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104 journalists killed in 2024, over half in Gaza

This year has been ‘particularly deadly’ for journalists with 104 killed worldwide, over half of them being in Gaza, the International Federation of Journalists said Tuesday...

Israeli strikes kill 25 in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Tuesday that Israeli strikes in the north of the Palestinian territory had killed 25 people, including women and children...

Growing distrust of USA globally

THE special military operation in Ukraine essentially puts an end to the unipolar world in which the Americans considered themselves the supreme ruler, bossing around other countries...

Gaza genocide and Israeli hasbara

THE ongoing war and genocide in Gaza is unprecedented. Nothing that Israel and its supporters can say or do will avoid the historical accountability of the extermination of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

Israel accused of  genocide in Gaza

Amnesty International accused Israel Thursday of ‘committing genocide’ against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a ‘wake-up call’ for the world.

Israel accused of genocide in Gaza

Amnesty International on Thursday accused Israel of ‘committing genocide’ against Palestinians in Gaza since the start of the war last year, saying its new report was a ‘wake-up call’ for the international community.

Hamas, Fatah agree on joint committee to run post-war Gaza

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah party have agreed to create a committee to jointly administer post-war Gaza, negotiators from both sides said on Tuesday...

Hamas says delegation discussed Gaza truce with Egypt

A Hamas delegation discussed a ceasefire in Gaza with Egyptian intelligence officials, two officials from the Palestinian Islamist group said on Monday.

UN chief says situation in Gaza ‘appalling, apocalyptic’

The United Nations chief said Monday the situation in war-torn Gaza was ‘appalling and apocalyptic’, warning conditions faced by Palestinians in the territory may amount to the ‘gravest international crimes’.

Kuwait urges ‘immediate ceasefire’ for Gaza at Gulf summit

Kuwait’s ruler on Sunday urged an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as he addressed a summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council held after nearly 14 months of war in the Palestinian territory...

Aid workers killed in Gaza

Gaza’s civil defence agency said three aid workers were killed in an Israeli air strike in the Hamas-run territory on Saturday but the Israeli army said it killed a ‘terrorist’...

Gaza in anarchy, says UN

The Gaza Strip has descended into anarchy, with hunger soaring, looting rampant and rising numbers of rapes in shelters as public order falls apart, the United Nations said on Friday.

Israeli snipers shoot Palestinians for sport

ISRAEL’S attempts to excuse the mass murder of civilians in Gaza as ‘collateral damage’ fall apart in the face of mounting evidence that it employs deliberate sniper attacks. The targeted killing of unarmed people — using quadcopter drones and professional snipers — has restricted access to essential medical care, food, and water, exposing a chilling reality behind the occupation army’s actions...

Gazans at long-term risk from war remnants

International humanitarian NGO Danish Refugee Council warned on Monday that Gazans are at long-term risk from unexploded and unused ordnance in the densely populated Palestinian territory...

ICC warrant: accountability or polarisation

THE International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on November 21 for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, citing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the ongoing Gaza conflict. This unprecedented move by the Hague-based court has sent...

ICC warrant for Netanyahu not enough: Khamenei

Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that a war crimes case against Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the Gaza war was insufficient and that he deserved a ‘death sentence’...

‘Extremely critical’ to avoid Syria being dragged into war

The UN special envoy for Syria said on Sunday that it was ‘extremely critical’ to end the fighting in Lebanon and Gaza to avoid the country being pulled into a regional war.

Organised oblivion

UN chief slams ‘systematic’ looting of Gaza humanitarian aid

The United Nations chief on Tuesday denounced the ‘systematic’ looting of humanitarian aid in Gaza, a day after the territory’s Hamas authorities said 20 people were killed in a security operation targeting such actions...

Upholding solidarity and economic imperatives

THE recent escalation in the Middle East, associated with intensified Israeli military operations in Gaza, has drawn constant global attention. The war has made ripple effects on Lebanon, Yemen and Iran. The ongoing conflict has provoked responses from Iran, striking missiles directly on Israel, which is unprecedented, in response to the death of many...

Israel hits Gaza, Lebanon again

Israeli strikes killed dozens in Gaza on Sunday, the civil defence there said, and also hit a central Beirut district where a Lebanese source reported the death of...

Hamas says ‘ready for ceasefire’ as Israel presses Gaza campaign

A senior Hamas official on Friday said the group is ‘ready for a ceasefire’ in Gaza, urging US president-elect Donald Trump to ‘pressure’ Israel as it continued to pound the Palestinian territory.

HRW accuses Israel of ‘war crime’ with ‘forcible transfer’ in Gaza

Human Rights Watch said in a report released Thursday that Israel’s repeated evacuation orders in Gaza amount to the ‘war crime of forcible transfer’, and to ‘ethnic cleansing’ in parts of the Palestinian territory...

Mideast peace requires end to Israeli occupation

Arab and Muslim leaders demanded on Monday that Israel withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories as a precondition for regional peace, while denouncing ‘shocking’ Israeli crimes in war-ravaged Gaza.

Arab, Muslim leaders gather in KSA as Israel strikes Gaza, Lebanon killing dozens

Arab and Muslim leaders gather in Saudi Arabia Monday for a summit addressing the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, a chance to send a message to US President-elect Donald Trump.

Deadly strikes on Gaza, Lebanon as Israel faces aid deadline

Israel launched deadly strikes on Gaza and Lebanon on Sunday, rescuers and authorities said, ahead of a US deadline for improved aid delivery to the Palestinian territory.

Famine looming in north Gaza

Famine is looming in the northern Gaza Strip amid increased hostilities and a near-halt in food aid, a UN-backed assessment said on Saturday.

Qatar suspends Gaza mediation, in sign of impasse

Qatar has suspended its role as a key mediator for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal until Hamas and Israel show ‘seriousness’ in talks, the foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Women, children comprise majority of Gaza war dead: probe

The UN on Friday condemned the staggering number of civilians killed in Israel’s war in Gaza, with women and children comprising nearly 70 per cent of the thousands of fatalities it had managed to verify.

Gazans want Trump to end war with Israel

Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday want Donald Trump, who won the US election, to end the war between Israel and Hamas that has devastated their territory.