Gaza invasion
EU warns decision would block ‘life-saving' support for starving civilians.
Updated 01 Jan, 2026 09:45am
MSF says the impact will be devastating if it is barred from operating in Gaza as the humanitarian crisis deepens.
Published 31 Dec, 2025 10:29am
American president warns Washington may strike again if Iran is rebuilding nuclear programme.
Updated 30 Dec, 2025 08:08am
After years of strategic drift, 2025 has placed Pakistan in a rare sweet spot where its allies and partners see it as a country that offers them things they value and need.
Updated 29 Dec, 2025 05:25pm
Sending troops to an ill-defined ISF unacceptable to one of the parties is high-risk.
Updated 29 Dec, 2025 09:23am
UNRWA chief says supplies not being allowed in "at the scale required".
Updated 29 Dec, 2025 08:18am
“Most services have been temporarily stopped due to a shortage of the fuel needed for the generators,” says official.
Updated 27 Dec, 2025 08:09am
The reservist acted “in severe violation of his authority” and his weapon had been confiscated, Israeli military says.
Updated 27 Dec, 2025 08:20am
UN says settler-related violence in the West Bank has sharply escalated.
Updated 26 Dec, 2025 08:20am
The sound of drums and bagpipes playing renditions of popular Christmas carols fills the air.
Updated 25 Dec, 2025 09:22am
Netanyahu warns of "retaliation" after explosion injures soldier; Hamas blames bombs left behind by Tel Aviv forces for blast.
Updated 25 Dec, 2025 07:45am
Defence Minister Israel Katz says the military will never leave all of Gaza and plans to station a type of unit that has historically played a role in establishing Israeli communities.
Updated 24 Dec, 2025 07:57am
Activists accuse Israeli authorities of designating areas in Silwan to advance settlement interests.
Updated 23 Dec, 2025 08:12am
Decision brings the total number of settlements illegally approved over the past three years to 69.
Updated 22 Dec, 2025 07:31am
Victims include four-month-old infant, 14-year-old girl.
Updated 21 Dec, 2025 08:00am
Phase two of the Gaza peace plan risks remaining largely a blueprint on paper rather than an actionable plan.
Published 20 Dec, 2025 06:41pm
Like most grand schemes of the Trump administration, the Gaza plan is high on hyperbole, and low on substance.
Updated 20 Dec, 2025 08:57am
The ceasefire also remains fragile with both sides alleging violations, and mediators fearing that Israel and Hamas alike are stalling.
Updated 20 Dec, 2025 08:27am
US secretary of state says further clarity needed before countries formally commit, expresses confidence several nations are “willing to step forward”.
Updated 20 Dec, 2025 07:32am
Rubio links new sanctions to upholding of arrest warrants for Israeli PM Netanyahu, former defence minister Yoav Gallant.
Updated 19 Dec, 2025 11:02am
FO says discussions ongoing; Islamabad has not been formally requested to deploy troops.
Updated 19 Dec, 2025 07:40am
According to Israeli media outlet Haaretz, Azerbaijan was absent from the American-sponsored conference in Qatar to prepare the groundwork for the force.
Updated 18 Dec, 2025 08:19am
International law is not contingent upon flawless compliance but emerges from the interplay of institutional coherence, collective recognition and structured mechanisms of accountability.
Updated 17 Dec, 2025 01:31pm
At least 14 people lost their lives in Storm Byron in Gaza last week.
Updated 17 Dec, 2025 08:38am
Negotiations continue on ISF mandate as Pakistan warns against Israeli violations.
Updated 17 Dec, 2025 08:03am
“With heavy rain and cold brought in by Storm Byron, people in the Gaza Strip are freezing to death,” UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini says.
Updated 16 Dec, 2025 07:54am
Confirms the head of the group's weapons production was killed in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip.
Updated 15 Dec, 2025 08:06am
No immediate confirmation whether Saed among those killed in strike.
Updated 14 Dec, 2025 08:04am
International Stabilisation Force ‘won’t fight Hamas’; Indonesia says it is preparing to deploy 20,000 troops for health
Updated 13 Dec, 2025 07:46am
Municipal and civil defence officials say they are unable to cope with the storm because of fuel shortages and damage to equipment.
Updated 12 Dec, 2025 08:07am