PHOTO COLLECTION: Israel Palestinians Gaza
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If the U.S. lost, they assumed Canada would ask for 'Alaska be awarded to her,' notes short-lived 1930s war strategy War Plan Red
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hamas said Monday it will delay the further release of hostages in the Gaza Strip after accusing Israel of violating a fragile ceasefire that now faces its most serious crisis since it began three weeks ago.
Nearly 500 days after Hamas gunmen seized him from a roadside bomb shelter in southern Israel, Alon Ohel managed to get a message out from the Gaza tunnel where he is being held by the Palestinian militants. He sent a birthday wish for his sister via two other hostages who had been held with him and were freed on Saturday, his mother Idit Ohel said. "Alon has been in the tunnels all this time," Ohel told Reuters in an interview.
Hamas continues to free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, holding to cease-fire terms. But the militant group's grip on Gaza remains strong
MUGHRAQA, Gaza Strip (AP) — New details and growing shock over emaciated hostages renewed pressure Sunday on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to extend a fragile Gaza ceasefire beyond the first phase, even as U.S. President Donald Trump repeated his pledge that the U.S. would take control of the Palestinian enclave.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police have raided a long-established Palestinian-owned bookstore in east Jerusalem, detaining the owners and confiscating books about the decades-long conflict. The police said the books incited violence.
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in even more countries, analysts warn, and two neighboring nations with the most involvement in the mineral-rich area might be the key to stopping the violence.
Donald Trump says that all hostages held in Gaza should be returned by noon on Saturday - and if they are not he will recommend cancelling the ceasefire and let "all hell break loose."
Hundreds of police and paramilitary soldiers launched an operation in the forests of the Indravati area of Chhattisgarh state based on intelligence that large number of rebels had gathered there, according to a state police Inspector.
The United Nations said Monday it suspended its humanitarian operations in the stronghold of Yemen’s Houthi rebels after they detained eight more U.N. staffers, affecting the global response to one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters. In a statement, the U.N. said the “extraordinary” decision to pause all operations and programs in northern Saada province was due to the lack of necessary security conditions and guarantees. A spokesman for the Houthis didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Striking university students in Serbia blocked a bridge in Belgrade as well as roads throughout the Balkan country on Sunday to mark 100 days since the collapse of a concrete canopy at a train station which killed 15 people.
Suspected Somali pirates have seized a Yemeni fishing boat off the Horn of Africa, authorities said late Monday. A European naval operation in the Mideast, known as EUNAVFOR Atalanta, said the incident remained under investigation. It said the attack targeted a dhow, a traditional ship that plies the waters of the Mideast, off the town of Eyl in Somalia.
Surrender is one of the most essential rules in international humanitarian law. Don't expect it any time soon in the Middle East.
M23 chief Sultani Makenga, wanted for war crimes, has fought as a rebel and a soldier in two countries.
Short-range aerial drones were the most common killer of civilians in Ukraine in January, the U.N.'s monitoring mission said on Tuesday, highlighting how drone use has ballooned during three years of war with Russia. The U.N. mission said at least 139 civilians were killed and 738 wounded in January 2025, with 27% of the deaths and 30% of the injuries caused by short-range drones. In total, the U.N. says nearly 12,500 civilians have been killed in the war including 650 children - though it has repeatedly said its tally is an undercount since it only includes deaths its teams have managed to verify.
CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations World Food Programme said Tuesday that an aid worker has died in a Yemeni prison three weeks after his detention by Houthi rebels.
STORY: Volunteers in protective clothing were removing decomposing bodies from the Muzenze prison in eastern Congo's Goma on Monday.That grim task taking place two weeks after clashes between Rwanda-backed rebels and the Congolese army led to a mass escape from the facility.Teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross were clearing and disinfecting damaged buildings to prevent health risks.Goma resident Pacifique Mughulwa, who lives near the prison, said children had been wandering around the area, leaving them exposed to disease."Regardless of whether they are prisoners, it is truly heartbreaking. They have been there for more than two weeks. The smells are everywhere, everywhere. Truly, it is very heartbreaking."A rebel alliance spearheaded by the M23 group seized Goma on January 27.It is the worst escalation in fighting in eastern Congo in more than a decade and has left thousands dead.Despite announcing a unilateral ceasefire, the rebels have continued to march south towards the city of Bukavu.At the weekend, leaders from Eastern and Southern African blocs held an unprecedented joint summit with the aim of diffusing the crisis.The summit urged all parties to hold direct talks, though Congo has repeatedly refused to hold such talks with the M23.The first-ever summit between the two blocs reflects the continent's deep concern over the violence and the standoff between Congo and neighboring Rwanda - which denies allegations it is fueling the conflict with its own troops and weapons.
The military leader says a caretaker government will be formed as his forces gain ground in Khartoum.
South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and diplomatic sources said, after 14 of its soldiers were killed in fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels last month. The South African reinforcement comes amid fears that fighting in eastern Congo could spark a broader war in a powderkeg region that has over the past three decades witnessed genocide, cross-border conflicts and dozens of uprisings. Flight data reviewed by Reuters showed transport aircraft flying from South Africa to Lubumbashi, in southern Congo.
The president lashed out at the pop star on his social media website.