Israeli and Egyptian officials held talks in both countries Sunday aimed at bolstering the Cairo-brokered ceasefire that ended the latest deadly flare-up of violence between the Jewish state and Gaza's Hamas rulers. Israel's Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi (C) looks on during his meeting with his...
Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to rebuild US relations with Palestinians by reopening a consulate in Jerusalem, as well as giving millions in aid to help the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. Buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes are reflected on a shop window, in Gaza City, on May 25,...
UNITED NATIONS -- Calm is returning to Gaza as the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has held since it went into effect on Friday, said the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Monday. Routine life is being restored throughout Gaza, which is controlled by Hamas. Some...
The Philippine government on Friday welcomed the ceasefire agreement reached by Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas after nearly two weeks of bloody exchanges of rockets and airstrikes that left 232 Palestinians and 12 Israelis dead. People celebrate in the streets following a ceasefire...
NEW YORK – “Gaza’s one million children are reeling from the mounting consequences of violent conflict with nowhere safe to turn. Lives have been lost, and families shattered. “In Gaza, at least 60 children have been killed and another 444 have been injured in less than 10 days. Nearly...
The Philippine government on Thursday placed Gaza under Alert Level 2 as it prepares to evacuate Filipinos who wish to return home due to the escalating conflict between the Israelis and the Hamas militants. The alert level situation in Israel and Gaza Strip issued by the Philippines (Facebook/DFA)...
The government is amenable to the move of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to temporarily suspend the deployment of Filipino workers to Israel as the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians intensified. OWWA personnel inspect travel documents of passengers arriving at the Ninoy...
Inside a Gaza hospital, Mohammad al-Hadidi cradled his baby boy Omar -- his only surviving child after Israeli air strikes killed his wife and four other sons in the night. A nurse holds five-month-old Omar al-Hadidi who was pulled alive from under the rubble of a home hit by an Israeli air strike...
The United Nations Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) is seeking immediate access into Gaza to provide aid to children bearing the effects of escalating clashes between Israelis and Palestinians. A man mourns over the bodies of three children from the Al-Tanani family and a fourth child, killed in...
Heavy air strikes and rocket fire in the Israel-Gaza conflict claimed more lives on both sides Tuesday as tensions flared in Palestinian "day of anger" protests in Jerusalem and the West Bank. The father of 12-year-old Rahaf al-Dayer holds her covered body at al-Shifa hospital, after she was killed...
The UN Security Council was due to hold an emergency meeting Tuesday amid a flurry of urgent diplomacy aimed at stemming hostilities between Israel and armed Palestinian groups that have left over 200 dead. Explosions light-up the night sky above buildings in Gaza City as Israeli forces shell the...
Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday said US President Joe Biden had "bloody hands" because of his support of Israel in the raging conflict in the Gaza Strip. The Turkish president's comments in a nationally televised address represented one of his strongest attacks on Biden since his arrival in...
