Israel denies ceasefire in place to allow aid to Gaza

Jerusalem (IANS) Israel on Monday denied reports that it has agreed to a ceasefire in southern Gaza to allow the Rafah border crossing to open to let aid into the Hamas-controlled enclave.

“At the moment there is no ceasefire for humanitarian…

Blinken in Israel for 2nd time since conflict erupted

Tel Aviv (IANS) For a second time since the raging Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on October 7, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday arrived in Tel Aviv, where he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Jewish nation's…

Hezbollah fighter, 2 citizens killed in Israeli attacks in Lebanon

Beirut (IANS) A fighter with Hezbollah, a Lebanese military group, was killed in the Israeli attacks that targeted the Shebaa Farms, a statement by the Shia group reported.

Moreover, a Lebanese man and his wife were killed after several Israeli…

Plane with WHO medical supplies for Gaza arrives in Egypt

Cairo (IANS) A plane loaded with medical supplies from the WHO for the Gaza Strip reached the El Arish airport in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, said the Egyptian Red Crescent.

Khaled Zayed, Head of the Egyptian Red Crescent North Sinai branch,…

Russia can play crucial role in settling conflict with Israel: Hamas

Gaza (IANS) Palestinian militant group Hamas has said that Russia can play a key role in ending the military conflict with Israel, said Ali Baraka, the head of external relations for the group, media reports said.

“The Hamas movement has a…

Iran Foreign Minister warns Israel of retaliation if Gaza aggression doesn’t stop

Doha (IANS) Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that if Israel decides to enter Gaza then the resistance leaders will turn Israel into a cemetery for occupation soldiers, media reports said.

His comment came after he met…

Israel moves hundreds of tanks close to Gaza fence as ground invasion looms

Gaza (IANS) Israeli tanks have begun positioning themselves on the border fence with Gaza as the military build-up continues amid relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave, media reports said.

Tens of thousands of Palestinians…

Iran's foreign minister warns war could spread if Israeli attacks on Gaza continue

Beirut (IANS) Iran's foreign minister warned Friday that if Israel's attacks on the Gaza Strip don't stop immediately, the violence could spread to other parts of the Middle East, media reported.

Hossein Amirabdollahian is on a…

Indian-American Nikki Haley beats Biden by 4 points in new poll

New York (IANS) US President Joe Biden would lose to Republican presidential candidates Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis and narrowly edge past his predecessor Donald Trump if the 2024 election were to be held now, according to a new poll.

Biden…

More than half of Canadians want Ottawa to decrease tensions with Delhi over Nijjar's killing

Toronto (IANS) A little over 50 per cent of Canadians want their country to decrease tensions with India over Khalistani hardliner Hardeep Singh Nijjar's killing, and engage in diplomatic talks, according to a poll.

A Nanos Research poll…