UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Sunday expressed concern for the growing number of casualties in Gaza and issued a fresh appeal for an immediate ceasefire. “The members of the Security Council express serious concern about the growing numbers … read more
GAZA CITY: Israel shelled a hospital in the central Gaza Strip on Monday, killing five people and wounding at least 70, medics said. Emergency services spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said the 70 injured included at least 20 hospital staff, among them … read more
GAZA CITY: The death toll in Gaza rose to 572 on Monday following the bloodiest day in the Palestinian enclave since 2009 where Israel is pressing a punishing military operation. And the Israeli army said another seven soldiers had been … read more
GAZA City: At least 97 Palestinians and 13 soldiers were killed Sunday as Israel ramped up a major military offensive in the bloodiest single day in Gaza in five years. Palestinian death toll soared to 435, with a spokesman for … read more
QALA-I-NAW/HERAT CITY: Twenty three Taliban fighters were killed in an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) separate drone strikes in the west of the country, officials said Sunday. Twelve insurgents were killed and three others wounded in an overnight raid conducted … read more