ICC Prosecutor Urges Judges to Urgently Rule on Warrants for Israeli, Hamas Officials
THE HAGUE, Aug 23 (Reuters) - The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court stressed the court had jurisdiction to investigate Israeli nationals and asked judges to urgently decide on arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
US Envoy Tells UN: Gaza Ceasefire Deal ‘Now Is in Sight’
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - A Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal "now is in sight," the U.S. envoy to the United Nations told the Security Council on Thursday, urging members to press Palestinian militant group Hamas to accept a...
Greek-Flagged Tanker Attacked in Red Sea
By Jana Choukeir and Renee Maltezou
DUBAI/ATHENS, Aug 22 (Reuters) - A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude that was evacuated by its crew after being attacked in the Red Sea now poses an environmental...
Blinken Says Israel Accepts Gaza Proposal, Urges Islamic Republic-Backed Hamas to Do Same
By Humeyra Pamuk and Nidal al-Mughrabi
TEL AVIV/CAIRO, Aug 19 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a "bridging proposal" presented by Washington to tackle disagreements...
Hamas, Islamic Jihad Claim Responsibility for Bomb Blast in Tel Aviv
JERUSALEM, Aug 19 (Reuters) - The armed wings of Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday for a bomb blast near a synagogue in Tel Aviv that Israeli police and the Shin Bet intelligence agency...
Islamic Republic-Backed Hamas Says New Gaza Proposal Too Close to Israel’s Demands
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - The Palestinian group Hamas said on Sunday that a new proposal meant to bridge the gaps between Israel and the Islamist armed group over a Gaza ceasefire were too...
Israeli Dies From Wounds Sustained in West Bank Attack, Hospital Says
JERUSALEM, Aug 18 (Reuters) - An Israeli man died from wounds sustained in an attack in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to a spokesperson at Israel's Beilinson Hospital.
The military said earlier the man was...
Israel Kills Two Hamas Militants in West Bank Air Strike
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Israel said it killed two senior Hamas militants in an airstrike on their car in Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, claiming they were involved in the...
Blinken to Push for Gaza Ceasefire; Israel Launches Fresh Strikes
By Nidal al-Mughrabi
CAIRO, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Israeli strikes killed 19 people in Gaza on Sunday, including six children, Palestinian health authorities said, ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken to...
Hezbollah Footage Shows Apparent Underground Rocket Launch Sites
BEIRUT, Aug 16 (Reuters) - The powerful Iranian-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah published footage on Friday that appeared to show its fighters driving trucks with rocket launchers through a maze of tunnels to an apparent underground...
