How 6 months of Israel's war in Gaza have upended the Middle East
8 months, 2 weeks ago

How 6 months of Israel's war in Gaza have upended the Middle East

NPR  

How 6 months of Israel's war in Gaza have upended the Middle East Enlarge this image toggle caption Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Hamas unleashed its early morning rampage in southern Israel six months ago this Sunday, igniting the deadliest war ever between Israelis and Palestinians. Enlarge this image toggle caption Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images Xinhua News Agency via Getty Images But as Israel waged its aggressive air and ground campaign, and the civilian Palestinian death toll soared, we've seen unprecedented criticism of Israel, a country that has long received bipartisan backing in the U.S. Enlarge this image toggle caption Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images Part of that tension is the killing of a team of aid workers with World Central Kitchen in Gaza, including an American. Enlarge this image toggle caption Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Mohammed Abed/AFP via Getty Images Myre: I first covered Israel-Palestinian fighting in Gaza in the early 2000s, when the Palestinians waged an uprising.

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Israel bombs al-Mawasi camps, school amid wave of attacks across Gaza
1 day, 17 hours ago

Israel bombs al-Mawasi camps, school amid wave of attacks across Gaza

Al Jazeera  

UN’s Lazzarini says world must not become ‘numb’ after Israeli strikes kill about 50 Palestinians within 24 hours. Israel pounded Gaza overnight with deadly attacks targeting displaced people in two camps and a school, as it ordered the forced evacuation of one of the last hospitals barely operating in the enclave’s besieged north. The military launched a wave of attacks …

Escalating Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 50 Palestinians in 24 hours
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1 day, 17 hours ago

Escalating Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 50 Palestinians in 24 hours

Al Jazeera  

A wave of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has killed at least 50 Palestinians in the past 24 hours. One of the attacks overnight and into Monday hit a tent camp in the al-Mawasi area, a so-called humanitarian “safe zone”, killing eight people, including two children. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir el-Balah said three …

Israel and Hamas appear close to a ceasefire deal. These are the sticking points
4 days, 20 hours ago

Israel and Hamas appear close to a ceasefire deal. These are the sticking points

Associated Press  

CAIRO — Israel and Hamas appear closer than they have been in months to agreeing to a ceasefire that could wind down the 14-month war in Gaza and bring home dozens of people held hostage there. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print Although Israel and Hamas have expressed optimism that a deal is …

Middle East latest: Israeli strike on a Gaza school kills 17 people sheltering there
5 days, 9 hours ago

Middle East latest: Israeli strike on a Gaza school kills 17 people sheltering there

Associated Press  

Israeli airstrikes slammed into two schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Thursday, a Health Ministry official said, killing at least 17 people including five children in one of the schools. The resolution seeks the ICJ’s guidance on additional questions about its July ruling, including what Israel’s obligations are “to ensure and facilitate the unhindered provision of urgently needed …

"A calculated policy of deprivation": Israel committing "act of genocide" in Gaza, HRW says
5 days, 17 hours ago

"A calculated policy of deprivation": Israel committing "act of genocide" in Gaza, HRW says

Salon  

For most of the past year, human rights watchdogs have characterized Israel's deeds in Gaza as collective punishment, war crimes, violations of human rights, but not necessarily "genocide" — defined as intentionally destroying a people as a whole, and that carries more weight than perhaps any other crime. That action, the report said, was further evidence that "Israeli authorities have …

Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian buffer zone
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6 days, 14 hours ago

Israel plans an extended occupation of Syrian buffer zone

Deccan Chronicle  

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future. Israel’s recent capture of the buffer zone has sparked condemnation, with critics accusing Israel of violating the 1974 ceasefire and possibly exploiting the chaos in Syria for a land grab.Netanyahu entered the buffer zone on Tuesday, making him the first sitting …

Gaza ceasefire talks heat up again amid deadly Israeli attacks
6 days, 17 hours ago

Gaza ceasefire talks heat up again amid deadly Israeli attacks

Al Jazeera  

Israel has said it will maintain military control over Gaza just like in the occupied West Bank even if there is a deal. Israel, Hamas and international stakeholders are engaged in what are seen as the most serious talks in months over a potential ceasefire deal in the besieged Gaza Strip, where dozens of Palestinians continue to be killed by …

