telavivnews.net latest rss headlines Provides the latest rss feeds for telavivnews.net. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page telavivnews.net http://www.telavivnews.net en-us Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:32:45 +1100 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 17:32:45 +1100 3600 <![CDATA[Israeli Military Conducts Operation in Gaza's Largest Hospital]]> Amidst escalating tensions in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has initiated an operation within the region's largest hospital, "Al-Shifa." According to a statement from the military, the operation is a response to intelligence indicating that senior members of the Islamist group Hamas are utilizing the medical facility as a strategic base for launching attacks against Israel.

Reports from the Israeli military su]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179471/israeli-military-conducts-operation-in-gaza-largest-hospital Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:11:45 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179471/israeli-military-conducts-operation-in-gaza-largest-hospital <![CDATA[Hamas number three killed by Israeli operation, US says]]> Israel killed the Hamas militant group's third-in-command Marwan Issa last week, the White House said Monday, after Israel previously said he had been targeted in a Gaza airstrike but did not confirm his death. In a phone call earlier Monday, US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu he was deeply concerned about a planned ground offensive in Rafah, adding that an operation in the overcrowde]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179452/hamas-number-three-killed-by-israeli-operation-us-says Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:08:06 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179452/hamas-number-three-killed-by-israeli-operation-us-says <![CDATA[Al Jazeera: Reporter Released After Being Detained, Beaten in Gaza]]> washington - An Al Jazeera journalist covering a hospital raid in Gaza on Monday was beaten and detained by Israeli forces for around 12 hours, the network said.

Al Jazeera reported that members of the Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, assaulted their Arabic language correspondent Ismail Al-Ghoul, destroying his equipment and arresting him along with other media and hospital workers.

Al-Ghoul had been forced t]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179442/al-jazeera-reporter-released-after-being-detained-beaten-in-gaza Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:06:21 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179442/al-jazeera-reporter-released-after-being-detained-beaten-in-gaza <![CDATA[US Destroys Houthi Missiles, Drones in New Yemen Strike]]> washington - The U.S. military said it destroyed seven missiles and three drones Monday in areas of Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels that presented threats to merchant ships and U.S. Navy vessels.

Iran-backed Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea region since November in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians during Israel's war against Hamas militants in Gaza.

United States Central Comma]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179441/us-destroys-houthi-missiles-drones-in-new-yemen-strike Tue, 19 Mar 2024 06:06:18 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179441/us-destroys-houthi-missiles-drones-in-new-yemen-strike <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 19]]> GAZA -- An Israeli soldier was killed during the Israeli army's raid on the Al-Shifa complex in Gaza City early Monday, the Israeli military said.

According to Israeli public radio, the soldier was a sergeant from the Hanahl Brigade, whose death brings the total number of Israeli fatalities since the start of the conflict to 593. (Israel-Soldier-Death)

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DHAKA -- The death toll from last week]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179176/xinhua-world--summary-at-0030-gmt-march-19 Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:30:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179176/xinhua-world--summary-at-0030-gmt-march-19 <![CDATA[Al Jazeera Says Reporter Arrested in Gaza]]> washington - An Al Jazeera journalist on Monday was beaten and taken away by Israeli forces while he reported on a hospital raid in Gaza, the network said.

Al Jazeera reported that members of the Israel Defense Forces, or IDF, assaulted their Arabic language correspondent Ismail Al-Ghoul, destroying his equipment and arresting him along with other media and hospital workers.

Al-Ghoul was forced to strip nak]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179155/al-jazeera-says-reporter-arrested-in-gaza Tue, 19 Mar 2024 00:06:09 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179155/al-jazeera-says-reporter-arrested-in-gaza <![CDATA[Israel: New program expected to reduce home mortgage costs]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179150/israel-new-program-expected-to-reduce-home-mortgage-costs Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:55:06 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179150/israel-new-program-expected-to-reduce-home-mortgage-costs <![CDATA[Israeli Forces kill Hamas internal security officer in battle in hospital]]> Tel Aviv [Israel], March 19 (ANI/TPS): During fighting with Hamas militants inside a Gaza hospital compound, Israeli soldiers killed a senior Hamas figure and arrested at least 80 other militants there, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday.

The Hamas figure killed during the raid was identified as Faiq Mabhuoch, head of the Operations Directorate of Hamas's Internal Security. Mabhuoh was also responsible for ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179010/israeli-forces-kill-hamas-internal-security-officer-in-battle-in-hospital Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:18:06 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179010/israeli-forces-kill-hamas-internal-security-officer-in-battle-in-hospital <![CDATA[UN Chief urges Israel to ensure "complete and unfettered access" for humanitarian goods throughout Gaza]]> New York [US], March 19 (ANI): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of an "immnent" famine in the northern part of Gaza and urged Israel to ensure "complete and unfettered access" for humanitarian goods throughout Gaza.

He called on the international community to support the UN's humanitarian efforts in Gaza. He stated that 1.1 million people in Gaza are facing catastrophic hunger.

I]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179001/un-chief-urges-israel-to-ensure-complete-and-unfettered-access-for-humanitarian-goods-throughout-gaza Mon, 18 Mar 2024 23:03:05 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274179001/un-chief-urges-israel-to-ensure-complete-and-unfettered-access-for-humanitarian-goods-throughout-gaza <![CDATA[Israeli Military Conducts Operation in Gaza's Largest Hospital]]> Amidst escalating tensions in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army has initiated an operation within the region's largest hospital, "Al-Shifa." According to a statement from the military, the operation is a response to intelligence indicating that senior members of the Islamist group Hamas are utilizing the medical facility as a strategic base for launching attacks against Israel.

Reports from the Israeli military su]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178955/israeli-military-conducts-operation-in-gaza-largest-hospital Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:11:47 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178955/israeli-military-conducts-operation-in-gaza-largest-hospital <![CDATA[Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 18]]> GAZA -- An Israeli soldier was killed during the Israeli army's raid on the Al-Shifa complex in Gaza City early Monday, the Israeli military said.

According to Israeli public radio, the soldier was a sergeant from the Hanahl Brigade, whose death brings the total number of Israeli fatalities since the start of the conflict to 593. (Gaza-Israeli Soldier-Death)

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SANAA -- Fighter jets of the U.S]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178923/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-march-18 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 22:05:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178923/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-march-18 <![CDATA[Biden, Netanyahu hold call as tension grows over food crisis, war]]> https://www.wmur.com/article/biden-netanyahu-hold-call-as-divide-grows-over-food-crisis-in-gaza/60230883 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:15:02 GMT https://www.wmur.com/article/biden-netanyahu-hold-call-as-divide-grows-over-food-crisis-in-gaza/60230883 <![CDATA[Biden knew Israel was bombing indiscriminately WaPo]]> The US president was told in October that Israeli airstrikes were often carried out without 'solid intelligence,' the newspaper claims

The White House knew since late October that Israel was regularly bombing civilian targets in Gaza, but President Joe Biden continued to publicly defend the Israeli military's conduct, the Washington Post reported on Monday.

