World Jun 24 Netanyahu says Israel will only agree to ‘partial’ cease-fire, will continue fighting after pause The prime minister's comments, made in an interview with a pro-Netanyahu Israeli TV channel late Sunday, sparked an uproar from families of hostages held by Hamas.
World Jun 23 More than 1,300 pilgrims died during the Hajj in Saudi Arabia this year, officials say Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83 percent of the 1,301 fatalities were unauthorized pilgrims who walked long distances in soaring temperatures to perform the Hajj rituals in and around the holy city of Mecca.
World Jun 19 Hundreds died in intense heat during Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia, officials say Hundreds of people have died during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom.
World Jun 16 As Muslim pilgrims perform final rites of Hajj, 14 Jordanians die of sunstroke in Saudi Arabia Masses of pilgrims on Sunday embarked on a symbolic stoning of the devil in Saudi Arabia under the soaring summer heat. The ritual marks the final days of the Hajj, or Islamic pilgrimage, and the start of the Eid al-Adha celebrations for…
World Jun 15 Muslims converge at Mount Arafat to worship as Hajj pilgrimage reaches its peak Following the footsteps of prophets beneath a burning sun, Muslims from around the world congregated Saturday at a sacred hill in Saudi Arabia for worship and reflection amid a sweltering heat.
World Jun 09 Health Ministry in Gaza says 274 Palestinians died in Israel’s raid that rescued 4 hostages At least 274 Palestinians, including dozens of children, were killed in the Israeli raid that rescued four hostages held by Hamas, Gaza's Health Ministry said Sunday. The Israeli military said its forces came under heavy fire during the complex daytime operation deep in central…
Politics Jun 06 Israeli strike kills at least 33 people at a Gaza school the military claims was being used by Hamas The strike early Thursday came after the military announced a new ground and air assault in several refugee camps in central Gaza, pursuing Hamas militants it says have regrouped there.
World Jun 05 UN agencies say over 1 million in Gaza could experience highest level of starvation by mid-July On Tuesday, a separate group of experts said it's possible that famine is underway in northern Gaza but that the war and restrictions on humanitarian access have impeded the data collection to prove it.
World May 30 Israel seizes control of strategic Gaza land border, claims area is awash in smuggling tunnels Beyond Rafah, Israeli forces were still battling militants in parts of Gaza the military said it wrested control of months ago — potential signs of a low-level insurgency that could keep Israeli troops engaged in the territory.
World May 29 Israel’s military says it’s taken control of a strategic corridor near Rafah, along Gaza’s border with Egypt The corridor, known as Philadelphi, stretches along the border with neighboring Egypt, near the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where Israeli forces have been fighting recently.