Ceasefire talks falter as Hamas, Israel clash over conditions, Gaza sees more destruction and deaths
Hamas accuses Israel of stalling the truce with new demands on troop withdrawal and prisoner release, while Netanyahu’s office counters,...Geostrategy
Post-Assad Syria seeks peace; Erdogan pushes anti-terror agenda, US warns on Kurdish conflict
Barbara Leaf, Washington's top diplomat for the Middle East, told Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa of the "critical need to...Geostrategy
Israeli troops kill two Palestinians in West Bank hospital
Asked about the reported deaths, the Israeli military said soldiers "fired toward armed suspects identified in the area" and that...The killings before dawn took place on the compound of the government hospital in Jenin, in the north of the West Bank, the hospital's director, Wissam Bakr, told AFP
The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry says at least 430 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli troops and settlers since Oct 7.
Germany joins operation to airdrop humanitarian aid into Gaza
"The people in Gaza are lacking the most basic necessities. We want to do our part to ensure that they...The defense ministry said it would deploy the German part of a joint German-French air transport squadron to participate in the mission
The operation, initiated by Jordan, already has the participation of several other countries including France and the United States
Scores wounded as UN aid agency’s warehouse ‘hit’ in Gaza
The incident comes amid mounting concern about worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza, where Israel has carried out relentless military operations...Cumbersome Israeli security checks on all cargoes entering the territory slow down the delivery of aid, and some trucks are sent back when they are found to contain forbidden items
Gaza health ministry said four people were killed in the bombing. As of March 4, a total of 162 UNRWA employees had been killed since the beginning of the war.
Pilot project for direct aid delivery to north Gaza begins: Israeli army
Aid groups have been warning of the risk of famine in besieged Gaza for weeks, and the UN has reported...According to the army, six World Food Program aid trucks "entered the northern Gaza Strip via the '96th' gate on the security fence" on Tuesday
Without specifically mentioning the new overland route, the WFP wrote on X, formerly Twitter, that it had "delivered enough food for 25,000 people to Gaza City"
Suspected gas explosion rocks town in northern China
Footage online circulated by state media showed a huge explosion that sent plumes of smoke and fire across a busy...The blast took place around 7:55 am, CCTV said, in a residential area in the village of Xiaozhanggezhuang, Yanjiao, in Sanhe City
The injured have been taken to the hospital, and the current situation of casualties is unknown," local media said
230,000 children, new mothers risk dying of hunger in Sudan: NGO
The bombing and destruction of fields and factories have plunged Sudan into "one of the worst" nutrition situations in the...Nearly 11 months of fighting between the forces of two rival generals has killed thousands and displaced eight million people in the country.
The UN World Food Program sounded the alarm on Sudan this month, warning the war risked triggering the world's largest hunger crisis.
Israel claims to have hit 4,500 Hizbollah targets in five months
Jerusalem--The Israeli army said Tuesday it hit about 4,500 Hizbollah targets in Lebanon and Syria over the past five months,...The Israeli army said the targets were hit from the air and from the ground and included "weapons storage facilities, military structures"
The statement came after a Lebanese security source said Israeli strikes on eastern Lebanon killed one person earlier on Tuesday
GCC sets pace for global decarbonization efforts
The region is in decarbonizing the built environment, with a focus on sustainable urban planning, energy-efficient buildings, and renewable energy...The region is in decarbonizing the built environment, with a focus on sustainable urban planning, energy-efficient buildings, and renewable energy integration.
Adopting smart city concepts and green building certifications improves life quality, with future trends focusing on energy monitoring and green finance.
Morocco dispatches aid to Gaza through Israeli airport
A diplomatic source said the food aid has arrived at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv before being transferred to...Aid trucks have generally entered the Gaza Strip via Egypt since Israel's war on Gaza
The United Nations has repeatedly warned of looming famine in the Gaza Strip
Israeli forces kill Jordanian in West Bank, says Palestinian ministry
A Jordanian citizen has died after being shot by Israeli forces in the West Bank, Palestinian authorities said, with the...The Israeli military said Hussein was suspected of being an accomplice of a Palestinian fighter Muhammad Jabar.
Jabar was preparing to carry out a suicide attack in Israel, according to the military.
