Israel is expanding its ground operation in Gaza with infantry and armoured vehicles backed by "massive" strikes from the air and sea, a military spokesperson said Saturday. Orange fireballs exploded throughout the night on the horizon of Gaza City as ground troops advance Israel 'expanding' Gaza ground operations, communications cut …
Read More »Heavy Israeli bombardments hit Gaza, military to expand ground operations
Israel stepped up bombardments of the Gaza Strip Friday night hours after internet and communications were knocked out and largely cut off the Palestinian territory's 2.3 million people from contact with each other and the outside world. Internet cut off as UN overwhelmingly calls for humanitarian truce between Israel and …
Read More »More calls to let aid into Gaza, as Israel-Hamas war rages and supplies for civilians dwindle
Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to "prepare the battlefield" ahead of a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks of devastating air raids. Soldiers struck fighters, militant infrastructure and …
Read More »‘High degree of confidence’ Israel didn’t strike hospital in Gaza, says Canada’s defence minister
Ottawa has a "high degree of confidence" that Israel did not strike the al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza City on Tuesday after an independent review by the Canadian military, Defence Minister Bill Blair said in a statement late Saturday evening. Review found "errant rocket" fired from Gaza Strip caused deadly blast …
Read More »Biden arrives in Israel after Gaza hospital strike that killed hundreds
U.S. President Joe Biden arrived in Israel on Wednesday, beginning a visit to consult on the spiralling Gaza war a day after a deadly blast at a Gaza City hospital inflamed tensions and led to the cancellation of his planned summit with Arab leaders. Hamas, Israel trade blame over deadly …
Read More »Biden to visit Israel as Gaza war sparks humanitarian crisis
Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters attacked southern Israel. U.S. and international mediators …
Read More »Gaza’s crowded hospitals near breaking point as Israeli ground invasion looms
Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas after its fighters attacked southern Israel. U.S. and international mediators …
Read More »Teachers are the heroes of our times
If you’ve been following the columns in our opinion section, several of our columnists have expressed their respect, appreciation, and admiration for teachers. They have reflected on their teachers from their formative years, those who challenged them to excel, those who uncovered their talents, to teachers who supported them through …
Read More »Governance wanting in controlling inflation
The IMF team was particularly concerned about the high vulnerability of the Philippine economy to extreme weather-related incidents. An International Monetary Fund team led by S. Jayanath Peiris, Asia and Pacific Department Division Chief of Regional Studies in charge of the flagship Regional Economic Outlook report, was just in the …
Read More »Solons aligned with VP Sara on CIF—Speaker
Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday said there was no quarrel between the House of Representatives and Vice President Sara Duterte, after lawmakers said they would redistribute confidential funds sought by the offices she leads to agencies that have a direct national security function. “I think people are reading too much …
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