On October 27, three weeks into I]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178857/biden-knew-israel-was-bombing-indiscriminately-wapo Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:14:26 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178857/biden-knew-israel-was-bombing-indiscriminately-wapo <![CDATA[Biden knew Israel was bombing indiscriminately - WaPo]]> The US president was told in October that Israeli airstrikes were often carried out without "solid intelligence," the newspaper claims

The White House knew since late October that Israel was regularly bombing civilian targets in Gaza, but President Joe Biden continued to publicly defend the Israeli military's conduct,]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178870/biden-knew-israel-was-bombing-indiscriminately---wapo Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:09:05 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178870/biden-knew-israel-was-bombing-indiscriminately---wapo <![CDATA[Live: Hamas number three killed by Israeli operation, US says]]> Israel killed Marwan Issa, the Hamas militant group's third-in-command, last week, the White House said Monday, after Israel previously said he had been targeted in a Gaza airstrike but did not confirm his death. In a phone call earlier Monday, US President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu he was deeply concerned about a planned ground offensive in Rafah, adding that an operation in the overcrow]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178855/live-hamas-number-three-killed-by-israeli-operation-us-says Mon, 18 Mar 2024 21:08:06 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178855/live-hamas-number-three-killed-by-israeli-operation-us-says <![CDATA[Israeli soldier killed in Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital raid]]> GAZA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- An Israeli soldier was killed during the Israeli army's raid on the Al-Shifa complex in Gaza City early Monday, the Israeli military said.

According to Israeli public radio, the soldier was a sergeant from the Hanahl Brigade, whose death brings the total number of Israeli fatalities since the start of the conflict to 593.

The same day, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178841/israeli-soldier-killed-in-gaza-al-shifa-hospital-raid Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:49:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178841/israeli-soldier-killed-in-gaza-al-shifa-hospital-raid <![CDATA[Famine Imminent in Northern Gaza, Food Security Experts Warn]]> United Nations - Famine is imminent in the northern Gaza Strip between now and May, and the rest of Gaza's population is facing crisis levels of hunger and worse, a United Nations-backed food security report concluded Monday.

"More than half of all Palestinians in Gaza -1.1 million people - have completely exhausted their food supplies and are facing catastrophic hunger, according to the report," U.N. Secretary-G]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178787/famine-imminent-in-northern-gaza-food-security-experts-warn Mon, 18 Mar 2024 20:05:47 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178787/famine-imminent-in-northern-gaza-food-security-experts-warn <![CDATA[Israel wants new deal from Hamas media]]> The country's top spy is en route to Qatar for ceasefire talks with the militants

Mossad chief David Barnea is traveling to Qatar to continue ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, but will not accept a deal proposed last week by the Palestinian militants, Israel's i24 News reported on Monday.

Barnea, who heads the Israeli intelligence agency, will seek to renegotiate the "bad" deal put forward]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178606/israel-wants-new-deal-from-hamas-media Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:13:52 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178606/israel-wants-new-deal-from-hamas-media <![CDATA[UN Food Security Report Warns of Imminent North Gaza Famine]]> Palestinians are facing imminent famine in northern Gaza between now and May, a United Nations-backed food security report concluded Monday.

Humanitarian aid groups have warned throughout much of the Israeli war on Hamas militants in Gaza that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are famished because too few aid trucks are being allowed into the territory past Israeli security checkpoints. But the new report is ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178498/un-food-security-report-warns-of-imminent-north-gaza-famine Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:05:59 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178498/un-food-security-report-warns-of-imminent-north-gaza-famine <![CDATA[Palestinian death toll in Gaza climbs to 31,726: ministry]]> GAZA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli attacks has risen to 31,726, with 73,792 others wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Monday.

The Israeli army killed 81 Palestinians and wounded 116 others during the past 24 hours, according to the ministry.

The statement noted that some victims remained under the rubble amid ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178471/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-climbs-to-31726-ministry Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:49:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178471/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-climbs-to-31726-ministry <![CDATA[Israeli army says takes over Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, kills 20 militants]]> JERUSALEM, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Israeli military said on Monday that it had taken over the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, claiming it had killed at least 20 militants.

Israeli troops have been continuing the military operation since overnight into Monday afternoon.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern about the developments in the hospital. "Hospitals should never be battleground]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178468/israeli-army-says-takes-over-gaza-al-shifa-hospital-kills-20-militants Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:44:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178468/israeli-army-says-takes-over-gaza-al-shifa-hospital-kills-20-militants <![CDATA[UN Security Council demands end to Red Sea attacks, calls for restraint]]> UNITED NATIONS, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The Security Council on Monday demanded an end to attacks on vessels at the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi militia and calls for restraint in order to avoid further escalation of the situation.

In a press statement, the members of the Security Council condemned Houthi attacks against commercial vessels in the Red Sea and demanded an immediate end to such attacks.

They calle]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178457/un-security-council-demands-end-to-red-sea-attacks-calls-for-restraint Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:30:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178457/un-security-council-demands-end-to-red-sea-attacks-calls-for-restraint <![CDATA[Israel sees 10.5-pct drop in jobseekers in Feb.]]> JERUSALEM, March 18 (Xinhua) -- The number of jobseekers in Israel fell by 10.5 percent in February, said a report issued by the Israel Employment Service on Monday.

The report stated that at the end of February, the number of jobseekers in the country stood at 245,500, compared to 274,300 at the end of January.

It noted that this is the most significant monthly decrease in the number of jobseekers in Isr]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178456/israel-sees-105-pct-drop-in-jobseekers-in-feb Mon, 18 Mar 2024 17:30:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178456/israel-sees-105-pct-drop-in-jobseekers-in-feb <![CDATA[UN chief calls on Israel to ensure Gaza humanitarian access]]> UNITED NATIONS, March 18 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called on the Israeli authorities to ensure complete and unfettered access for humanitarian goods throughout Gaza.

Guterres made the plea after the latest acute food insecurity analysis for Gaza warns that famine in the northern part of Gaza is imminent.

