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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NEW YORK: US intelligence agencies believe that after 100 days of Israeli war on Gaza, Israel has fallen short so far of its goal of destroying Hamas, but leaves behind swaths of the enclave in ruins, according to The Wall Street Journal. Citing US officials who confirmed a classified evaluation, the report said that “Hamas […]
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UNITED NATIONS: Women and Children account for roughly 70 per cent of people slaughtered in Israel’s deadly attack on Gaza. With two mothers killed every hour over the past 100 days when the hostilities erupted a global champion for gender equality has, the report examines the gendered impact of the conflict, which has left more […]
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GAZA: During the 100 days of Hamas-Israel conflict 24,000 Palestinians lost their lives. Deadly violence in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and along Israel’s border with Lebanon as well as strikes by US forces and Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea have raised fears of an escalation beyond the Gaza Strip. The war, sparked by 7 […]
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HAGUE: Israel said Friday (12th of Jan, 2024) the genocide case at the UN top court against it was “profoundly distorted” and did not reflect the realities of the Gaza war. South Africa has “regrettably put before the court a profoundly distorted factual and legal picture,” said Tal Becker, a top lawyer for Israel at […]
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BEIRUT: Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it targeted an Israeli command base Tuesday (9 Jan, 2024) in retaliation for the killings of one of its commanders and a Palestinian leader. Hezbollah and its arch-foe Israel have been exchanging near-daily fire across the border since the Israel-Palestine war broke out on 7 October . Hezbollah said it had […]
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TEL AVIV: Antony Blinken was back in Israel Tuesday (9th Jan, 2024) on a regional tour aimed at stopping the war escalating across the Middle East. Intense bombing has been reported overnight in Khan Yunis and Rafah, the biggest cities in the south of the besieged Palestinian territory which are crowded with internally displaced people. […]
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