The move has emerged from rare talks in Jordan The meeting was also attended by US and Egyptian officials Palestinian gunman killed two Israelis in the occupied West Bank while the talks were on Eko Hot Blog reports that the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority have announced a joint commitment to take immediate steps … Read more
Israel’s interior ministry says it has deported a Palestinian-French human rights lawyer after accusing him of security threats. Eko Hot Blog reports that Salah Hamouri, 37, was escorted onto a flight to France by police early on Sunday morning, the ministry said. EDITOR’S PICKS New Orleans: Man Kills Female Uber Driver Atlanta: Nurses Under Fire … Read more
The family of a Palestinian activist who died in the custody of Palestinian security forces has submitted a case to the International Criminal Court (ICC). Eko Hot Blog reports that Nizar Banat, an outspoken critic of the Palestinian Authority (PA), was beaten on the head and body during a raid in June 2021 in the … Read more
One was killed and several injured as multiple explosions rocked Jerusalem. Eko Hot Blog reports that two explosions rocked Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, early Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 14 people, according to an Israeli police spokesperson. EDITOR’S PICKS Kolmani Project Attracted Over $3bn Investment Despite Low Appetite For Fossil Energy … Read more
Top Palestinian Militant Killed In Israeli Raid on West Bank EKO HOT BLOG reports that the local head of the Palestinian militant group, the al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, has been killed in an Israeli operation in the occupied West Bank. Ibrahim al-Nabulsi, 26, and two other people were killed during the raid on a … Read more
Gaza Ceasefire Takes Effect After 72 Hours Of Violence EKO HOT BLOG reports that a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants has come into effect after three days of violence which left at least 43 people dead. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) militants said the truce will begin at 23:30 local time (20:30 GMT), … Read more
Gaza Death Toll Rises As Israel Kills Top Militant EKO HOT BLOG reports that Israel has killed a second top militant from the Palestinian Islamic Jihad group, as the death toll continues to rise from air strikes in Gaza. Six children and several PIJ fighters – including leaders Khaled Mansour and Tayseer Jabari … Read more
Six Palestinian Children have reportedly been killed and 215 others injured after Israeli air strikes hit Gaza. EKO HOT BLOG reports that Israeli air strikes have flattened homes in Palestine’s Gaza, raising fears of an escalation that has so far killed at least 24 Palestinians, including six children, and wounded 215 others in the … Read more
Israel and Gaza Under Fire In Deadly Flare Up EKO HOT BLOG reports that tensions remain high after a night of heavy weapons fire between the Gaza Strip and Israel. Dozens of rockets fired from Gaza lit up the sky, following the killing of at least 10 people in Israeli air strikes. … Read more
The journalist, who held US citizenship, was killed while covering an Israeli army operation in the Jenin camp The Palestinian Authority had given the bullet extracted from Abu Akleh to US representatives on Saturday EDITOR’S PICK NollyWood Actress Jenifa, Husband JJC Skillz Marriage Crashes Trouble As Gateman Impregnates Boss Daughter In Lagos Again, Another 3 … Read more
The history of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict began with the establishment of the state of Israel in 1948. This conflict came from the intercommunal violence in Mandatory Palestine between Israelis and Arabs from 1920 and erupted into full-scale hostilities in the 1947–48 civil war. The conflict continues to the present day on various levels The termination of the British mandate over … Read more
The UN says 10,000 Palestinians have been forced out of their homes in the Gaza Strip The death toll from Israeli strikes on the enclave reaches 137 Israel continued to bombard the Gaza Strip with air raids and artillery shells on Saturday, as it stepped up the deployment of troops and tanks near the besieged … Read more
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a US envoy would travel to the Middle East to seek to calm tensions as he implored Israel to avoid civilian deaths. Hady Amr, the deputy assistant secretary of state in charge of Israeli and Palestinian affairs, was leaving Wednesday and will meet both Israeli and Palestinian … Read more