The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) analysis con]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178386/un-chief-calls-on-israel-to-ensure-gaza-humanitarian-access Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:44:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178386/un-chief-calls-on-israel-to-ensure-gaza-humanitarian-access <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 18]]> MOSCOW -- Russia's incumbent President Vladimir Putin has secured a landslide victory in the country's presidential election with over 87 percent of the vote after all ballots were counted, according to the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) on Monday.

Putin won the election with 87.28 percent of the votes, data from the CEC showed, after all ballots had been counted Monday afternoon. (Russia-Presidential]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178349/xinhua-world--summary-at-1530-gmt-march-18 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:18:14 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178349/xinhua-world--summary-at-1530-gmt-march-18 <![CDATA[Gaza tragedy exposes the West's hypocrisy, double standards]]> GENEVA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- At the 55th session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council currently taking place here, the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict is undoubtedly one of the biggest focuses among participants, with many believing the disaster in Gaza is a tragedy created by Israeli "occupiers" and their American accomplices.

"The United States has not only justified Israel's brutal actions and]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178348/gaza-tragedy-exposes-the-west-hypocrisy-double-standards Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:18:13 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178348/gaza-tragedy-exposes-the-west-hypocrisy-double-standards <![CDATA[Kyrgyzstan calls on int'l community, U.S. to stop Gaza "genocide"]]> BISHKEK, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan on Monday called on the international community, especially Israel's main sponsor, the United States, to end the "genocide" in Gaza.

For six months now, the world has been observing the methodical destruction of the population in Gaza, said Edil Baisalov, deputy chairman of the cabinet of ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic, at the opening of a photo exhibition commemorating]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178346/kyrgyzstan-calls-on-intl-community-us-to-stop-gaza-genocide Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:18:12 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178346/kyrgyzstan-calls-on-intl-community-us-to-stop-gaza-genocide <![CDATA[Israel wants new deal from Hamas - media]]> The country's top spy is en route to Qatar for ceasefire talks with the militants

Mossad chief David Barnea is traveling to Qatar to continue ceasefire negotiations with Hamas, but will not accept a deal proposed last week by the Palestinian militants, Israel's i24 News reported on Monday.

Barnea, who heads the]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178231/israel-wants-new-deal-from-hamas---media Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:13:34 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178231/israel-wants-new-deal-from-hamas---media <![CDATA[Israel to send delegation to Washington to discuss Rafah offensive]]> WASHINGTON (CN) - Israel will send a delegation to Washington this week at the urging of President Joe Biden to present an alternative to a ground assault on the densely packed city of Rafah.

Biden's phone call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday was the latest and potentially most significant effort by Washington to rein in Israel's conduct in its war in Gaza.

Rafah is the sole border]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178840/israel-to-send-delegation-to-washington-to-discuss-rafah-offensive Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:59:27 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178840/israel-to-send-delegation-to-washington-to-discuss-rafah-offensive <![CDATA[EU announces $8 billion aid package for Egypt]]> Human rights organizations have criticized the agreement in six areas, including migration

The European Union (EU) has announced an aid package worth 7.4 billion ($8 billion) for Egypt, aimed at stabilizing the North African nation's economy and reducing migrant flows to Europe.

The deal was signed on Sunday in]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178086/eu-announces-8-billion-aid-package-for-egypt Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:46:02 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178086/eu-announces-8-billion-aid-package-for-egypt <![CDATA[Israel-Gaza war- Netanyahu vows to defy allies on Rafah invasion]]> https://barbadostoday.bb/2024/03/17/israel-gaza-war-netanyahu-vows-to-defy-allies-on-rafah-invasion/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:40:22 GMT https://barbadostoday.bb/2024/03/17/israel-gaza-war-netanyahu-vows-to-defy-allies-on-rafah-invasion/ <![CDATA[Gaza Reflects Power of Resistance: Iranian General]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - What has been unfolding in the Gaza Strip during nearly six months of relentless Israeli strikes illustrates the extent of the resistance front's power, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri said.

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"The resistance shown by the people of Gaza for about six months under the harshest attacks of the Zionist regime indicates the ex]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177976/gaza-reflects-power-of-resistance-iranian-general Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:37:10 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177976/gaza-reflects-power-of-resistance-iranian-general <![CDATA[EU state praises India for freeing ship from Somali pirates]]> The South Asian country's navy has rescued a Bulgarian merchant vessel that was under the control of hijackers for three months

Bulgaria has thanked India for freeing a merchant vessel hijacked by Somali pirates in December amid ongoing turmoil in the Red Sea region. The ship, the MV Ruen, had seven Bulgarian national]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177949/eu-state-praises-india-for-freeing-ship-from-somali-pirates Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:00:24 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177949/eu-state-praises-india-for-freeing-ship-from-somali-pirates <![CDATA[Giant lantern lit in Lebanon's southern city to celebrate Ramadan]]> BEIRUT, March 18 (Xinhua) -- A giant lantern, standing at 18.5 meters tall, was lit on Sunday night in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, to celebrate the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The lighting ceremony coincided with the launch of the "The Joy of Eid" Ramadan festival, organized by the Nabatieh Merchants Association.

According to the association's head Moussa Shmeisani, the lantern, which took half a year t]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177714/giant-lantern-lit-in-lebanon-southern-city-to-celebrate-ramadan Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:18:02 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177714/giant-lantern-lit-in-lebanon-southern-city-to-celebrate-ramadan <![CDATA[2nd Circuit: Jewish professors' rights weren't violated by CUNY union's pro-Palestine advocacy]]> MANHATTAN (CN) - A federal appeals court panel on Monday affirmed a lower court's dismissal of First Amendment claims brought by a group of self-proclaimed Zionist Jewish professors at the City University of New York system, who say they were forced to associate with a public sector union they describe as antisemitic and anti-Israel.

The group of tenured professors and adjunct lecturers of accounting, math a]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178467/2nd-circuit-jewish-professors-rights-werent-violated-by-cuny-union-pro-palestine-advocacy Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:57:54 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178467/2nd-circuit-jewish-professors-rights-werent-violated-by-cuny-union-pro-palestine-advocacy <![CDATA[Gaza conflict: Washington's patience is wearing thin over the lack of leadership from both Israel and Palestine]]> The US senate majority leader Chuck Schumer - a Democrat and the highest-ranking Jewish official in US history - has called for the removal of both Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, seeing both as representing the politics of the past.