Death Toll From Israel's War In Gaza Surpasses 45,000 Palestinians
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1 week, 1 day ago

Death Toll From Israel's War In Gaza Surpasses 45,000 Palestinians

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — More than 45,000 Palestinians have now been killed in the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas militants, Palestinian health officials said Monday, as often-stalled ceasefire negotiations appeared to be gaining ground again. Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu via Getty Images Among the latest killed were 10 people, including a family of four, in …

Death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza surpasses 45,000
1 week, 1 day ago

Death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza surpasses 45,000

Al Jazeera  

As war approaches 15th month, Palestinians endure ‘unbearable’ loss, with 52 dead taken to hospitals in past day alone. “The amount of loss of life in Gaza is unbearable among the Palestinians who have been living through this war for more than 14 months,” said Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary. Monday morning was also “bloody”, said Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum, …

Israeli strike in Gaza kills 25 people
1 week, 4 days ago

Israeli strike in Gaza kills 25 people

Deccan Chronicle  

Deir Al-Balah: An Israeli airstrike hit the central Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing at least 25 Palestinians and wounding dozens more, Palestinian medics said, as U.S. President Joe Biden’s two top national security officials were in the region making a renewed push for an Israel-Hamas ceasefire. The strike on a multistory residential building in the Nuseirat refugee camp was just …

UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency
1 week, 4 days ago

UN urges Gaza truce, backs Palestine agency

China Daily  

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong | China Daily | Updated: 2024-12-13 09:48 Palestinian children maneuver a shopping cart loaded with water containers past rubble and debris in Gaza City on Wednesday. OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP The international community has thrown its support behind the United Nations Palestine refugees agency following the adoption of two resolutions by the UN General …

Middle East latest: Israeli airstrikes kill 28 in Gaza, including 7 children, health officials say
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1 week, 5 days ago

Middle East latest: Israeli airstrikes kill 28 in Gaza, including 7 children, health officials say

Associated Press  

Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 28 people in the Gaza Strip, including seven children and a woman, hours after the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. US Secretary of State Blinken renews calls for inclusion, stability in Syria in Mideast visit AQABA, Jordan — U.S. Secretary of State …

Israel forces Palestinians in Maghazi camp to flee for their lives again
1 week, 5 days ago

Israel forces Palestinians in Maghazi camp to flee for their lives again

Al Jazeera  

Israel is forcing Palestinians from the Maghazi refugee camp to leave after claiming that a rocket attack originated from the area in central Gaza. The Israeli military on Wednesday issued a forced evacuation threat to Palestinians from a five-block area in the refugee camp after it said Israel was hit by four rockets. The Israeli onslaught in Gaza continues even …

Seeing Gaza from Berlin
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Seeing Gaza from Berlin

Al Jazeera  

The past 14 months of genocide in Gaza have brought alienation but also a sense of new belonging. “Now you have a big family that is always by your side,” my Palestinian friend Nathmi Abushedeq wrote to me in September after I helped him with a personal matter. On October 26, almost half of my new “big Palestinian family” in …

Qatar says ‘momentum’ building back up in Gaza ceasefire efforts
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Qatar says ‘momentum’ building back up in Gaza ceasefire efforts

Al Jazeera  

Qatar’s top diplomat says his country is ‘engaging’ over past weeks in renewed push to end Israel’s Gaza war. A month after suspending its mediation bid, Qatar has said it sees “momentum” in efforts to reach a deal to end Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip, as dozens of Palestinians were killed in the Israeli military’s continued attacks on the …

Israel kills dozens of civilians across Gaza
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Israel kills dozens of civilians across Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed dozens of civilians and injured many others, according to the Wafa news agency. More than 30 people were killed on Friday morning in an Israeli attack on a residential block in the vicinity of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern city of Beit Lahiya, Wafa reported. On Thursday, an Israeli drone strike on …

An Israeli strike on a Gaza tent camp kills at least 21 people
2 weeks, 5 days ago

An Israeli strike on a Gaza tent camp kills at least 21 people

Deccan Chronicle  

An Israeli strike on a tent camp housing displaced people in southern Gaza killed at least 21 people and wounded 28 on Wednesday, said the director of Nasser Hospital, Atif al-Hout, in the nearby city of Khan Younis. The Israeli military said its aircraft struck senior Hamas militants “involved in terrorist activities” in the area.At least 15 bodies arrived at …

