Israel says its special forces have raided the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza, with a number of suspects detained. The Israeli military said the operation at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis was “precise and limited” and claimed it had information Hamas fighters were hiding there. Israel also said the ruling militant group in Gaza may
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The top Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, was one of the main planners of the 7 October attack on Israel but did not expect the consequences to become “this dangerous”, a friend has told Sky News. Esmat Mansour said last year’s cross-border raid was supposed to be a strategic operation designed to lift the
A top UN official has warned the deteriorating situation in Gaza is the worst humanitarian crisis he has ever seen in his 50-year career. Speaking to Sky News’ Yalda Hakim, Martin Griffiths said it was because “people can’t escape. They’re blocked in, they’re not able to run out of Gaza“. “I think this is the
A woman and two children are reported to have been killed in a wave of Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon. Security sources told the Reuters news agency the deaths came during Israeli strikes on a village. At least seven other people were wounded in the military strikes across southern areas, the sources added. The strikes
South Africa has submitted an “urgent request” to The Hague to consider if Israel’s operations targeting Rafah are a breach of court orders. Last month, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent the deaths of Palestinian civilians, after South Africa accused its military of genocide in Gaza.
More than 200 farmers’ unions have called on their supporters to march to the Indian capital to protest against unfulfilled demands on a wide range of issues including prices and pensions. Tear gas was used on farmers who tried breaching the barriers at the Shambhu border between Punjab and Haryana, about 145 miles from the
All Kelvin Kiptum knew was winning – breaking barriers and demolishing records on the path to marathon superstardom. Only three marathons were ever run by the Kenyan – in Valencia, London and Chicago – and he created history in all of them. Such was his destiny. Born in the high-altitude Kenyan region that is the
Two Israeli hostages have been rescued from captivity during a raid by special forces in Rafah in Southern Gaza, the Israeli military has said. The army named them as Fernando Simon Marman, 60, and Louis Har, 70, both taken from Kibbutz Nir Yizhak in the 7 October Hamas attacks. They were rescued from a residential
World marathon record holder and London Marathon winner Kelvin Kiptum and his coach have died in a road accident, Kenya’s former prime minister has said. The 24-year-old won the London Marathon last year. Kenya’s former prime minister Raila Odinga said on X: “Devastating news as we mourn the loss of a remarkable individual, Kelvin Kiptum,
Israel has been warned of repercussions if its military launches a ground invasion in Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, while Israel has suggested civilians could evacuate and find refuge in tent camps which are not yet built. The warning came after Israeli air strikes killed at least 44 Palestinians, including more than a dozen children,
A six-year-old girl who was recorded begging rescuers to save her after an attack in Gaza has been found dead with five of her relatives and two ambulance workers who went to save her, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said. Hind Rajab took the phone from her teenage cousin, Layan Hamadeh, after she was
Three children are among seven people who were killed in a Russian attack in northeastern Ukraine, according to officials. Large fires broke out after the drone strike in Kharkiv – with at least 15 houses and a petrol station among the sites reportedly destroyed. The regional prosecutor’s office said on Telegram that the bodies of
By Howard Bloom On January 30th, the board of supervisors in California’s San Mateo County, a county across the bay from San Francisco and next to Silicon Valley, did something ground-breaking. For what is probably the first time in American history, a governmental body voted unanimously to declare a health emergency for something very strange,
Jailed former prime minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has claimed victory for his supporters in the country’s general election – via a video generated using artificial intelligence (AI). The clip of the former cricket star was uploaded on social media on Sunday just hours after his rival Nawaz Sharif also claimed to have won despite
Vladimir Putin has said Bill Clinton misled him over Russia’s potential membership of NATO two decades ago. During a lengthy interview with the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, the Russian president said he asked the outgoing President Clinton if his country could join the alliance when he visited the Kremlin in 2000. He claims
The Supreme Court has expressed scepticism of Colorado’s decision to disqualify Donald Trump from running for presidency. A landmark case to decide whether the former president can run in November’s election heard arguments from both sides of the case as Trump appeals the decision. Colorado’s court ruled Trump was not eligible to be on the
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