Archives for August, 2024

This picture taken from the Egyptian side of the border with the Gaza Strip, shows a damaged building on July 4, 2024, as the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas continues. (Photo by Giuseppe CACACE / AFP) (Photo by GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP via Getty Images)

Gaza cease-fire talks to resume in Egypt with Rafah, Philadelphi corridor in focus

Following two days of talks in Doha, the US, Egyptian and Qatari mediators are expected to resume negotiations on a Gaza cease-fire in Cairo this week in the presence of Israeli officials.

Yemen flood toll climbs to 60, thousands affected: UN

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The Gaza war has displaced most of the besieged territory's 2.4 million residents at least once

'Afraid to sleep': Nights bring fresh horrors in war-torn Gaza

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Israeli security and emergency personnel cordon off the site of an explosion in Tel Aviv, Aug. 18, 2024.

Hamas, Islamic Jihad claim responsibility for Tel Aviv explosion: What we know

Police are investigating a blast that occurred Sunday evening in the southern part of the city, killing the person who carried the explosive device.

Israeli security and emergency personnel cordon off the site of the blast in Tel Aviv

Palestinian militants claim Tel Aviv bombing, threaten more attacks

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Israeli security forces at the site of the Sunday blast in Tel Aviv

Israel police say Sunday blast in Tel Aviv was 'terror attack'

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HRW says the damage to Yemen's key rebel-held port in Hodeida could worsen an already dire humanitarian crisis

Israeli strikes on Yemen port 'possible war crime': HRW

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On World Humanitarian Day the UN lashed out at the ‘unacceptable’ violence that has led to the deaths of 280 aid workers in 2023, a record that was fuelled by the war in Gaza and threatens to be surpassed in 2024

UN warns of 'unacceptable' level of violence against aid workers

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Tel Aviv to push for a ceasefire in the Gaza war that has raged for more than 10 months

Blinken says Israel backs US proposal in 'last' chance for Gaza truce

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bbas Araghchi, political deputy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, speaks to the media after the meeting of the Joint Commission of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) attended by the E3+2 (China, France, Germany, Russia, United Kingdom) and Iran on July 28, 2019 at the Palais Coburg in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by ALEX HALADA / AFP) (Photo by ALEX HALADA/AFP via Getty Images)

Iran's foreign minister nominee vows to prioritize Russia, China ties

Iran's prospective foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, offered a cautious foreign policy pitch ahead of lawmakers' vote on his nomination, saying Tehran's stance toward the JCPOA would remain the same.

A Palestinian shows his worn-out shoes in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip

Besieged Gazans share shoes, wear same clothes for months

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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel in the latest push to secure a ceasefire in the war in Gaza

Blinken in Israel as Netanyahu, Hamas trade blame over Gaza talks

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First responders gather around a car hit by an Israeli drone strike in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin

Palestinians say two dead in Israel West Bank drone strike

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Relatives mourn over the bodies of four members of one family killed in the air strike

Shock, grief as Israeli Lebanon strike kills 10 Syrians

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Palestinians inspect the site of a deadly Israeli strike in Al-Zawaida in the central Gaza Strip

Hamas official dismisses US optimism over ceasefire deal

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A man inspects damage after an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese town of Kafur, Nabatiyeh, which Lebanon's health ministry said killed 10 people

Lebanon says 10 Syrians killed in Israeli strike on south

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