Israel bombards Gaza, prepares ground attack

Israel bombards Gaza, prepares ground attack

(VOVWORLD) - Israel bombarded Hamas targets as it prepared for a ground attack, with Russia warning the conflict could spread beyond the Middle East, and as world powers failed to secure...
Efforts fail to achieve cease-fire in Gaza

Efforts fail to achieve cease-fire in Gaza

(VOVWORLD) - Efforts to effect a cease-fire and end the conflict in the Gaza Strip have failed as a series of high-level diplomatic negotiations in recent days have yielded no...
 Israel strikes Gaza, Lebanon overnight

Israel strikes Gaza, Lebanon overnight

(VOVWORLD) - Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes early on Monday and its aircraft struck southern Lebanon overnight, Israel’s attacks concentrated on the Gaza Strip’s centre and north, Palestinian...
US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza

US vetoes UN Security Council action on Israel, Gaza

(VOVWORLD) - The United States vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Wednesday that would have called for humanitarian pauses in the conflict between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants to...
Gaza hospital airstrike kills at least 500

Gaza hospital airstrike kills at least 500

(VOVWORLD) - At least 500 people were killed in a massive blast at a Gaza hospital on Tuesday, and hundreds more were injured or still under the rubble, Palestinian officials said
Israel makes first raids into Gaza

Israel makes first raids into Gaza

(VOVWORLD) - Israeli infantry made their first raids into the Gaza Strip on Friday since Hamas fighters rampaged through southern Israel, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a campaign of retaliation...
Several wounded in gun attack in Jerusalem

Several wounded in gun attack in Jerusalem

(VOVWORLD) - Israeli police say Sunday that seven were hurt, with two of the victims in serious condition, in a gun attack on a bus near Jerusalem’s Old City. Forces...
UN distributes cash aid to Gaza families

UN distributes cash aid to Gaza families

(VOVWORLD) - The United Nations will begin on Monday to distribute cash aid to thousands of poor families in the besieged Gaza Strip under a program funded by Qatar, the...