Mideast conflict: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian towns and clash with Israeli troops
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Mideast conflict: Jewish settlers attack Palestinian towns and clash with Israeli troops

New Indian Express  

The West Bank has seen a surge in settler violence since the start of the war. In Lebanon, a tenuous ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah has held despite Israeli forces carrying out several new drone and artillery strikes on Tuesday, killing a shepherd in the country's south. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed keep striking “with an iron fist” against …

Amid ceasefire, Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon killing 11 after Hezbollah attack
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3 weeks ago

Amid ceasefire, Israel launches airstrikes in Lebanon killing 11 after Hezbollah attack

Hindustan Times  

Israel unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people on Monday after the Lebanese militant group fired a volley of projectiles as a warning over what it said were Israeli truce violations. In the United States, President-elect Donald Trump demanded the immediate release of Israeli hostages …

UN blames Israel for Gaza chaos as aid deliveries halted after threat of armed gangs, looting
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3 weeks, 1 day ago

UN blames Israel for Gaza chaos as aid deliveries halted after threat of armed gangs, looting

Firstpost  

The U.N. agency’s decision could worsen Gaza’s humanitarian crisis as a second cold, rainy winter sets in, with hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in squalid tent camps and reliant on international aid A displaced boy covers his head with a pan as he runs from the rain past building rubble at the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip …

Israel committing Gaza war crimes and ethnic cleansing, says Moshe Yaalon
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel committing Gaza war crimes and ethnic cleansing, says Moshe Yaalon

Al Jazeera  

Former Israeli army chief and defence minister says northern Gaza is being ‘cleared of Arabs’, echoing ICC allegations. Former Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon has accused Israel of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, echoing the allegations by the International Criminal Court against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister, Yoav Gallant. Yaalon, a …

Northern Gaza: Former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Northern Gaza: Former defense minister Moshe Ya’alon accuses Israel of ethnic cleansing

CNN  

CNN — A highly decorated former Israeli defense minister has caused a firestorm by accusing Israel of carrying out ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in northern Gaza. Moshe Ya’alon, who served for three decades in the Israel Defense Forces, including in the elite Sayeret Matkal commando unit, and as the military’s chief of staff, also said that he believed Israel was …

UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians
3 weeks, 2 days ago

UNRWA pauses aid through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians

Al Jazeera  

Suspension of humanitarian aid into Gaza comes as Israeli attacks kill almost 100 Palestinians in the last 24 hours. He called on Israel to ensure aid flowed to Gaza and said the country “must refrain from attacks on humanitarian workers”. On Thursday, the UN agency said “out of the 91 attempts the agency has made to deliver aid to besieged …

Middle East: 3 die in overcrowding outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage. Israel strikes in Lebanon
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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Middle East: 3 die in overcrowding outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage. Israel strikes in Lebanon

LA Times  

Displaced residents walk on the rubble of their destroyed house in Baalbek, eastern Lebanon. In discussing arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and now-former-Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, the court said it found grounds to believe the men “bear criminal responsibility for the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare.” The war between Israel and Hamas began on …

‘Winter in Gaza means more people will die shivering’: The added threat for displaced Palestinians
3 weeks, 4 days ago

‘Winter in Gaza means more people will die shivering’: The added threat for displaced Palestinians

CNN  

Deir al-Balah, Gaza CNN — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who have been displaced multiple times from Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip are now facing another threat – the arrival of harsh winter weather. COGAT, the Israeli agency that approves aid shipments into Gaza, said it was collaborating with the international community, including “facilitating the entry of winter supplies …

At least 42 Palestinians killed as Israel ramps up bombing in central Gaza
Top News
3 weeks, 5 days ago

At least 42 Palestinians killed as Israel ramps up bombing in central Gaza

Al Jazeera  

At least 42 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, medical sources told Al Jazeera Arabic, as Israeli forces stepped up their bombardment of central areas and tanks pushed deeper into the enclave’s north and south. Six people were killed in two air strikes on a house and near Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahiya in …

26 Palestinians killed after Israel launches strikes in central Gaza
3 weeks, 5 days ago

26 Palestinians killed after Israel launches strikes in central Gaza

India Today  

Israeli military strikes killed at least 26 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, medics said, as forces stepped up their bombardment of central areas and tanks pushed deeper into the north and south of the enclave. GAZA DEATHS Israel's campaign in Gaza has killed nearly 44,200 people and displaced nearly all the enclave's population at least once, Gaza officials …

