Israelis were gathering on Wednesday outside the Parliament building in Jerusalem to protest moves by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that they say undermine the country’s democracy and to call for a renewed cease-fire deal for Gaza to bring the remaining hostages there home. The convergence of popular anger over both domestic and national security issues
President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a limited ceasefire in Ukraine, where Putin agreed to stop targeting Ukraine’s energy facilities for 30 days. Hear about Kyiv’s reaction.
At least 13 people have reportedly been killed in air strikes across Gaza overnight, after Israel said it was resuming combat operations in the Palestinian territory. Two civilians were killed and five others injured when an Israeli drone hit a tent near the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, the Palestinian Wafa news agency reports, citing Red Crescent
More than 400 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israel’s military says it’s been hitting “terror targets” across the territory. BBC Verify’s Nick Beake has been assessing footage of the strikes and building a picture of the damage done. Verification by Benedict Garman, Joshua Cheetham, and
Trump’s approach to the Israel-Hamas conflict stands in sharp contrast to his stance on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. While he has consistently endorsed Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorist threats from Hamas, he has also urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to negotiate with Russia rather than pursue military action. This dichotomy raises questions about
Israeli forces launched deadly aerial attacks across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, ending a temporary cease-fire with Hamas that began in January, and raising the prospect of a return to all-out war. More than 400 people, including children, were killed in the strikes, Gaza’s health ministry said. Those numbers did not distinguish between civilians and
Last Updated:March 19, 2025, 00:04 IST This marks the first reported attack on Israel from Yemen since the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza took effect on January 19 Israeli tanks enter Israel from Gaza, in Israel. (IMAGE: REUTERS) Yemen’s Houthis on Tuesday fired a missile at Israel, triggering air raid sirens in several
Russia agreed to pause strikes on energy in Ukraine President Vladimir Putin of Russia agreed yesterday on a call with President Trump to halt strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure for 30 days, as long as Ukraine does the same, the Kremlin said. Putin declined for now to agree to a broader cease-fire that the U.S.
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia agreed on Tuesday during a phone call with President Trump to halt strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure, the Kremlin said in a statement, but restated his concerns about a broader 30-day cease-fire that the United States and Ukraine had agreed upon and proposed to Russia. The result seemed to
Reuters Mourners on Tuesday crying over the bodies of those killed in Monday night’s airstrikes at Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir Al-Balah It had started as a normal night in Gaza, with people up already having their pre-dawn meal in the holy month of Ramadan. After 50 nights of ceasefire, life in the territory had