Israel’s offensive in Gaza will be ‘anything other than horrific’, UK minister warns
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel’s offensive in Gaza will be ‘anything other than horrific’, UK minister warns

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. James Heappey said Israel’s armed forces were “doing everything they can” to avoid civilian casualties, but terror group Hamas’s use of “human shields” would make the task “incredibly difficult”. It’s Hamas that is embedding itself inside civilian populations and that is just example of the barbarity with which they operate.” open image in gallery Jeremy Corbyn addresses pro-Palestine rally No 10 dismissed a warning by Conservative MP Crispin Blunt that the UK could be complicit in war crimes in Gaza it doesn’t try to “restrain” Israel. Mr Sunak’s official spokesman said it was “abhorrent” that pro-Palestinian protesters reportedly displayed images of Hamas attackers during demonstrations. “The legal position is that Hamas is a proscribed terrorist group – the term terrorist is an accurate legal description,” Rishi Sunak’s spokesman said.

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Shooting war: Gaza’s visual storytellers under ‘blatant’ attack
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Shooting war: Gaza’s visual storytellers under ‘blatant’ attack

Al Jazeera  

Yaser Murtaja and Roshdi Sarraj were friends who shared a love of making films about life in Gaza. They’ve captured aerial views of rubble-strewn moonscapes and freezing tent camps; wide angle images of the people of Gaza leaving their homes behind, of countless bodies in mass graves and of crowds jostling for food with pans held aloft; mid-shots of premature …

Trauma and terror: What we are seeing from Gaza
1 year ago

Trauma and terror: What we are seeing from Gaza

Al Jazeera  

Two months of war have produced a mountain of grim images from Gaza. Israel’s ethnic cleansing of Gaza is being witnessed in real time, with Palestinian civilians broadcasting their own bombardment; Israeli soldiers streaming sadistic acts of humiliation – proof of an historic crime. Contributors: Ariella Aisha Azoulay – Professor of Modern Culture & Media, Brown University Omar Al-Ghazzi – …

From searching through private homes to burning food, Israeli soldiers' malicious acts create new headache for Israel
1 year ago

From searching through private homes to burning food, Israeli soldiers' malicious acts create new headache for Israel

Firstpost  

These incidents, documented in viral videos and photos, have sparked international criticism of the Israeli military’s tactics and the increasing civilian casualties in its conflict with Hamas. pic.twitter.com/wqk1Icm1UL — Boutaïna Azzabi Ezzaouia December 11, 2023 These incidents, documented in viral videos and photos, have sparked international criticism of the Israeli military’s tactics and the increasing civilian casualties in its conflict …

Israel and US show sharp divisions over mounting casualties and future of war against Hamas
1 year ago

Israel and US show sharp divisions over mounting casualties and future of war against Hamas

Associated Press  

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel and the United States on Tuesday showed their sharpest public disagreement yet over the conduct and future of the war against Hamas as the two allies became increasingly isolated by global calls for a cease-fire. The war ignited by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel has already brought unprecedented death and destruction to the …

Exclusive: Blinken says Israel is taking important steps to better protect civilians in southern Gaza
1 year ago

Exclusive: Blinken says Israel is taking important steps to better protect civilians in southern Gaza

CNN  

CNN — Israel is taking some “important steps” to better protect civilians during its offensive in southern Gaza, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on CNN’s “King Charles” Wednesday. Still, Blinken said more needs to be done, describing the massive civilian death toll in the war-torn Gaza strip as “gut wrenching.” He called for the establishment of “safe corridors” for …

Jordan’s foreign minister offers blistering criticism of Israel as its war on Hamas rages on
1 year, 1 month ago

Jordan’s foreign minister offers blistering criticism of Israel as its war on Hamas rages on

Associated Press  

Jordan’s foreign minister offered blistering criticism Saturday of Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, describing it as “blatant aggression” against Palestinian civilians that threatens to engulf the wider Middle East. Ayman Safadi’s harsh assessment, alleging Israel was committing “war crimes” by besieging the Gaza Strip and cutting off food, medicine and fuel shipments, shows how strained relations have …

Israel’s war crimes in Gaza are by design, not default
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel’s war crimes in Gaza are by design, not default

Al Jazeera  

The gruesome scenes of death and destruction in Gaza are a reminder that for Israel, violence is not incidental, accidental or coincidental. In his book, Sacred Landscape: The Buried History of the Holy Land Since 1948, Meron Benvenisti, an Israeli political scientist, writes: “Not since the end of the Middle Ages had the civilised world witnessed the wholesale appropriation of …

What the U.S. is telling Israel about a Gaza ground invasion — and what Israel is hearing
1 year, 1 month ago

What the U.S. is telling Israel about a Gaza ground invasion — and what Israel is hearing

LA Times  

Each time U.S. military and diplomatic officials asked their Israeli counterparts in recent days what the endgame was as warplanes bombarded the Gaza Strip, the Israelis said, “Not now.” The time was now to crush the Hamas militant group that made Oct. 7 the deadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust and figure out the aftermath later, the Israeli officials …