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Here's why this deal has made a Gaza truce all the more unlikely
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire: Here's why this deal has made a Gaza truce all the more unlikely

Firstpost  

Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for potential war crimes, said that the ceasefire on the northern front would allow Israel’s military to regroup and focus on Hamas and Iran Due to Israel's ceasefire deal with Hezbollah, a truce in Gaza appears to be all the more unlikely. She is hopeful that after the ceasefire between Israel …

Biden OKs $680m Israel arms sale despite new Gaza ceasefire push: Reports
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Biden OKs $680m Israel arms sale despite new Gaza ceasefire push: Reports

Al Jazeera  

Approval comes despite US promise to renew efforts on long-elusive Gaza ceasefire after Israel-Hezbollah truce. On Tuesday, Biden – who has consistently supported Israel and portrays US arms sales to Israel as essential support for an ally – held an address at the White House announcing that a US-brokered ceasefire that would see Israel withdraw from Lebanon within 60 days …

Hell and high water: Gaza waits for a ceasefire of its own
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Hell and high water: Gaza waits for a ceasefire of its own

Al Jazeera  

Conflicting emotions in Gaza as the people there watch the ceasefire in Lebanon take effect. ‘What about us?’ Maysaa Khalil, displaced from Gaza City’s Zeitoun neighbourhood to Khan Younis in southern Gaza a year ago, said that when she heard the news from her husband, she immediately asked: “What about us?” “Why not stop both wars together so long as …

Flooding in Gaza compounds hardship of people displaced by Israeli attacks
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4 weeks, 1 day ago

Flooding in Gaza compounds hardship of people displaced by Israeli attacks

Al Jazeera  

Gaza’s Government Media Office says about 10,000 tents either washed away or were damaged due to the storm. Heavy rains have flooded tent encampments of displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip, adding misery to communities already devastated by 13 months of war, as Israeli forces stepped up attacks in the enclave. On Monday, Gaza’s Government Media Office said in a …

Since Gaza Siege, Israel Has Cracked Down On Its Dissenting Palestinian Citizens
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Since Gaza Siege, Israel Has Cracked Down On Its Dissenting Palestinian Citizens

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING UMM AL-FAHM, Israel — Israel’s yearlong crackdown against Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza is prompting many to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society, while some still find ways to dissent — carefully. “Israel made it clear they see us more as enemies than as citizens,” Khalefa …

Israeli attacks kill over 100 across Gaza and Lebanon
1 month ago

Israeli attacks kill over 100 across Gaza and Lebanon

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. At least 120 people have been killed in Gaza …

Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza
1 month ago

Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza

Associated Press  

UMM AL-FAHM, Israel — Israel’s yearlong crackdown against Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza is prompting many to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society, while some still find ways to dissent — carefully. Border Police stand guard as Palestinian citizens of Israel march against Israel’s military operations in the Gaza …

Israeli strikes kill 120 Palestinians in Gaza within 48 hours
1 month ago

Israeli strikes kill 120 Palestinians in Gaza within 48 hours

Firstpost  

Israel says Hamas uses hospitals and civilians as human shields, and has made public videos and photos to support that claim. People check the site on an Israeli strike at a house in Nuseirat in the central Gaza Strip on November 22, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. Image- AFP Israeli airstrikes across …

More than 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in 48 hours
1 month ago

More than 100 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in 48 hours

Al Jazeera  

Director of the Kamal Adwan hospital says several staff wounded in Israeli bombardment. At least 120 people have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza in two days, Palestinian health officials said, as Israel intensified its bombardment across the besieged territory. Israel’s military imposed a siege and launched a renewed ground offensive in northern Gaza last month, saying it aimed …

Israel's siege of northern Gaza raises questions about potential plans to starve and conquer territory
1 month ago

Israel's siege of northern Gaza raises questions about potential plans to starve and conquer territory

ABC  

Israel's war in Gaza has stretched into its second year, and its recent campaign in the north of the territory has led many to question its real motives. Giora Eiland said under his plan, those left in northern Gaza "have to decide either to surrender or to die of starvation". The Kamal Adwan hospital is struggling to remain operating after …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
Top News
1 month ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-20 09:26 Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
Top News
1 month ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-11-20 09:26 Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
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1 month ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The humanitarians said that as mass …

