The Israeli strikes in Gaza entered into the fifth week Saturday, showing no signs of letting up even as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced a rising tide of anger in meetings with Arab foreign ministers. A report by Gulf Times said Blinken reaffirmed US support for “humanitarian pauses” in the fighting in Gaza to ensure desperate civilians get …

Global oil and gas markets are set for another volatile week of trading after Israel began its long-anticipated ground operations in Gaza. The biggest risk to crude prices after the invasion remains any escalation to other regional powers. The Middle East supplies about a third of the world’s oil and Iran, which backs Hamas and other regional militant groups, said …

Palestinians said they had received renewed warnings from Israel’s military to move from north Gaza to the south of the strip, with the added warning that they could be identified as sympathisers with a “terrorist organisation” if they stayed put. The message was delivered in leaflets marked with the Israel Defence Forces name and logo from Saturday and sent to …

United States President Joe Biden has announced $100 million for humanitarian assistance in Gaza. In a post on his official X handle, he explained that the money would support over one million displaced and conflict-affected Palestinians. “I just announced $100 million for humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank. This money will support over 1 million displaced and conflict-affected …

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has defended itself against claims from the European Union that it is failing to tackle disinformation around the violence in Israel and Gaza. The firm’s CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote that the platform had “taken action to remove or label tens of thousands of pieces of content” and removed hundreds of accounts linked to Gaza …