Israel-Gaza war: Blasts, sirens as Iranian missiles intercepted
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has said that US forces helped intercept dozens of Iranian drones and missiles launched against Israel from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Austin condemned the Iranian attack, which was in retaliation to an Israeli air raid on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus, as “reckless and unprecedented”. “We do not seek […]
US restricts travel for diplomats in Israel
The United States has restricted travel for its embassy personnel in Israel amid fears of an attack by Iran. The US embassy said staff had been told not to travel outside the greater Jerusalem, Tel Aviv or Beersheba areas “out of an abundance of caution”. Iran has vowed to retaliate, blaming Israel for a strike on its […]
Gaza’s hospital in ruins after two-week Israeli raid
Israel’s military has pulled out of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City after a two-week raid that has left most of the major medical complex in ruins. Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry said dozens of bodies had been found and locals said nearby areas were razed. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had killed 200 “terrorists”, […]
Israeli army withdraws from Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital after 2-week siege
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said Monday the Israeli military had withdrawn tanks and vehicles from the complex housing the besieged territory’s main hospital, Al-Shifa, days after the launch of a major operation on the site. The ministry said dozens of bodies had been found at the complex, where an AFP journalist and eyewitnesses […]
At least 19 reported killed as Israeli forces fire on Gaza aid seekers
At least 19 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack targeting civilians who were waiting for aid southeast of Gaza City, Gaza’s Ministry of Health and its Media Office said. “The Israeli occupation commits a massacre, killing 19 and injuring 23 civilians while thousands of citizens were waiting for flour and aid near Al-Kuwait […]
More than 100 reported killed in crowd near Gaza aid convoy
At least 112 Palestinians are said to have been killed and 760 injured trying to get desperately needed aid in Gaza. BBC reports that crowds descended on a convoy of lorries on the coastal road south-west of Gaza City, in the presence of Israeli tanks. Israel’s military say tanks fired warning shots but did not […]
‘He is too real to wake sleeping dogs’ – Huddah Monroe on why Malema can’t be president
Kenyan socialite and beauty entrepreneur, Huddah Monroe, has expressed scepticism about the potential of South African opposition leader Julius Malema ever being president. In a series of Insta stories while sharing the opposition leader’s latest speech, opinionated Huddah, shared her views on Malema’s political aspirations, asserting that his unfiltered realism might hinder his chances in […]