Hundreds flee further south as Israeli forces advance in Khan Younis | Israel War on Gaza News

Hundreds flee further south as Israeli forces advance in Khan Younis | Israel War on Gaza News

Hundreds of Palestinians have fled Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis after Israeli forces advanced deeper into the area. The Israeli military said its ground forces “encircled” the city earlier this week after 24 of its soldiers were killed in the enclave in the largest single-day toll since October 7….

Bird and buffalo fights back in India’s northeast after 9-year ban | In Pictures News

Bird and buffalo fights back in India’s northeast after 9-year ban | In Pictures News

The nearly 3,000 spectators applauded as the tiny birds entered the ring. Some in the audience perched on trucks for a better view; others clung to tree branches. After a nine-year hiatus, bird and buffalo fights are back at festivals in India’s northeast after the Supreme Court ended a ban…

Russia unleashes mass air strikes on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russia unleashes mass air strikes on Ukraine | Russia-Ukraine war News

Russian missile attacks have targeted the Ukrainian cities Kyiv and Kharkiv, killing several people, wounding dozens and damaging residential buildings, officials say. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 20 people were injured, including a 13-year-old boy. Residential infrastructure was damaged in at least four districts. In Kharkiv, the country’s second-largest city,…

Palestinians flee Khan Younis as Israel steps up ground operation | Israel War on Gaza News

Palestinians flee Khan Younis as Israel steps up ground operation | Israel War on Gaza News

Israeli forces have stormed one hospital and placed another under siege in the southern Gaza Strip, cutting wounded people off from trauma care, Palestinian officials say. Israeli soldiers on Monday advanced for the first time into al-Mawasi district near the Mediterranean coast west of Khan Younis, the main city in…

India’s Modi opens controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya | Religion News

India’s Modi opens controversial Hindu temple in Ayodhya | Religion News

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has opened a controversial Hindu temple, delivering on a crucial Hindu nationalist pledge that he hopes will catapult the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to a record third successive term in upcoming general elections. Modi, dressed in a traditional kurta tunic, led the opening ceremony…

Wounded Palestinians treated on French warship off Egyptian shore | Israel War on Gaza News

Wounded Palestinians treated on French warship off Egyptian shore | Israel War on Gaza News

The Dixmude, a French helicopter carrier, has been docked in the Egyptian port of El Arish, 50 km (30 miles) west of the Gaza Strip, since November. The vessel is equipped with wards, operating theatres and 70 medical staff. Nearly 120 injured people have been hospitalised on board, while hundreds…

‘Refuse to fight’: Jewish, Arab activists call for peace in Israel’s Haifa | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Refuse to fight’: Jewish, Arab activists call for peace in Israel’s Haifa | Israel War on Gaza News

Peace activists have taken part in a protest in Israel’s third-largest city, Haifa, demanding a ceasefire in the war on Gaza and the exchange of captives and prisoners between Hamas and Israel. “This is the first time we are seeing this protest happen in the north,” said Al Jazeera’s Stefanie…

Residential building destroyed in attack that killed IRGC members in Syria | Israel War on Gaza News

Residential building destroyed in attack that killed IRGC members in Syria | Israel War on Gaza News

An air raid on the Mazzeh neighbourhood of the Syrian capital, Damascus, tore into a multistorey residential building and left several people killed. The target of Saturday’s attack was an intelligence unit of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), sources told Al Jazeera. In a statement, the IRGC said an…

‘Until Israel stops!’: Yemenis rally for Houthis, Palestinians in Sanaa | Israel War on Gaza News

‘Until Israel stops!’: Yemenis rally for Houthis, Palestinians in Sanaa | Israel War on Gaza News

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, to show their support for Palestinians and protest against Western attacks on Yemen, as Israel’s war on Gaza continues. Al Jazeera’s Mohammed al-Attab, reporting from the scene of the protests on Friday, said many in the crowd accused…