In an incendiary interv]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178796/gaza-conflict-washington-patience-is-wearing-thin-over-the-lack-of-leadership-from-both-israel-and-palestine Mon, 18 Mar 2024 11:38:04 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274178796/gaza-conflict-washington-patience-is-wearing-thin-over-the-lack-of-leadership-from-both-israel-and-palestine <![CDATA[Israeli forces raid Shifa Hospital after Hamas attack from medical facility]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177235/israeli-forces-raid-shifa-hospital-after-hamas-attack-from-medical-facility Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:18:39 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177235/israeli-forces-raid-shifa-hospital-after-hamas-attack-from-medical-facility <![CDATA[Imported human eggs for fertility treatment found to carry Hemophilia B]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177234/imported-human-eggs-for-fertility-treatment-found-to-carry-hemophilia-b Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:18:38 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177234/imported-human-eggs-for-fertility-treatment-found-to-carry-hemophilia-b <![CDATA[EU and Egypt agree 7.4bn deal focused on energy, migration]]> The EU chief and five European leaders visited cash-strapped Egypt on Sunday to announce a 7.4-billion-euro financial package focused on boosting energy trade and stemming irregular migrant flows to the 27-member bloc.

The deal will include billions in credit over coming years for highly indebted Egypt, and stepping up energy sales that could help Europe "move further away from Russian gas", said a senior Europea]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177228/eu-and-egypt-agree-74bn-deal-focused-on-energy-migration Mon, 18 Mar 2024 09:16:07 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177228/eu-and-egypt-agree-74bn-deal-focused-on-energy-migration <![CDATA[Israel PM Netanyahu meets with German Chancellor]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177218/israel-pm-netanyahu-meets-with-german-chancellor Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:55:46 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177218/israel-pm-netanyahu-meets-with-german-chancellor <![CDATA[Israel cracks down on reckless off road driving]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177216/israel-cracks-down-on-reckless-off-road-driving Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:55:45 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177216/israel-cracks-down-on-reckless-off-road-driving <![CDATA[Israel expects 300 million trips a year on fast electric trains by 2040]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177214/israel-expects-300-million-trips-a-year-on-fast-electric-trains-by-2040 Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:55:44 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177214/israel-expects-300-million-trips-a-year-on-fast-electric-trains-by-2040 <![CDATA[Israel launches night raid at Gaza's al-Shifa hospital]]> JERUSALEM, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Israeli forces launched a military operation in the al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City before dawn on Monday, Israeli officials said.

In video footage on social networks, heavy gunfire could be heard in the vicinity of the hospital. The Israeli Ha'aretz newspaper reported that there were fatalities and injuries in the hospital.

The Health Ministry in Gaza said in a statement th]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177202/israel-launches-night-raid-at-gaza-al-shifa-hospital Mon, 18 Mar 2024 08:44:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274177202/israel-launches-night-raid-at-gaza-al-shifa-hospital <![CDATA[Brazilian Foreign Minister calls Israel's action in Gaza immoral]]> Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira called Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip "immoral" and "illegal", during a speech in the West Bank. He also reaffirmed Brazil's commitment to supporting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274176995/growth-comes-when-government-is-first-buyer-says-g20-sherpa-amitabh-kant Mon, 18 Mar 2024 07:55:40 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274176995/growth-comes-when-government-is-first-buyer-says-g20-sherpa-amitabh-kant <![CDATA[Eight Palestinians arrested in the West Bank]]> Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Israeli occupation forces arrested eight Palestinians at dawn on Monday in different areas of the West Bank.

The occupation forces stormed the cities of Ramallah, Hebron, Tulkarm, and Nablus, and arrested eight Palestinians, according to Wafa News Agency.

On Sunday, the Israeli occupation forces arrested 29 Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem and several areas of the West Bank.

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<![CDATA[US, UK Launch Fresh Airstrikes in Yemen]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The United States and the United Kingdom have carried out a series of airstrikes in Yemen's Ta'izz and Hudaydah provinces, as Yemeni forces continue maritime operations against vessels linked to Israel in the Red Sea.

- World news -

According to Yemen's official Saba news agency, an airstrike hit Ta'izz province's At-Ta'iziyah district early on Sunday, with no immediate details on casu]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274176681/us-uk-launch-fresh-airstrikes-in-yemen Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:37:07 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274176681/us-uk-launch-fresh-airstrikes-in-yemen <![CDATA[Live: Israel launches night raid on Gaza's al-Shifa hospital]]> The Israeli army announced Monday an operation was under way in Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital, saying the complex was being used by senior Hamas militants. The Hamas government media office in Gaza condemned the operation, saying that "the storming of the Al-Shifa medical complex with tanks, drones, and weapons, and shooting inside it, is a war crime". Follow our liveblog for the latest developments on Israel's war on Hamas]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274175554/live-israel-launches-night-raid-on-gaza-al-shifa-hospital Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:08:05 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274175554/live-israel-launches-night-raid-on-gaza-al-shifa-hospital <![CDATA[Israel Launches Operation at Gaza City Hospital]]> Israel's military said Monday it was conducting an operation at the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, an area where it came under international criticism for a November raid.

Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a statement that Israeli forces were acting Monday because senior Hamas officials were using the hospital to command attacks against Israel.

"We will conduct this operation ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274175374/israel-launches-operation-at-gaza-city-hospital Mon, 18 Mar 2024 06:06:03 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274175374/israel-launches-operation-at-gaza-city-hospital <![CDATA[Israel launches military operation at Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274175195/israel-launches-military-operation-at-gaza-al-shifa-hospital Mon, 18 Mar 2024 04:18:19 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274175195/israel-launches-military-operation-at-gaza-al-shifa-hospital <![CDATA[Israel sees decrease in job vacancies]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274175076/israel-sees-decrease-in-job-vacancies Mon, 18 Mar 2024 01:37:14 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274175076/israel-sees-decrease-in-job-vacancies <![CDATA[Israel sees rise in consumer price index in February]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274175028/israel-sees-rise-in-consumer-price-index-in-february Mon, 18 Mar 2024 00:18:11 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274175028/israel-sees-rise-in-consumer-price-index-in-february <![CDATA[Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 17]]> GAZA -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 31,645 with 73,676 others wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Sunday.

Israeli army killed 92 Palestinians and wounded 130 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 31,645 and injuries to 73,676, according to the ministry. (Palestine-Israel-Death Toll)

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CAIRO -- The European ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174934/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-march-17 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 22:18:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174934/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Waste from humanitarian aid to Gaza polluting Mediterranean Sea]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174832/waste-from-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza-polluting-mediterranean-sea Sun, 17 Mar 2024 20:37:06 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174832/waste-from-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza-polluting-mediterranean-sea <![CDATA[Preventing Israel's planned Rafah attack priority: Palestinian president]]> RAMALLAH, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday that preventing Israeli forces from invading Gaza's southern city of Rafah is an urgent priority.

