Update Israel intensifying Gaza strikes to press Hamas into freeing hostages, defense minister says

Israel intensifying Gaza strikes to press Hamas into freeing hostages, defense minister says

  • US envoy Steve Witkoff last week a ‘bridge’ plan to extend the ceasefire in Gaza into April beyond Ramadan and Passover
By Reuters ·

Sudan army says it has control of presidential palace in Khartoum video

Sudan army says it has control of presidential palace in Khartoum

  • The army shared videos of soldiers cheering on the palace grounds, its glass windows shattered and walls pockmarked with bullet holes
  • Images showed the cladding of the recently constructed palace torn off by explosions
By Reuters ·

Update Six days of flour left to distribute in Gaza – UNRWA

Six days of flour left to distribute in Gaza – UNRWA

  • ‘We can stretch that by giving people less, but we are talking days not weeks’
  • ‘This is the longest period since the start of conflict in October 2023 that no supplies whatsoever have entered Gaza’
By Reuters ·

Saudi Health Ministry launches 5th “Walk 30” at Sports Boulevard

Saudi Health Ministry launches 5th “Walk 30” at Sports Boulevard

  • “Walk 30,” which stems from the “Live Well” initiative, is the biggest walking event in the Kingdom
  • It is also the biggest digital health challenge in the Kingdom, with over 1 million participants tallied via the Sehhaty app
By Arab News ·

Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?

Israeli hostage freed after 491 days asks: Where was the United Nations, the Red Cross, the world?

  • He challenged the UN’s most powerful body: “If you stand for humanity prove it” by bringing home the 59 hostages still in Gaza
  • Sharabi said the council talked about the need to get humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, but he saw Hamas militants eating stolen food from boxes marked with UN emblems
By AP ·

US tells UN Hamas is to blame for deaths since Israel resumed Gaza hostilities

US tells UN Hamas is to blame for deaths since Israel resumed Gaza hostilities

  • “Hamas bears full responsibility for the ongoing war in Gaza and for the resumption of hostilities,” Shea told the 15-member council
  • Israel effectively abandoned a two-month-old truce three days ago
By Reuters ·

Turkiye detains 37 over ‘provocative’ social media posts following arrest of Istanbul mayor video

Turkiye detains 37 over ‘provocative’ social media posts following arrest of Istanbul mayor

  • Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said authorities identified 261 social media accounts that shared provocative posts inciting public hatred or crime
  • Imamoglu’s arrest came just days before he was expected to be nominated as the opposition Republican People’s Party’s presidential candidate
By AP ·

Turkiye detains 37 over ‘provocative’ social media posts following arrest of Istanbul mayor video

Turkiye detains 37 over ‘provocative’ social media posts following arrest of Istanbul mayor

  • Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said authorities identified 261 social media accounts that shared provocative posts inciting public hatred or crime
  • Imamoglu’s arrest came just days before he was expected to be nominated as the opposition Republican People’s Party’s presidential candidate
By AP ·