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Reflecting on his presidency, Obama posed the question, “Well, was there something else I could have done?” FORMER President Barack Obama previously spoke out on the conflict, saying in a statement that any actions by Israel that ignore the human cost of the war against Hamas “could ultimately backfire.” | …

CHINA has reportedly deployed six warships to the Middle East as the conflict between Israel and Hamas has heightened. It was gathered the Chinese warships left Muscat for an unspecified location on Saturday after partaking in an exercise with the Omani navy. Naija News reports that this development comes after the …

Washington, London and Berlin on Thursday advised their citizens to leave Lebanon as border tensions between Israel and Hezbollah intensify over Israel’s war with Hamas. “We recommend that United States citizens in Lebanon make appropriate arrangements to leave the country; commercial options currently remain available,” a statement from the US …

THE United States President, Joe Biden, will pay a solidarity visit to Israel on Wednesday following the Hamas attacks, said Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, who also announced that Israel had agreed to work on civilian aid for Gaza. Blinken spoke after meeting for nearly eight hours at the defence …

THOUSANDS of Palestinians sought refuge Saturday after Israel warned them to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground offensive against Hamas, one week after the deadliest attack in Israel’s history. The Islamist group’s militants gunned down, stabbed and burned more than 1,300 people in the attack Israel …

ISRAELI ground troops have reportedly stormed Palestine regions and begun operating inside the Gaza Strip to battle Hamas following its offensive attack on Israel earlier. The Israel military confirmed the latest development in a statement issued Friday, Naija News understands. The army said troops had entered Gaza to battle militants, destroy weapons and …

THE US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, on Thursday assured Israel of the support of the United States of America. Blinken stated this during the meeting with Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, as war rages between Israel and Hamas. He said, “You may be strong enough on your own to defend yourself. …

THE UN’s humanitarian relief agency has said Israeli airstrikes against Hamas militants have displaced 264,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. They are sheltering in school buildings with relatives or neighbours, according to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Hamas, the militant group that rules Gaza, launched a …

THE Minister for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has approved the appointment of Barrister Benedict Daudu as his Senior Special Assistant on Legal and Multilateral Cooperation. The appointment was confirmed in a statement issued by the Director of Press in the minister’s office, Anthony Ogunleye, Naija News reports. Wike said the choice …

ISRAEL, reeling from the deadliest attack on its territory in half a century, formally declared war on Hamas on Sunday as the conflict’s death toll surged to 1,000 after the Palestinian militant group launched a massive surprise assault from Gaza.   AFP reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu steeled the …