United Nations, Dec 8 (EFE).- The UN Security Council held an emergency meeting on Friday morning to discuss the catastrophic situation in Gaza, two days after Secretary-General António Guterres invoked “Article 99,” one of the most powerful tools at his disposal, to urge the body to stop the war in Gaza that has left 17,000 … Read more
Jerusalem, Dec 1 (EFE) – Four more people held hostage by the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip were confirmed dead by the Israel Defense Forces on Friday, after one hostage had been confirmed dead the day before. Israeli authorities estimate that 136 hostages remain in the Palestinian enclave. “A team of Health Ministry … Read more
Jerusalem, Nov 28 (EFE).- The Israel Defense Forces announced Tuesday that three soldiers kidnapped by the Islamist group Hamas on Oct. 7 and taken to the Gaza Strip were dead since the day of the attack that started the war. The soldiers were identified as Shaked Dahan, 19, Tomer Yaakov Achims, 20, and Kiril Borsky, … Read more
Jerusalem, Oct 23 (EFE).- The al-Qassam Brigades, armed wing of the Islamist group Hamas, announced on Monday the release of two elderly Israeli women hostages, who were among at least 220 captives in Gaza, after mediation by Egypt and Qatar. The spokesman for Hamas’ military wing, Abu Ubaida, said in a statement the organization had … Read more
Jerusalem, Oct 21 (EFE).- Surgeries performed without anesthesia and in the corridors of hospitals is the daily life of the remaining hospitals in the Palestinian Gaza Strip, controlled by the Islamist group Hamas and subject to ongoing Israeli bombardment that on Saturday entered its fifteenth day. “Those who may have a hope of life are … Read more
Jerusalem, Oct 10 (EFE).- Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced Tuesday that the country will launch a “full offense” against the Gaza Strip that will completely change the situation and called Hamas militants “human animals.” “I have released all the restraints, we have (regained) control of the area, and we are moving to a full … Read more
Gaza, Oct 9 (EFE).- The Islamist group Hamas threatened on Monday to “publicly” execute Israeli civilian hostages if Israel continues its indiscriminate shelling of the Gaza Strip without warning residents. “Any attack on innocent homes in Gaza without prior warning and alarm will be met with the public execution of a hostage,” Abu Obeida, spokesman … Read more
Jerusalem/Gaza, Oct. 7 (EFE) – Heavy Israeli bombardment of Gaza, more than 3,000 rockets fired from the Strip into Israel, fighting against Palestinian militias that still control Israeli territory and dozens of Israeli hostages marked the war that broke out Saturday. The day ends with at least 430 dead on both sides in a matter … Read more
Jerusalem, Jan 19 (EFE).- Two Palestinians died in a clash during an Israeli army raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, authorities said. The deaths brought the number of Palestinians killed during clashes with Israeli forces so far this year to 17. The Palestinian health ministry identified the deceased … Read more
Jerusalem, Nov 30 (EFE).- A Palestinian man has been killed during a fresh Israeli army raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, amid the worst wave of violence in the region in years. “A citizen with gunshot wounds to the chest succumbed to his critical injuries in the town of Yabad,” the Palestinian ministry … Read more
Jerusalem, Nov 23 (EFE).- One person died and at least 14 were injured in two blasts in different parts of Jerusalem, incidents that could point to possible attacks with explosive devices, according to Israeli police. Early in the morning, there was a first explosion at a bus stop that left at least 12 injured. All … Read more