Gaza death toll exceeds 40,000 amid ceasefire talks in Doha
MONITORING (SW) – Negotiators were to meet in the Qatari capital Doha again on Friday in an effort to hammer out a Gaza ceasefire agreement
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Israeli minister tells US that large-scale Iranian attack expected, Axios reports
MONITORING (SW) – Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday that Iran was making preparations for a large-scale military attack on Israel, Axios reporter Barak Ravid said in a post on X, citing a source with knowledge of the call.
Over 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school
MONITORING (SW) – More than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli strike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced people, the Hamas-run Gaza government said on Saturday, an air strike the Israeli military said had targeted a Hamas command center.
Hamas names Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh assassination
MONITORING (SW) – Hamas named its Gaza leader Yahya Al-Sinwar as successor to former political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran, Iran, last week, the group said on Tuesday.
Three Sept. 11 suspects agree to plead guilty at Guantanamo
The Pentagon did not elaborate on the plea deals.
UNAMA decries cut in Afghan female employees’ salaries
KABUL (SW) – In its quarterly report, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has expressed concerns over rights of women and girls, media freedom, targeting of former officials and security forces, as well as, corporal punishment and civilian harm among other issues in the country.
Hamas says leader Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran
MONITORING (SW) – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated early on Wednesday morning in Iran, the Palestinian militant group and Tehran said, drawing threats of revenge on Israel in a region already shaken by the war in Gaza and a deepening conflict in Lebanon.
‘My baby girl was born on the street’: A traumatic birth in Gaza
On a cold night, Alaa gave birth on a dark road. Afterwards, she and her baby had to find a way to get to the hospital.
South Korea responds to North’s trash balloons with loudspeaker broadcasts
MONITORING (SW) – North Korea on Sunday floated balloons carrying trash towards South Korea, South Korea’s military said, declaring it would respond with “full-scale” loudspeaker broadcasts.
Israel bombards central Gaza as tanks advance deeper in Rafah
MONITORING (SW) – Israeli forces bombarded the Gaza Strip’s historic refugee camps in the center of the enclave and struck Gaza City in the north
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 57
MONITORING (SW) – Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several parts of the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, and Palestinian health officials said at least 57 people were killed in Israeli bombardments of southern and central areas.
At least 90 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike targeting Hamas military chief
MONITORING (SW) – An Israeli airstrike killed at least 90 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza on Saturday, the enclave’s health ministry said, in an attack that Israel said targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif.