DC Edit | Israel versus Hamas: A challenge for civilisation
1 year, 1 month ago

DC Edit | Israel versus Hamas: A challenge for civilisation

Deccan Chronicle  

Israel has sent elite troops, infantry and tanks into Gaza and is fighting fierce street battles in northern Gaza since Saturday night even as the territory, specifically Gaza City, is being pounded from air and sea. The United Nations, in passing a nonbinding resolution calling for a ceasefire, appeared to ignore one side of the picture as there was no …

BBC ‘welcomes’ scrutiny of Israel-Hamas conflict coverage
1 year, 2 months ago

BBC ‘welcomes’ scrutiny of Israel-Hamas conflict coverage

The Independent  

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’There will be mercy if...’: Israel’s message to Hamas amid ground invasion
1 year, 2 months ago

’There will be mercy if...’: Israel’s message to Hamas amid ground invasion

Live Mint  

Israel-Hamas War: As Israel Defence Forces prepares for a ground offensive in Gaza against Hamas targets, Israel's Minister of Diaspora Affairs, Amichai Chikli has recommended Hamas militants to lay down weapons and come out of the tunnel if they want any chance at mercy from Israel. Ground offensive loading… The development comes as Israeli Air Force fly senior commanders over …

‘War crime’: Some Jews around the world denounced Israel’s Gaza bombardment
1 year, 2 months ago

‘War crime’: Some Jews around the world denounced Israel’s Gaza bombardment

Live Mint  

Israel's bombardment of Gaza, in response to the attack by militant group Hamas last week, has drawn criticism from several quarters across the world who have accused it of violating international laws. Among the detractors of Israel's move also include some Jews, who have accused the country of committing “war crimes” and attempting “genocide”. Notably, Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant …

In Hamas’ horrific killings, Israeli trauma over the Holocaust resurfaces
1 year, 2 months ago

In Hamas’ horrific killings, Israeli trauma over the Holocaust resurfaces

Associated Press  

TEL AVIV, Israel — Women, children and older adults hiding in safe rooms gunned down mercilessly. “When Jewish children hide in a protected room and their anguished parents pray that they won’t cry, so that the marauders won’t come in and set the house on fire, it’s a Shoah.” Israel’s retaliation against Hamas in Gaza has also drawn comparisons to …

March for Palestine London: Thousands attend as family of people in Gaza fear the worst
1 year, 2 months ago

March for Palestine London: Thousands attend as family of people in Gaza fear the worst

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Jamal, a British Palestinian, accused Rishi Sunak of “giving …

Israel is manufacturing a case for genocide
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel is manufacturing a case for genocide

Al Jazeera  

Israeli and American officials, like many of their supporters, have called the Hamas incursion on Saturday “Israel’s 9/11”, drawing parallels between Hamas and al-Qaeda and between Israel and the United States. Two decades of Western and Israeli wars in the Middle East have led to not thousands, but millions of Arab and Palestinian casualties In the eyes of the West, …

What life is like in Gaza right now.
54 years, 11 months ago

What life is like in Gaza right now.

Slate  

This article was originally featured in Foreign Policy, the magazine of global politics and ideas. More than 1,000 Israelis have been killed, infants and elderly among them, while more than 100 people have been taken as hostages, complicating Israel’s pursuit of Hamas. So I think all of those are the context in which they’re saying, “Look, right now Palestinians are …

Justin Welby condemns ‘abhorrent’ attacks by Hamas
1 year, 2 months ago

Justin Welby condemns ‘abhorrent’ attacks by Hamas

The Independent  

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UK condemns ‘horrific’ attacks by militants on southern Israel
1 year, 2 months ago

UK condemns ‘horrific’ attacks by militants on southern Israel

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. Read our privacy policy Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has …

Israel orders police to remove Palestine flags from public spaces
1 year, 11 months ago

Israel orders police to remove Palestine flags from public spaces

Al Jazeera  

Far-right security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said waving the Palestinian flag is an act in support of ‘terrorism’. Israel’s new far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir has instructed police to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces, calling the Palestinian national symbol an act of “terrorism”. Sunday’s directive from Ben-Gvir, who heads the ultranationalist Jewish Power party in Benjamin Netanyahu’s new …

Palestinian groups slam UNRWA director’s comments on Gaza attacks
3 years, 7 months ago

Palestinian groups slam UNRWA director’s comments on Gaza attacks

Al Jazeera  

UNRWA’s Gaza director Matthias Schmale said he has impression Israeli military struck targets with ‘sophistication’ and ‘precision’. Palestinian civil society organisations have condemned comments made by a senior figure at the UNRWA about the 11-day Israeli bombardment of the besieged Gaza Strip as “misleading and dangerous”. Matthias Schmale, the director of operations for the United Nations Reliefs and Works Agency …

Israeli Attacks On Gaza Are Extremely Alarming, U.N. Agency Says
3 years, 7 months ago

Israeli Attacks On Gaza Are Extremely Alarming, U.N. Agency Says

NPR  

Israeli Attacks On Gaza Are Extremely Alarming, U.N. Agency Says NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Leni Stenseth of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency, which helps people in Gaza, about the humanitarian impact of the escalating violence in Gaza and Israel. INSKEEP: Today, it looks even more like one as Hamas fires more rockets out of Gaza into Israel, and …

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