EU top diplomat urges ceasefire to save Lebanon from ‘chaos’
BRUSSELS(RAHNUMA): The EU’s top diplomat called Monday for a 2024 ceasefire to be upheld to prevent Lebanon from “sliding into chaos,” saying Israel’s “heavy-handed” response to Hezbollah attacks was further destabilizing the region. “Israel should cease its operations in Lebanon,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said in a statement after crisis talks with a […]
‘Unprecedented catastrophe’ unfolding in Gaza despite ceasefire, Palestinian UN envoy says
NEW YORK CITY(RAHNUMA): Palestine’s ambassador to the UN, Riyad Mansour, said on Wednesday that the core principles upon which the UN was founded are under grave threat in the occupied Palestinian territories. He said that although thousands of lives had been saved by the ceasefire agreement in October, at least 500 Palestinians have been killed […]
UK, US, Germany and France urge adherence to ceasefire in Syria
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Britain, the United States, France and Germany on Tuesday welcomed the 15-day extension of the ceasefire between the Syrian government and Kurdish forces, and urged all parties to strictly adhere to the agreement. “We call upon all parties to strictly adhere to the ceasefire and to exercise their utmost restraint. We urge all external […]
Israel operating beyond ceasefire line in Gaza, satellite images suggest
LONDON(RAHNUMA): Israel has moved the so-called Yellow Line marking the boundary of its area of control within Gaza, satellite images show. A report by the BBC suggests that Israeli personnel have moved blocks denoting the line of control further inside territory ostensibly controlled by Hamas in at least three areas of Gaza. The move endangers […]
Israel strikes Gaza rocket launch site, ceasefire deal under strain
CAIRO/DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Israel’s military said on Thursday it had carried out a targeted strike on a rocket launch site near Gaza City after identifying a failed launch, as questions mount over when the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire will begin. The military said the projectile did not cross into Israeli territory and that the launch […]
German Chancellor urges ceasefire, humanitarian aid for Gaza
Berlin, July 27 (IANS) German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a phone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday, expressing concern over the “catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza.” According to a statement from the German government, during the phone conversation, Merz urged an immediate ceasefire and called for urgently needed humanitarian aid to reach […]
East African leaders appeal for urgent ceasefire in Congo as fighting escalates
Nairobi, Jan 30 (IANS) East African leaders have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) amid fighting that has hampered humanitarian operations in the city of Goma. Leaders from the East African Community (EAC), who held an emergency summit by video link, also called on the […]
