Update Israel bombards Gaza, including evacuation areas for Palestinians

Israel bombards Gaza, including evacuation areas for Palestinians

  • Israeli strike on Khan Yunis killed six people, while five others died in separate attack in Rafah
  • Hamas, Palestinian Authority condemned US veto as death toll in Gaza reaches 17,487
By AP ·

Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee objects to US veto during Blinken meeting

Arab-Islamic Ministerial Committee objects to US veto during Blinken meeting

  • Arab, Islamic foreign ministers renewed unified rejection of Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza during meeting with US counterpart Anthony Blinken
By Arab News ·

Special Israel-Hamas war in Gaza takes heavy toll on Palestinian cultural heritage photos

Israel-Hamas war in Gaza takes heavy toll on Palestinian cultural heritage

  • Libraries, archives, parks and museums damaged or destroyed by weeks of Israeli bombardment of occupied enclave
  • Gaza Municipal Library and Rashad Al-Shawa Cultural Center among many landmarks wrecked by two-month-old conflict
By Rebecca Anne Proctor ·

’Bring them home’: Israelis call for hostages’ release

’Bring them home’: Israelis call for hostages’ release

  • Demonstrator Yoav Zalmanovitz said the government “did not care” about the hostages
  • Eli Eliezer said the government should have prioritized returning the hostages over pressing its war against Hamas
By AFP ·

Somaliaís President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud. (AFP file photo)

Son of Somalia president flees Turkiye after crash

  • The republic’s prosecutor issued an international arrest warrant on Friday after police went to the suspect’s home only to find “he had been gone since Dec. 2,” the channel said
By AFP ·

Saudi FDI reforms poised to deliver transformative impact

Saudi FDI reforms poised to deliver transformative impact

  • Main contributors to investment surge include France, Japan, Kuwait, Malaysia, Singapore, the UAE, and the US
By Dayan Abou Tine ·

Haaretz analysis reveals civilians account for 61% of Gazans killed by Israeli airstrikes

Haaretz analysis reveals civilians account for 61% of Gazans killed by Israeli airstrikes

  • The Haaretz study corroborates an investigation conducted by two other Israeli news websites, suggesting Israel was deliberately targeting residential blocks
By Arab News ·

Haaretz analysis reveals civilians account for 61% of Gazans killed by Israeli airstrikes

Haaretz analysis reveals civilians account for 61% of Gazans killed by Israeli airstrikes

  • The Haaretz study corroborates an investigation conducted by two other Israeli news websites, suggesting Israel was deliberately targeting residential blocks
By Arab News ·