"The urgent matter and priority for us is to prevent Israeli forces from invading Rafah, to which more than 1.5 million Palestinians have been displaced, which will cause a humanitarian catastrophe," said Abbas during his meeting with Bra]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174824/preventing-israel-planned-rafah-attack-priority-palestinian-president Sun, 17 Mar 2024 20:30:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174824/preventing-israel-planned-rafah-attack-priority-palestinian-president <![CDATA[UNRWA estimates 23 mln tons of rubble in Gaza Strip]]> GAZA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) estimated on Sunday that the ongoing conflict has reduced infrastructure in the Gaza Strip into 23 million tons of rubble.

UNRWA said in a statement that homes, schools, clinics and many other civilian infrastructures in Gaza have been heavily affected by the conflict, resulting in "the formation of approximately]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174807/unrwa-estimates-23-mln-tons-of-rubble-in-gaza-strip Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:55:02 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174807/unrwa-estimates-23-mln-tons-of-rubble-in-gaza-strip <![CDATA[Netanyahu: Israel to Push Ahead With Rafah Incursion]]> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rebuffed international pressure, vowing that Israel would push ahead with an attack on Hamas militants in Rafah near the Gaza-Egyptian border, even as cease-fire talks were set to resume in Qatar in the coming days.

'No amount of international pressure will stop us from realizing all the goals of the war," to erase any Hamas control in Gaza, Netanyahu told a Cab]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174802/netanyahu-israel-to-push-ahead-with-rafah-incursion Sun, 17 Mar 2024 19:36:26 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174802/netanyahu-israel-to-push-ahead-with-rafah-incursion <![CDATA[Germany's support for Israel intensifies with chancellor's visit]]> With Israeli Prime Minister facing a backlash in Israel and globally as he prosecutes a vicious war on Gaza, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has arrived for his second visit to the Jewish state since October 7, and his third overall, to provide Germany's backing.

"In these dark hours my country stands with the people of Israel. From day one our message has been clear," he said at a joint press conference on Sunday.]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174726/germany-support-for-israel-intensifies-with-chancellor-visit Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:33:22 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174726/germany-support-for-israel-intensifies-with-chancellor-visit <![CDATA[EU and Egypt agree 7.4 bn euro deal focussed on energy, migration]]> The EU chief and five European leaders visited cash-strapped Egypt on Sunday to announce a 7.4-billion-euro financial package focussed on boosting energy trade and stemming irregular migrant flows to the 27-member bloc.

The deal will include billions in credit over coming years for highly indebted Egypt, and stepping up energy sales that could help Europe "move further away from Russian gas", said a senior Europe]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174632/eu-and-egypt-agree-74-bn-euro-deal-focussed-on-energy-migration Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:16:07 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174632/eu-and-egypt-agree-74-bn-euro-deal-focussed-on-energy-migration <![CDATA[More than 90 Palestinians killed in Gaza in last 24 hours]]> Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-Palestinian Health Ministry said that the Israeli occupation perpetrated over the past 24 hours, nine massacres in the strip leaving 92 martyrs and 130 wounded.

Number of victims of the ongoing occupation aggression for the 163rd day on Gaza, has risen to 31,645 martyrs and 73,676 wounded, the Ministry said in a statement Sunday.

The statement added that a number of victims are stil]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174568/more-than-90-palestinians-killed-in-gaza-in-last-24-hours Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:09:16 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174568/more-than-90-palestinians-killed-in-gaza-in-last-24-hours <![CDATA[Netanyahu: Israel to Push Ahead With Rafah Attack]]> Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rebuffed international pressure, vowing that Israel would push ahead with an attack on Hamas militants in Rafah near the Gaza-Egyptian border, even as cease-fire talks were set to resume in Qatar in the coming days.

'No amount of international pressure will stop us from realizing all the goals of the war," to erase any Hamas control in Gaza, Netanyahu told a Cab]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174561/netanyahu-israel-to-push-ahead-with-rafah-attack Sun, 17 Mar 2024 18:06:14 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174561/netanyahu-israel-to-push-ahead-with-rafah-attack <![CDATA[Palestine condemns Israel's use of starvation as weapon in Gaza]]>

]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174546/palestine-condemns-israel-use-of-starvation-as-weapon-in-gaza Sun, 17 Mar 2024 17:55:02 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174546/palestine-condemns-israel-use-of-starvation-as-weapon-in-gaza <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 17]]> WASHINGTON -- Two people were killed and five others wounded in a shooting in Washington, D.C., on early Sunday morning, local police has confirmed.

The shooting was reported at around 3 a.m. (0700 GMT) near the Kennedy Recreation Center, local media quoted the Metropolitan Police Department as saying, adding that the police have been searching for a suspect. (U.S.-Shooting-Casualties)

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AMMA]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174459/xinhua-world--summary-at-1530-gmt-march-17 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:18:04 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174459/xinhua-world--summary-at-1530-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Jordan, Germany warn against Israeli attack on Rafah]]> AMMAN, March 17 (Xinhua) -- King Abdullah II of Jordan and visiting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday cautioned against the risk of an Israeli attack on Gaza's Rafah.

At a meeting in Jordan's port city of Aqaba, the king stressed the need for reaching an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, the state-run Al Mamlaka TV reported.

Calling for increased efforts to protect civilians and deliver humanitarian aid ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174456/jordan-germany-warn-against-israeli-attack-on-rafah Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:18:02 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174456/jordan-germany-warn-against-israeli-attack-on-rafah <![CDATA[Egypt's president meets EU leaders on boosting ties]]> CAIRO, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and visiting European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday held a meeting on boosting Egyptian-European ties, said the Egyptian presidency.

Sisi and von der Leyen discussed the expected signing of a joint political declaration document to elevate bilateral relations to "strategic and comprehensive partnership," the Egyptian p]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174455/egypt-president-meets-eu-leaders-on-boosting-ties Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:18:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174455/egypt-president-meets-eu-leaders-on-boosting-ties <![CDATA[Hezbollah-Israel conflict causes 350-mln-USD loss in S. Lebanon]]> BEIRUT, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Hezbollah-Israel conflict on the Lebanese southern border has caused an indirect cost of 350 million U.S. dollars, local news service Lebnan News reported on Sunday.

