Amid Israel's urgent evacuation notice to residents of eastern Rafah, US President Joe Biden on Monday held a telephonic conversation with the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and latter assured the former to open the Karem Shalom crossing for the humanitarian assistance in Gaza, th
Meanwhile, meeting with families of hostages, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Israel will continue efforts to free those held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, amid the upcoming ground operation against the terror group in Rafah.
Israel has closed the major entry point for humanitarian aid to reach Gaza after a Palestinian armed group launched rockets at a military installation in southern Israel near the site, according to Al Jazeera.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also posted on X, "The government under my leadership decided unanimously: The incitement channel Al Jazeera will be shut down in Israel."
Algeria has called for a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council next Tuesday to discuss the mass graves discovered in the Gaza Strip, according to the Algeria Press Service.
Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman announced that his party would hold a "grand event" at the Lahore's tower Minar-i- Pakistan on Sept 7 this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1974 decision that declared Ahmadis as non-Muslim.
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken met Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday as the two leaders began their private meeting in Jerusalem, reported The Times of Israel.
"The idea that we will stop the war before achieving all its aims is not an option," Netanyahu told the hawkish Gvura and Tikva forums, who represent families of slain soldiers and families of hostages held in Gaza, respectively.
In the wake of ongoing Pro-Palestinian protests in several universities in US, respective authorities have begun taking action against the protesting students and asked police to remove demonstrators from campuses.
Israeli fighter jets struck operational tunnel shafts, an anti-tank missile launch post and Hamas terror infrastructure in northern and central Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces said on Tuesday morning