Bloodiest day sees Gaza death toll pass 100

2014-07-21 07:25:05

The Gaza Strip witnessed the bloodiest day on Sunday since Israel launched its offensive there two weeks ago, as the death toll passed 100 in a day.

Israel rejects 3-hour humanitarian truce: Hamas

2014-07-20 19:18:10

Hamas said in a statement that ICRC proposed a 3-hour humanitarian ceasefire window early Sunday to Hamas and Israel to evacuate casualties in neighbourhood of Sheja' eya in eastern Gaza city.

Six more Palestinians killed by Israeli offensive in Gaza

2014-07-18 10:35:04

Six more Palestinians, including three children, were killed on early Friday, hours after Israel announced it had started a ground operation in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip.

Israel invades Gaza after Hamas rejects truce

2014-07-18 08:11:44

A ground offensive was launched on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Thursday night after days of heavy bombardment, the military said.

Israel invades Gaza after Hamas rejects truce

2014-07-18 08:11:44

Israeli troops launched a ground offensive in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Thursday night after days of heavy bombardment, the military said.

No cease-fire agreement reached yet: Israeli source

2014-07-17 21:58:37

An Israeli official denied reports by international media outlets that Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire agreement that would be implemented starting from Friday.

Cease-fire between Hamas, Israel starts in Gaza

2014-07-17 17:20:21

A five-hour cease-fire became valid on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) between Israel and Islamic Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip under the United Nations' request, officials said.

Hamas agrees on five-hour humanitarian ceasefire

2014-07-17 09:52:08

Hamas and other Palestinian factions agreed to halt rocket firing into Israel for five hours on Thursday in response to a proposal by the United Nations.

Assad launches new term in stronger position

2014-07-17 09:50:55

Bashar al-Assad was sworn in for a new term as Syria's president on Wednesday, after an election which his opponents dismiss as a sham but which he said proved he had achieved victory after a "dirty war" to unseat him.

Hamas agrees on five-hour humanitarian ceasefire

2014-07-17 07:27:48

Hamas and other Palestinian factions agreed to halt rocket firing into Israel for five hours on Thursday in response to a proposal by the United Nations.

Assad sworn in, vows to keep up fight with terrorism

2014-07-16 21:27:10

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad announces his new administration will not stop fighting "terrorism," saying that regional and Western countries that have backed militants in Syria will pay a steep price.

89 killed in worst Afghanistan bombing since 2001

2014-07-16 11:20:25

A suicide bomber blew up a car packed with explosives near a busy market and a mosque in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, killing at least 89 people in the deadliest insurgent attack on civilians since the 2001 US-led invasion.