Lebnan News said that the loss is due to the partial and complete destruction of houses and infrastructure, as well as the burning of agricultural lands.

"Around 10 million square meters of agricultural land a]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174454/hezbollah-israel-conflict-causes-350-mln-usd-loss-in-s-lebanon Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:18:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174454/hezbollah-israel-conflict-causes-350-mln-usd-loss-in-s-lebanon <![CDATA[Explosion reported near merchant vessel off Yemen coast]]> ADEN, Yemen, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) issued a warning on Sunday after receiving a report of an explosion near a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden.

According to the UKMTO alert, the master of the unidentified merchant ship reported an explosion near the vessel approximately 85 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen.

While no damage to the vessel was reported,]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174218/explosion-reported-near-merchant-vessel-off-yemen-coast Sun, 17 Mar 2024 12:30:02 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174218/explosion-reported-near-merchant-vessel-off-yemen-coast <![CDATA[Palestinian death toll in Gaza climbs to 31,645: ministry]]> GAZA, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 31,645 with 73,676 others wounded, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement Sunday.

Israeli army killed 92 Palestinians and wounded 130 others during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll to 31,645 and injuries to 73,676, according to the ministry.

The statement noted that some victims remain und]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174176/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-climbs-to-31645-ministry Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:44:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174176/palestinian-death-toll-in-gaza-climbs-to-31645-ministry <![CDATA[Israeli Forces Conduct Night Raids across West Bank]]> TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Israeli forces carried out nighttime raids across the West Bank, resulting in clashes in Nablus and multiple arrests in other cities, according to local sources.

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Witnesses heard explosions and saw violent confrontations between Israeli forces and young Palestinians, with tear gas filling the streets earlier in the night, Al Jazeera reported.

Accompanied by a bulldo]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174173/israeli-forces-conduct-night-raids-across-west-bank Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:37:13 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174173/israeli-forces-conduct-night-raids-across-west-bank <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, March 16]]> MOSCOW -- A Ukrainian drone targeted a vehicle in Russia's Belgorod Oblast, injuring five people inside the car, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said on Saturday.

"A passenger car moving along the road was attacked by the Ukrainian Armed Forces with the help of a kamikaze drone ... As a result of the explosion, the car caught fire and five people in it were injured," the governor wrote on Telegram. (Russia-Ukraine-D]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174158/xinhua-world--summary-at-1530-gmt-march-16 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:30:05 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174158/xinhua-world--summary-at-1530-gmt-march-16 <![CDATA[Palestinian death toll in Gaza Strip rises to 31,553: ministry]]> GAZA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 31,553, Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Saturday.

During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 63 Palestinians and wounded 112 others, raising the total death toll to 31,553 and injuries to 73,546, since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out, according to the ministry.

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<![CDATA[WHO chief urges Israel to stop ground assault on Rafah]]> GENEVA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday called on Israel to halt its ground assault on Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza, saying 1.2 million people there have nowhere safe to go.

"I'm gravely concerned about reports of an Israeli plan to proceed with a ground assault on Rafah," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

"Further e]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174128/who-chief-urges-israel-to-stop-ground-assault-on-rafah Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:18:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174128/who-chief-urges-israel-to-stop-ground-assault-on-rafah <![CDATA[Landmine explosion kills 16 in Syria]]> DAMASCUS, March 16 (Xinhua) -- A landmine exploded among truffle collectors in Syria's northern al-Raqqa province on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least 16 people, as reported by a war monitor.

The explosion occurred while a team of people were searching for truffles in the Sabkha region in the eastern rural area of al-Raqqa, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.

The landmine was]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174080/landmine-explosion-kills-16-in-syria Sun, 17 Mar 2024 11:05:02 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174080/landmine-explosion-kills-16-in-syria <![CDATA[Israeli military attacks Hezbollah terror targets in Lebanon]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174022/israeli-military-attacks-hezbollah-terror-targets-in-lebanon Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:37 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274174022/israeli-military-attacks-hezbollah-terror-targets-in-lebanon <![CDATA[Xinhua world news summary at 0030 GMT, March 17]]> NEW YORK -- Three people were killed in shootings in a suburban township outside Philadelphia in the United States on Saturday, local media reported.

The shootings took place at two homes in Falls Township in Bucks County. The victims were known to the shooter, reported The Philadelphia Inquirer. (US-Shootings)

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SANAA -- The U.S. and British naval forces conducted four airstrikes on the Yeme]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173967/xinhua-world--summary-at-0030-gmt-march-17 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:03 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173967/xinhua-world--summary-at-0030-gmt-march-17 <![CDATA[Iranian, Syrian defense ministers condemn U.S. "illegal" presence in Syria]]> TEHRAN, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani and his Syrian counterpart Ali Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday condemned the U.S. "illegal" presence in Syria, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency.

The two sides made the remarks in a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran, during which Ashtiani described the U.S. military presence in Syria as "occupation," which is "illegal, unjust]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173959/iranian-syrian-defense-ministers-condemn-us-illegal-presence-in-syria Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:55:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173959/iranian-syrian-defense-ministers-condemn-us-illegal-presence-in-syria <![CDATA[1st LD Writethru: At least 36 killed in Israeli air raid on centeral Gaza]]> GAZA, March 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 36 Palestinians were killed, and several others were wounded in an Israeli airstrike on a house in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, medical sources and eyewitnesses said Saturday.

Eyewitnesses told Xinhua that the Israeli aircraft targeted a house for the Tabatibi family, west of the Nuseirat camp, with a number of missiles, which led to its complete destruction and ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173921/1st-ld-writethru-at-least-36-killed-in-israeli-air-raid-on-centeral-gaza Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:04 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173921/1st-ld-writethru-at-least-36-killed-in-israeli-air-raid-on-centeral-gaza <![CDATA[Israel strikes target sites in Syrian capital: war monitor]]> DAMASCUS, March 17 (Xinhua)-- Israeli missiles hit multiple sites in the countryside of Syria's capital Damascus after midnight Sunday, a war monitor reported.

At least two locations were struck -- one harboring a weapons shipment within a military installation used by Syrian military forces and the other near an engineering battalion in the Qalamoun rugged region in the northern countryside of Damascus.

]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173918/israel-strikes-target-sites-in-syrian-capital-war-monitor Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:03 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173918/israel-strikes-target-sites-in-syrian-capital-war-monitor <![CDATA[Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 16]]> TEHRAN -- Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani and his Syrian counterpart Ali Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday condemned the U.S. "illegal" presence in Syria, according to the Iranian Students' News Agency.

