Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Sunday, Israel’s COGAT says
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Sunday, the Israeli government agency that coordinates civilian policy in Gaza, COGAT, said on Friday.
MSF says it will not share staff details demanded by Israel to access Gaza
GENEVA(RAHNUMA): Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Friday it will not submit lists of staff demanded by Israel to maintain access to Gaza and the West Bank, saying it had not been able to obtain assurances over the safety of its teams. MSF, which supports and helps staff hospitals in Gaza, is one of […]
‘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 […]
Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to open next week, Palestinian official says
DAVOS(RAHNUMA): Gaza’s border crossing with Egypt will reopen next week after largely being shut during the Israel-Hamas war, the Palestinian technocrat leader backed by Washington to administer the enclave announced on Thursday. Ali Shaath made the announcement by video link during an event in Davos hosted by President Donald Trump, who convened a group of […]
Trump, Erdogan discuss Syria and Gaza in call
WASHINGTON/ ANKARA(RAHNUMA): Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan discussed developments in Syria and Gaza with US counterpart Donald Trump in a telephone call on Tuesday as Syria’s Turkiye-backed government announced a ceasefire with US-allied Kurdish forces after days of clashes. Turkiye separately weighed if Erdogan should join the US leader’s “Board of Peace” initiative. “President Erdogan stated […]
Egypt’s president says Palestinian issue still a priority as Gaza enters second ceasefire phase
DUBAI(RAHNUMA): Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on Wednesday reaffirmed that the Palestinian cause is still “at the forefront of priorities” in the Middle East, emphasizing that peace and stability cannot be achieved in the region without a just resolution of the issue. During his address at the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, El-Sisi […]
Influential Israeli minister Smotrich calls for US-led center for Gaza to be shuttered
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to shut a US-led multinational coordinating center that supports President Donald Trump’s plan to end the Gaza war. Washington established the Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC) last October as a center for civilian and military personnel from other countries to work alongside […]
Israel objects to US announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza
JERUSALEM(RAHNUMA): Israel’s government is objecting to the White House announcement of leaders who will play a role in overseeing next steps in Gaza. The rare criticism from Israel of its close ally in Washington says the Gaza executive committee “was not coordinated with Israel and is contrary to its policy,” without details. Saturday’s statement also […]
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 […]
