鈥楾aste of peace鈥�: Palestinian, Israeli join forces in Paris
A new restaurant opened its doors in Paris on Saturday, founded by a Palestinian from Gaza and a Franco-Israeli, aiming to promote reconciliation through food.
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Gazans return to ruined city amid truce
Thousands of displaced Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City on Saturday, the second day of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, with many stunned by the destruction even as others were relieved to find their homes still standing.
Israel ceases fire, Gazans start returning home
Israel declared a ceasefire and started pulling back troops in Gaza on Friday, as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to make their way back to their wrecked homes.
Shahidul Alam arrives in Turkey after release from Israeli prison
Renowned Bangladeshi photographer and human rights activist Shahidul Alam arrived in Istanbul on Friday afternoon after being released from Israeli prison.
Israel says 鈥榓ll parties鈥� signed phase one of Gaza deal
Israel said on Thursday that all parties had signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, adding that the release of the captives would 鈥榖ring the end to this war鈥�...
Israel, Hamas agree to ceasefire deal
Israel said Thursday that all parties have signed the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, in a major step to end a war that has killed tens of thousands of people.
Estranged realities: Israel and Global Sumud Flotilla
SHOWING that cloddishness that we have come to expect from them, Israel鈥檚 detention of the activists on the Global Sumud Flotilla was a coarse and violent affair. Having been intercepted in international waters on route to Gaza to break the Israeli-imposed blockade, the 470 or so activists, hailing from some fifty countries travelling on 40 boats, were duly taken...
Scholars, writers across world demand release of Shahidul, others聽
Friends and the family of Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam among dozens others, including scholars, writers, and journalists from across the globe, have demanded his immediate release along with other Flotilla activists...
Hamas optimistic on Gaza talks
Hamas said Wednesday that 鈥榦ptimism鈥� was prevailing in indirect talks with Israel aimed at ending the Gaza war, with the militant group submitting a list of prisoners it wants released in exchange for freeing Israeli hostages under a deal...
Gattuso expresses Gaza heartache
Gennaro Gattuso said on Tuesday that that he felt heartache over the two-year-long war in Gaza ahead of two 2026 World Cup qualifiers, one of which will be against Israel...
20-point Gaza clearance plan
THE handshake between the US president Donald Trump and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office on September 30 was more than a routine diplomatic photo op. It was a grim ratification of a final solution for the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu鈥檚 meeting with Trump, his fourth since Trump re-assumed office, was billed as a discussion on 鈥榣asting security...
Israeli forces intercept flotilla vessel Conscience
The Israeli military on Wednesday morning intercepted 鈥楥onscience鈥� along with eight other flotilla vessels carrying mostly professionals and activists, including acclaimed Bangladeshi photographer and rights activist Shahidul Alam, as they tried to break the Israeli blockade on Gaza...
Israel should have already ceased fire: Qatar
Qatar鈥檚 foreign ministry spokesman said on Tuesday that Israel should have ceased operations in Gaza already in line with US president Donald Trump鈥檚 peace plan.
Conscience to reach 鈥榬ed zone鈥� this morning: Shahidul
Acclaimed Bangladeshi photographer and rights activist Shahidul Alam, the lone Bangladeshi aboard the flotilla vessel Conscience, on Tuesday said that they were just 70 nautical miles from the 鈥榬ed zone鈥� on their way to Gaza and fearing arrest by the...
13 Brazilian citizens from Gaza flotilla leave Israel
Brazil said Tuesday 13 of its citizens detained by Israel on a Gaza aid flotilla were on their way home...
Cultural activists condemn two years of Gaza genocide
Cultural activists on Tuesday staged a demonstration in Dhaka condemning Israeli genocide in Gaza...
UN chief demands end to Gaza hostilities, release of hostages
The United Nations chief on Tuesday demanded the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages held in Gaza, and an end to hostilities in the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, Israel and the region.
Hope deferred, despair renewed in Gaza
The war on Gaza has crossed every imaginable threshold of human suffering. Since October 7, 2023, Israel鈥檚 relentless military campaign has resulted in moe than 67,000 Palestinian deaths, of which most are women and children, and more than 167,000 injuries, alongside hundreds of Israeli casualties and over 240 hostages taken from Israel. Ninety percent of Gaza鈥檚...
The trouble with the Arabs
TO BE sustainable, Donald Trump鈥檚 peace plan for Gaza must serve the core interests of Arabs, including Christian Arabs, and the Jews of Palestine/Israel equally and fairly. Infirmities in the plan include the history of the Trump-Netanyahu axis to lure quarries with syrupy promises into death traps, as they did with Iran and Qatar. The trust deficit is thus an overarching challenge...
171 more Gaza flotilla activists deported
Israel said it deported on Monday 171 more activists who were detained while taking part in an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg...
Vessel Conscience waiting for smaller boats to join: Shahidul
Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam, the lone Bangladeshi aboard the flotilla vessel Conscience, on Monday said that they were waiting for smaller and slower boats to join them on their way to Gaza in a bid to break the Israeli siege of the Palestinian territory...
Talks on ending Gaza war begin
Delegations from Hamas and Israel on Monday began indirect talks in the Egyptian resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh on ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza, Egyptian state-linked media reported...
MSF outraged by death of 15th colleague in Gaza
The medical charity Doctors Without Borders voiced sorrow and outrage following the death on Sunday of a colleague fatally hit in Gaza...
Two years of genocide in Gaza, 77 years of denial
FOLLOWING the revolt of the besieged against their jailors on October 7, 2023, the Zionist hasbara machine mobilized across the world to impose a false narrative. Its goal was clear: erase history, distort reality and present Israel as the eternal victim. According to this framing, Israel was a peaceful entity blindsided by an unprovoked attack that supposedly emerged out of nowhere...
Life on Conscience
EARLIER today we arranged a video conference with doctors in Gaza. It was very emotional for all of us on board Conscience. Both for the bravery of the people still providing services, as well as the knowledge of the cruelty they were facing. Dr Hanne Bosselaers on board Conscience broke down as she saw her former colleagues describing the attacks on the hospital...
Two years on, Gaza bleeds, starves as world watches
IT HAS been two years since Israel unleashed its brutal campaign of systematic destruction in Gaza that has laid waste houses, hospitals, schools and the entire community. Gaza has virtually become a graveyard for a people. One must look beyond the Hamas offensive of October 7, 2023 to understand the ongoing genocide. That date did not emerge from a vacuum. It was the...
Hamas calls for swift hostage-prisoner swap as talks set to begin
Hamas on Sunday called for a swift start to a hostage-prisoner exchange with Israel, as negotiators from the two warring sides were set to meet in Egypt for crucial talks aimed at ending the nearly two-year war in Gaza.
Bangladesh closely monitoring status, safety of participants in flotilla for Gaza
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said that the government is closely monitoring the status and safety of those participating in the historic 鈥楪lobal Sumud Flotilla鈥� for Gaza.
Boats nearing Gaza as group, says Shahidul Alam
Bangladeshi photographer and activist Shahidul Alam on Saturday said that the flotilla vessel Conscience, along with other boats of the Thousand Madleens, is now approaching Gaza together after uniting in the middle of the sea in a bid to break the Israeli聽 blockade...
Gaza offensive on despite Trump, hostage聽family pleas
Israel said Saturday its troops were still operating in Gaza and warned residents not to return, despite calls from the families of Israeli hostages and US president Donald Trump for an immediate halt to the fighting.