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN
1 month ago

Aid delivery attempts in besieged northern Gaza denied or impeded more than 40 days: UN

China Daily  

Palestinians are seen at a school-turned shelter which was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on Nov 16, 2024. UNITED NATIONS - UN humanitarians said on Tuesday attempts for more than 40 days have been denied or impeded to aid people struggling to stay alive while under siege in northern Gaza areas. The humanitarians said that as mass …

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 43,799
1 month, 1 week ago

Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 43,799

New Indian Express  

PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Saturday that at least 43,799 people have been killed in more than 13 months of war between Israel and Palestinian militants. The toll includes 35 deaths in the previous 24 hours, according to the ministry, which said 103,601 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since the war began when …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s war conduct in Gaza ‘consistent with the characteristics of genocide,’ UN Special Committee finds

CNN  

CNN — Israel’s war conduct in Gaza “is consistent with the characteristics of genocide,” including mass civilian casualties and using starvation as a weapon, according to a new United Nations Special Committee report released Thursday. “Through its siege over Gaza, obstruction of humanitarian aid, alongside targeted attacks and killing of civilians and aid workers, despite repeated UN appeals, binding orders …

Israel's methods in Gaza war consistent with 'genocide': UN Special Committee
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel's methods in Gaza war consistent with 'genocide': UN Special Committee

Firstpost  

“Since the war began, Israeli officials have openly endorsed policies that deprive Palestinians of essential resources needed for survival – including food, water, and fuel,” the committee said Israel's warfare in Gaza, under right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, are "consistent with the characteristics of genocide", a UN Special Committee has found. Image sources: AP UN Special Committee to investigate …

Israel’s forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crime: HRW
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s forced displacement in Gaza amounts to war crime: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Rights group says Israel appears to have plans to permanently prevent Palestinians from returning to parts of the Gaza Strip. In addition to the widespread destruction carried out by Israeli forces across the besieged enclave, HRW found that Israel has continued to expand three so-called “buffer zones” by razing large areas of Gaza’s cities, including Rafah, and building Israeli military …

The Gaza genocide may not be in the news, but it hasn’t stopped
1 month, 1 week ago

The Gaza genocide may not be in the news, but it hasn’t stopped

Al Jazeera  

“All the world is a stage,” Shakespeare wrote. In recent weeks, the genocide has taken yet another wicked turn, with the Israeli army implementing what the Israeli media have called the “General’s Plan” – or the ethnic cleansing of northern Gaza. According to a recent UN report, Israel has engaged in a “concerted policy to destroy Gaza’s healthcare system”, including …

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee
1 month, 1 week ago

Israel’s warfare methods in Gaza ‘consistent with genocide’: UN committee

Al Jazeera  

Report says Israel ‘using starvation as a method of war and inflicting collective punishment on the Palestinian population’. Gaza aid supply goes from ‘bad to worse’ after Israel misses US deadline Israel’s warfare in the Gaza Strip is consistent with the characteristics of genocide, a United Nations committee has said, accusing the country of “using starvation as a method of …

Israeli strikes kill 14: Palestinians say Netanyahu making North Gaza a buffer zone, planning return of Jewish settlers
1 month, 1 week ago

Israeli strikes kill 14: Palestinians say Netanyahu making North Gaza a buffer zone, planning return of Jewish settlers

Firstpost  

“North Gaza is being turned into a large buffer zone, Israel is carrying out ethnic cleansing under the sight and hearing of the impotent world,” Saed, a 48-year-old resident of Beit Lahiya, who arrived in Gaza City on Wednesday, said Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday killed at least 14 Palestinians. Palestinian medics, as well as residents …

Middle East latest: 3 young siblings among 6 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, medics say
1 month, 1 week ago

Middle East latest: 3 young siblings among 6 killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, medics say

Associated Press  

An Israeli strike on a home in northern Gaza killed three siblings aged 6 and under, among at least six people killed in airstrikes in the war-ravaged territory, Palestinian medics said Wednesday. Eight international aid groups had earlier said that Israel failed to meet U.S. demands for greater humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where hunger experts say the north …

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