The two sides made the remarks in a meeting in the Iranian capital Tehran, during which Ashtiani described the U.S. military presence in Syria as "occupation," which is "illegal, unjustifiable, and in fla]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173914/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-march-16 Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173914/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-march-16 <![CDATA[Palestinian killed by Israeli army in West Bank in alleged shooting attack]]> RAMALLAH, March 16 (Xinhua) -- A Palestinian was shot dead Saturday by Israeli soldiers while he was hiding in a cemetery in the West Bank city of Hebron and opened fire at an Israeli neighborhood, according to Palestinian sources and Israeli media reports.

Palestinian security sources told Xinhua on condition of anonymity that the man, identified as Mahmoud Nofal, 42, suffered heavy Israeli gunshots, adding tha]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173913/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-army-in-west-bank-in-alleged-shooting-attack Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:44:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173913/palestinian-killed-by-israeli-army-in-west-bank-in-alleged-shooting-attack <![CDATA[18 Hamas terrorists killed in Gaza, Israeli airstrikes pound Hezbollah overnight]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173908/18-hamas-terrorists-killed-in-gaza-israeli-airstrikes-pound-hezbollah-overnight Sun, 17 Mar 2024 10:37:30 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173908/18-hamas-terrorists-killed-in-gaza-israeli-airstrikes-pound-hezbollah-overnight <![CDATA[Lebanese resistance targets a position of Israeli enemy soldiers]]> Beirut, SANA- Lebanese resistance targeted on Sunday morning a position of Israeli enemy soldiers opposite Wazzani town, southern Lebanon.

‏"In support of the steadfast Palestinian people in Gaza, the Lebanese resistance, at 2:00 a.m. Sunday morning, targeted a position of enemy soldiers opposite Wazzani town, leaving causalities", Lebanese Resistance said in a statement.

Eelier on Saturday, the Lebanes]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173772/lebanese-resistance-targets-a-position-of-israeli-enemy-soldiers Sun, 17 Mar 2024 08:09:14 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173772/lebanese-resistance-targets-a-position-of-israeli-enemy-soldiers <![CDATA[Australian blueberry breaks world record as heaviest ever]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173564/australian-blueberry-breaks-world-record-as-heaviest-ever Sun, 17 Mar 2024 07:30:09 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173564/australian-blueberry-breaks-world-record-as-heaviest-ever <![CDATA[Airstrikes in Syria Hit Several Sites, Wound Soldier, Military Says]]> beirut - Airstrikes hit several sites in southern Syria early Sunday wounding a soldier, Syrian state media reported.

State news agency SANA, citing an unnamed military official, said air defenses shot down some of the missiles, which came from the direction of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights around 12:42 a.m. local time. The strikes led to 'material losses' and the wounding of a soldier, the statement said. http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173081/airstrikes-in-syria-hit-several-sites-wound-soldier-military-says Sun, 17 Mar 2024 06:06:01 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173081/airstrikes-in-syria-hit-several-sites-wound-soldier-military-says <![CDATA[Yemen's Houthi Rebels Suspected of Targeting Ship in Gulf of Aden]]> A suspected attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels saw an explosive detonate near a ship early Sunday in the Gulf of Aden, potentially marking their latest assault on shipping through the crucial waterway leading to the Red Sea.

The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said the vessel's crew saw the blast as it passed off the coast of Aden, the port city in southern Yemen home to the countr]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173077/yemen-houthi-rebels-suspected-of-targeting-ship-in-gulf-of-aden Sun, 17 Mar 2024 06:05:59 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173077/yemen-houthi-rebels-suspected-of-targeting-ship-in-gulf-of-aden <![CDATA[Russian-Belarusian Band Returns to Stage After Detention in Thailand]]> Warsaw, Poland - A Russian-Belarusian rock band that denounces Moscow's Ukraine invasion returned to the stage this week, voicing defiance after being detained in Thailand in January and threatened with deportation to Russia.

The band, Bi-2, formed in the 1980s in Belarus when it was part of the Soviet Union, left Russia in protest over the invasion and has been touring ever since in countries with large Russian-]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173058/russian-belarusian-band-returns-to-stage-after-detention-in-thailand Sun, 17 Mar 2024 06:05:32 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173058/russian-belarusian-band-returns-to-stage-after-detention-in-thailand <![CDATA[Conflicts to weaken McDonald's Middle East, China sales, says CFO]]> CHICAGO, Illinois: This week, McDonald's CFO Ian Borden said that international sales will fall significantly in the current quarter due to conflict in the Middle East and weak demand in China.

His comments sent shares in the U.S. fast food giant dropping two percent in early trade.

At the UBS Global Consumer and Retail Conference, Borden said that first-quarter comparable sales in McDonald's Internationa]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173033/conflicts-to-weaken-mcdonald-middle-east-china-sales-says-cfo Sun, 17 Mar 2024 04:20:04 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274173033/conflicts-to-weaken-mcdonald-middle-east-china-sales-says-cfo <![CDATA[Dozens killed as Israeli air strike hits shelter for displaced Gazans]]> More than 30 people were killed in an air strike that hit a house sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza's centrally located refugee camp Nuseirat, a spokesman for the Hamas-ruled territory's health ministry said on Saturday. Israel's security cabinet is set to meet Sunday to discuss the "mandate" of a delegation due to travel to Doha for talks on a truce in Gaza, the prime minister's office said.

Summary:]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274171274/dozens-killed-as-israeli-air-strike-hits-shelter-for-displaced-gazans Sat, 16 Mar 2024 22:37:07 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274171274/dozens-killed-as-israeli-air-strike-hits-shelter-for-displaced-gazans <![CDATA[US Sanctions Network Smuggling American Tech to Iran's Central Bank]]> Washington - The U.S. Treasury Department unveiled sanctions against a network of companies and individuals for facilitating illegal technology transfers from dozens of U.S. firms to Iranian entities, including the country's central bank.

The sanctions relate to Informatics Services Corporation (ISC), the technology arm of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI), the Treasury Department said in a statement Friday.

I]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274170725/us-sanctions-network-smuggling-american-tech-to-iran-central-bank Sat, 16 Mar 2024 20:36:20 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274170725/us-sanctions-network-smuggling-american-tech-to-iran-central-bank <![CDATA[Germany Calls for More Aid to Gaza as Scholz Heads to Israel]]> BERLIN - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz urged Israel on Saturday to allow humanitarian aid access to Gaza on a larger scale, ahead of a two-day trip to the Middle East.

