiations for reforming the Council that…