Attack on Belize-flagged cargo ship in Red Sea causes long oil...
An attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels on a Belize-flagged ship earlier this month caused an 18-mile (29-kilometre) oil slick, the US military said Saturday. It also warned of the danger of a spill from the vessel's cargo of fertiliser.
21 Israeli troops killed in deadliest attack on the military
Palestinian militants carried out the deadliest single attack on Israel's forces since the Hamas raid that triggered the war, killing 21 soldiers, the military said Tuesday, a significant setback that could add to mounting calls for a cease-fire.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 25,000
The level of death, destruction and displacement from the war already is without precedent in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Yet Israeli officials say the fighting is likely to continue for several more months.
Women and children are the main victims of the Israel-Hamas war...
According to the Associated Press (AP) approximately two mothers have been killed every hour since Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on October 7 last year.
African leaders criticise Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, call for immediate...
Gaza’s Health Ministry said more than 24,400 Palestinians have died, and the United Nations said a quarter of the 2.3 million people trapped in Gaza are starving.
Gaza death toll tops 24,000 as Israel strikes targets in north,...
South Africa has accused Israel of genocide in the war against Hamas, an allegation Israel has rejected.
Israel’s Netanyahu says ‘no one will stop us’ in Gaza
"No one will stop us -- not The Hague, not the Axis of Evil and no one else. It is possible and necessary to continue until victory and we will do it," Netanyahu told a televised press conference as the war in Gaza moves into its 100th day on Sunday.
100 days of Gaza war ‘staining our shared humanity’: UN
"The massive death, destruction, displacement, hunger, loss and grief of the last 100 days are staining our shared humanity," the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, Philippe Lazzarini, said in a statement as he visited the Gaza Strip.
South Africa launches case at UN court accusing Israel of genocide
South Africa’s submission to the International Court of Justice alleges that “acts and omissions by Israel ... are genocidal in character” as they are committed with the intent “to destroy Palestinians in Gaza as a part of the broader Palestinian national, racial and ethnic group.”