Scholz will travel to the Jordanian Red Sea port of Aqaba on Saturday to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah on Sunday before flying to Israel to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

'It is necessary for aid to reach Gaza on a larger sca]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274170581/germany-calls-for-more-aid-to-gaza-as-scholz-heads-to-israel Sat, 16 Mar 2024 18:06:48 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274170581/germany-calls-for-more-aid-to-gaza-as-scholz-heads-to-israel <![CDATA[Cease-Fire Talks With Israel and Hamas Expected to Resume Sunday]]> CAIRO - Stalled talks aimed at securing a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas are expected to resume in earnest in Qatar as soon as Sunday, according to Egyptian officials.

The talks would mark the first time Israeli officials and Hamas leaders join the indirect negotiations since the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. International mediators had hoped to secure a six-week truce before Ramadan ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274170580/cease-fire-talks-with-israel-and-hamas-expected-to-resume-sunday Sat, 16 Mar 2024 18:06:46 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274170580/cease-fire-talks-with-israel-and-hamas-expected-to-resume-sunday <![CDATA[All cargo offloaded from first aid ship to reach Gaza: NGO]]> A US charity said Saturday its team in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip had finished unloading the first maritime aid shipment to reach the besieged territory.

"All cargo was offloaded and is being readied for distribution in Gaza," World Central Kitchen said in a statement, noting that the aid was "almost 200 tonnes of food".

The group is preparing a second boat of 240 tonnes of food to set sail from Cyprus, the]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274170369/all-cargo-offloaded-from-first-aid-ship-to-reach-gaza-ngo Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:47:06 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274170369/all-cargo-offloaded-from-first-aid-ship-to-reach-gaza-ngo <![CDATA[Violence in Syria Rising, Aid Flagging as Civil War Enters 14th Year]]> AL-NAYRAB, Syria - For years, Syria's civil war has been a largely frozen conflict, the country effectively carved up into areas controlled by the Damascus government of President Bashar al-Assad, various opposition groups and Syrian Kurdish forces.

But as the conflict entered its 14th year on Friday, observers say violence has been on the rise again while the world's attention is mostly focused on other crises, ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274170171/violence-in-syria-rising-aid-flagging-as-civil-war-enters-14th-year Sat, 16 Mar 2024 10:06:20 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274170171/violence-in-syria-rising-aid-flagging-as-civil-war-enters-14th-year <![CDATA[Netanyahu approves plan for operation in Gaza's packed Rafah]]> Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday he had approved the military's plan for an operation in Rafah, where most of war-battered Gaza's population has sought refuge. His statement came after Israel rejected Hamas's latest proposals for a six-week truce and a hostage deal as "unrealistic". Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

This live blog is no longer being updated. Fo]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169944/netanyahu-approves-plan-for-operation-in-gaza-packed-rafah Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:08:06 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169944/netanyahu-approves-plan-for-operation-in-gaza-packed-rafah <![CDATA[First Ship to Use New Humanitarian Corridor Delivers Aid to Gaza]]> The Israeli military says a ship carrying 200 tons of humanitarian supplies for Gaza reached the enclave Friday and unloaded its cargo, inaugurating a sea route from Cyprus meant to help ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

The ship, Open Arms, was the first to sail the new maritime corridor from Cyprus, departing three days ago.

It carried food provided by World Central Kitchen, the charity founded by che]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169927/first-ship-to-use-new-humanitarian-corridor-delivers-aid-to-gaza Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:06:24 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169927/first-ship-to-use-new-humanitarian-corridor-delivers-aid-to-gaza <![CDATA[Tanker in Red Sea Attacked, 2 Explosions Reported, Security Firm Says]]> CAIRO - A Marshall Islands-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tanker reported two explosions near the ship as it traveled off the coast of Yemen's port city of Hodeidah, the third merchant vessel attack of the past 48 hours, British security firm Ambrey said Friday.

The master of a merchant vessel located in a similar area reported an explosion a distance off the vessel's starboard beam, according to United Kingdom ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169926/tanker-in-red-sea-attacked-2-explosions-reported-security-firm-says Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:06:20 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169926/tanker-in-red-sea-attacked-2-explosions-reported-security-firm-says <![CDATA[Hamas Lashes Out at Abbas' 'Unilateral' Designation of New PM]]> cairo - The Islamist group Hamas on Friday criticized the 'unilateral' designation by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of an ally and leading business figure as prime minister with a mandate to help reform the Palestinian Authority (PA) and rebuild Gaza.

Mohammad Mustafa's appointment comes after mounting pressure to overhaul the governing body of the occupied Palestinian territories and improve governance in ]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169925/hamas-lashes-out-at-abbas-unilateral-designation-of-new-pm Sat, 16 Mar 2024 06:06:18 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169925/hamas-lashes-out-at-abbas-unilateral-designation-of-new-pm <![CDATA[China-Russia-Iran Maritime Drills Send Signal to West]]> tel aviv, israel - China conducted joint military drills this week with Russia and Iran in the Gulf of Oman, a critical water conduit near the entry to the Persian Gulf.

The five-day exercise, 'Maritime Security Belt 2024,' involved both naval and aviation forces, with the primary objective of enhancing the security of maritime economic activities, according to Russia's Ministry of Defense.

The drills may h]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169699/china-russia-iran-maritime-drills-send-signal-to-west Fri, 15 Mar 2024 23:35:55 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169699/china-russia-iran-maritime-drills-send-signal-to-west <![CDATA[Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, March 15]]> JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved Friday a plan of Israel Defense Forces for the operation in the southern Gazan city of Rafah and rejected Hamas demands about the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, said Netanyahu's office.

In a statement issued following a war cabinet meeting, Netanyahu said the demands of Hamas are "still absurd." (Israel-Rafah Operation Pl]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169617/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-march-15 Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:44:08 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169617/xinhua-middle-east--summary-at-2200-gmt-march-15 <![CDATA[Netanyahu approves plan for operation in Gaza's packed Rafah]]> Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu's office said on Friday he had approved the military's plan for an operation in Rafah, where most of war-battered Gaza's population has sought refuge. His statement came after Israel rejected Hamas's latest proposals for a six-week truce and a hostage deal as "unrealistic". Follow our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

This live blog is no longer being updated. Fo]]> http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169611/netanyahu-approves-plan-for-operation-in-gaza-packed-rafah Fri, 15 Mar 2024 22:37:07 GMT http://www.telavivnews.net/news/274169611/netanyahu-approves-plan-for-operation-in-gaza-packed-rafah