Hamas, which had long been designated a terrorist organization by Israel and the U.S. even before it carried out the brutal Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza , called the strike on the school a "heinous massacre" of innocent civilians.Israel has long accused Ham...
The Hamas militant group attacked Israel on Saturday, Oct. 7, prompting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare, "we are at war." Israel says at least 1,400 people there, most of them civilians, were killed in the coordinated, multi-fronted terror attack launched from the Gaza ...
Rescuers work at an apartment belonging to the Hamas movement destroyed by an Israeli attack on the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Jan. 2, 2024. A Hamas source told Xinhua that the movement's deputy chief, Saleh al-Arouri, was killed here in an Israeli attack on Tuesday evening. ...
He added: "On the humanitarian situation in Gaza, I think it's first important to remember the fundamental issue that makes this complicated. Hamas continues to use civilians as human shields, something that's not new, something that they've always done, intentionally putting civilians in harm'...
The global body, alongside Israel, Egypt and the U.S., have been in ongoing talks to get fuel into Gaza for the first time since hostilities began on 0ct. 7. Aid agencies have said that the lack of critical fuel supplies have made their efforts to assist civilians in the besieged encla...
In a statement, the Al-Qassam Brigades said it fired the rockets in response to the Israeli killings of civilians in the Gaza Strip. Sirens blared in central Israel, and explosions were heard in Tel Aviv, a Xinhua correspondent reported. ...
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that while he recognized "the legitimate grievances of the Palestinian people… nothing can justify these acts of terror and the killing, maiming and abduction of civilians."The full reasoning behind the scale and timing of the attack launched Saturday...
Commemorations began at 6:29 a.m. local time (0329 GMT), the exact moment when Hamas fighters breached the border fence and launched a deadly raid, killing civilians at home and at a music festival. Over 1,200 people were killed in the initial attack, with 251 kidnapped. Israeli official...
The location of the Israeli tank and armored vehicle raised speculation that the IDF could be advancing on Gaza City, the largest city of the blockaded territory. The Israeli military officially says it does not target civilians and only seeks to remove the military capabilities of Hamas in the...
“While I most strongly condemn the terrorist attack by Hamas, it is imperative to protect civilians and respect international humanitarian law,” Lenarč said. “EU humanitarian aid to Palestinians in need will continue as long as needed.” ...