No fewer than six newborn babies have died in Gaza due to severe colds. A health official at the Patient’s Friends Benevolent Society Hospital, PFBS, in the enclave, Dr Saeed Saleh, made this known in a recorded video on Tuesday. Saleh said in the past two weeks, eight newborns were admitted with severe cold-related injuries, six of whom later died. …

Five Thai nationals held captive in Gaza for more than a year have returned home after being released last month. Watchara Sriaoun, Pongsak Thaenna, Sathian Suwannakham, Sarusak Rumnao and Bannawat Saethao were hugged by their families after they landed at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport on Sunday morning. ‘We are all deeply touched to come back to our birthplace … to be …

The United Nations on Monday said based on its assessment, billions of dollars would be needed to rebuild Gaza after the war between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect on Sunday, suspending a 15-month-old war that has devastated the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle East. Stunned by thousands of storks …

The Israeli security cabinet has voted to approve the hostage release-ceasefire deal with Hamas in Gaza. According to a statement by the Prime Minister’s office, the cabinet voted on Friday afternoon with a recommendation that the government adopt it. The recommendation by the forum of top ministers was made “after examining all diplomatic, ssecurityecurity, and humanitarian” aspects of the agreement, …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia called for an end to Israeli aggression in Gaza, warning that “the conflict in Palestine has persisted for far too long, inflicting immeasurable suffering.” Addressing the extraordinary Arab-Islamic Summit, convened to address the current situation in the Middle East, President Tinubu expressed deep concern on the humanitarian conditions in Gaza. The …

The newly appointed leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, has been killed in a gun battle in Gaza, less than two months after assuming leadership of the Palestinian group. Sixty-year-old Mr Sinwar was one of the masterminds of the 7 October attack that left several persons dead in Israel. The Israeli military confirmed on Thursday that Mr Sinwar, who assumed leadership …

Gaza crossing authority, on Monday, disclosed that Israel has released around 150 detainees from the Palestinian territory, alleging that they had been mistreated in detention. Israeli soldiers rounded up hundreds of Palestinians during their more than six-month military offensive in Gaza, holding them without charge before releasing some in groups. According to the Gaza crossing authority, the latest detainees to …