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: While US abstained, all remaining fourteen members of UNSC voted on Monday (25th March, 2024) for the first time in favor of the resolution demanding immediate ceasefire during the holy (fasting) month of Ramazan (ending in two weeks) between Hamas and Israel in Gaza and unconditional release of all hostages. The resolution, proposed by […]
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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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GAZA: A US official told Media on Saturday (2nd March, 2024) that (after killing over 30,000 Palestinians) Israel has more or less accepted a proposal for a six-week ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Mediators have been scrambling to lock in a truce before Ramazan begins on 10th or 11th of March. According to the US […]
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MANHATTAN: Pakistan has called for preventing Israel’s planned offensive on Rafah, saying it will further intensify the suffering of the Gaza Palestinians and risks widening the conflict.“Israel’s planned offensive in Rafah must be stopped,” Ambassador Usman Jadoon, deputy permanent representative of Pakistani to the UN, told the UN Security Council on Tuesday, while underscoring the […]
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WASHINGTON: In order to draw world’s attention to the grave act of genocide being carried out in Gaza, 25-year-old Aaron Bushnell, an active duty member of the US military, had set himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy Sunday (25th Feb, 2024) afternoon. WASHINGTON: Uttering that he would no longer be complicit in genocide, Aaron Bushnell […]
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MANHATTAN: Any transfer of weapons or ammunition to Israel is likely to be used in its war against Gaza and must cease immediately, a group of UN experts warned Friday. “All States must ‘ensure respect’ for international humanitarian law by parties to an armed conflict, as required by 1949 Geneva Conventions and customary international law,” […]
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NITZANA (ISRAEL): Even as the threat of famine stalks the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, Israeli protesters have gathered repeatedly (the latest to stop desperately needed aid from getting into the Palestinian territory. “You might say it’s not acceptable to block food and water going in,” said one protester, David Rudman, at the Nitzana border post between […]
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BEIJING: China on Monday (19th Feb, 2024) opposed and condemned acts against civilian and international law and called on Israel to stop military operation immediately in Rafah in southern Gaza. “China is closely watching the developments in Rafah. We oppose and condemn acts against civilians and international law,” Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Mao Ning told […]
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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Friday (26th Jan, 2024) welcomed the provisional measures ordered by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), whereby it had concluded that, prima facie, it had the jurisdiction to entertain the case against Israel and that South Africa’s claims of genocide were “plausible”. The Foreign Office in a statement said that the ICJ had […]
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