MANHATTAN: Aid officials called on the UN Security Council Friday (5th April, 2024) to step in to stop the carnage in Gaza as the war enters its sixth month amid a man-made famine, Israel’s constant bombardment, targeted killings of aid workers and Palestinians civilians and “zero accountability” for the perpetrators. Briefing the Council on the […]
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MANHATTAN: UN has suspended night operations in Gaza for at least 48 hours in response to the killing of seven aid workers from the NGO World Central Kitchen by an Israeli strike on Tuesday. The move will allow for further evaluation of the security issues that impact both personnel on the ground and the people […]
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GENEVA: Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian territory down to just 10 barely functioning hospitals, the head of the WHO said Saturday (30th March, 2024). “With only 10 hospitals minimally functional across the whole of Gaza, thousands of patients continue to be deprived of health […]
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WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has secretly authorized billions of dollars in new bombs and fighter jets for Israel in recent days, according to a report in The Washington Post. Israel’s war on Gaza continues to rage with widespread destruction, displacement and death throughout the besieged enclave. Tel Aviv has vowed to take its offensive […]
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MANHATTAN: According to an analysis partnered with the United Nations, since 7th October, 2023, Israel’s bombardment of Gaza has resulted in “direct hits” on 212 schools within the besieged enclave. Satellite imagery pointed to at least 53 schools “totally destroyed” since conflict erupted on 7 Oct. and a near nine per cent increase in attacks […]
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MANHATTAN: There are “reasonable grounds” to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, Francesca Albanese, said Tuesday (25th March, 2024). She was speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, where she presented her latest report, […]
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BEIJING: China on Tuesday (26th March, 2024) welcomed the UNSC passing a resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The resolution, winning 14 votes in favor among the 15 members of the council, is the first Security Council resolution that demands or calls for a ceasefire in Gaza since the start of the Israeli-Palestinian […]
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MANHATTAN: Russia and China on Friday (22nd March, 2024) vetoed a US-led draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on a ceasefire in Gaza, joining Arab countries in saying it did not pressure Israel as Moscow accused Washington of a “typical hypocritical spectacle”. The United States, Israel’s main ally which has vetoed previous […]
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MANHATTAN: The Israeli war against Gaza has left a staggering almost 23 millions tonnes of rubble and unexploded weapons scattered across the besieged enclave, according to UN humanitarian officials. In a fresh alert about the disastrous humanitarian emergency still unfolding in the enclave, the UN agency for Palestinians, UNRWA, said on Friday that it will […]
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Starship, the world’s most powerful rocket, flew further and faster than ever before during its third test flight on Thursday (14th March, 2024) although it was eventually lost as it re-entered the atmosphere over the Indian Ocean, SpaceX said. Lift-off from the company’s Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas came around 8:25am local time (1325 GMT) […]
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