The West鈥檚 calculations and Gaza鈥檚 betrayal
THE Israeli human rights organization B鈥橳selem released a comprehensive report on July 27 describing the Israeli war on Gaza as genocide...
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If the world can see injustice, why can鈥檛 Washington?
THERE is something profoundly disquieting about a moral catastrophe unfolding under the glaring light of international attention鈥攐nly to be met with an American shrug and a diplomatic shrug-off. Israel鈥檚 unfolding plan to seize full military and administrative control of Gaza, paired with the dismaying acquiescence of the United States, ought to alarm every...
Israel military approves plan for new Gaza offensive
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it had approved the framework for a new offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Hamas condemned what it called 鈥榓ggressive鈥� Israeli ground incursions in Gaza City...
Murder of Anas al-Sharif
鈥楢SSASSINATION,鈥� wrote George Bernard Shaw in The Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet, 鈥榠s the extreme form of censorship鈥�. Such extremism visited Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif and his colleagues in Gaza City late on August 10. Resting in a tent located outside the main gate of Gaza City鈥檚 al-Shifa Hospital, he was killed alongside Al Jazeera correspondent...
NZ PM says Netanyahu has 鈥榣ost the plot鈥�
New Zealand鈥檚 prime minister said Wednesday that Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu had 鈥榣ost the plot鈥�, accusing him of going too far in his efforts to wage war on Gaza...
Israeli air strikes on Gaza intensifying
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes on Gaza City have intensified in recent days, following prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 security cabinet approving plans to expand the war there.
The Elders鈥� leaders term Gaza situation 鈥榞enocide鈥�
The Elders group of 聽international stateswomen and statesmen for the first time on Tuesday called the situation in Gaza an 鈥榰nfolding genocide鈥�, saying that Israel鈥檚 聽obstruction of aid was causing a 鈥榝amine鈥�.
Gazans mourn Al Jazeera staff killed by Israel
Gazans gathered on Monday for the funeral of five Al Jazeera staff members and a sixth reporter killed in an Israeli strike, with Israel calling one of them a 鈥榯errorist鈥� affiliated with Hamas.
Greta, activists plan new aid flotilla to Gaza
Greta Thunberg said she and a Palestinian activist group plan to sail a new flotilla loaded with humanitarian aid to Gaza to break the 鈥榠llegal Israeli siege鈥�.
Netanyahu and taking over Gaza
TO SAY that Israel鈥檚 Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, had lost the plot is to assume he ever had one. With a dearth of ideas as to how to come up with a 鈥榝inal solution鈥� to the Palestinian problem, he has received a majority approval from his cabinet colleagues to take over Gaza City. It took a late-night meeting with the security cabinet lasting some ten hours...
European ministers slam Israel鈥檚 Gaza control plan
Spain and seven other European nations on Sunday condemned Israel鈥檚 plan to occupy Gaza City, warning it would kill large numbers of civilians and force nearly a million Palestinians from their homes...
Israel鈥檚 Gaza plan risks another calamity: UN
A UN official on Sunday warned the Security Council that Israel鈥檚 plans to control Gaza City risked 鈥榓nother calamity鈥� with far-reaching consequences as Benjamin Netanyahu insisted his goal was not to occupy the territory.
Israeli strike kills 18 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said at least 18 people were killed across the Palestinian territory on Saturday, including civilians who were waiting to collect aid.
Trump seeks $1b from University of California over UCLA protests
President Donald Trump demanded a massive $1 billion fine from the prestigious University of California system on Friday as the administration pushed its claims of anti-Semitism in UCLA鈥檚 response to 2024 student protests related to Gaza...
Germany suspends arms exports to Israel for use in Gaza
Germany will halt the export of military equipment to Israel that could be used in the Gaza Strip, chancellor Friedrich Merz said Friday, reacting to Israel鈥檚 plan to take control of Gaza City.
Israel plans to 鈥榯ake control鈥� of Gaza City
Israel鈥檚 military will 鈥榯ake control鈥� of Gaza City under a new plan approved by prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu鈥檚 security cabinet, touching off a wave of criticism Friday from both inside and outside the country.
99 killed from malnutrition in Gaza this year: WHO
The World Health Organisation said Thursday that 99 people were now known to have died from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip so far this year, with the figure likely an underestimate...
Relatives of Israeli hostages set off on Gaza flotilla
Relatives of Israeli hostages set sail on Thursday in a flotilla to approach the Gaza Strip, according to an AFP journalist aboard one vessel, with organisers saying they hoped to 鈥榞et as close as possible to their loved ones鈥�.
20 killed by overturned aid truck in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Wednesday that 20 people were killed when an aid truck overturned on a crowd of aid seekers in the central Gaza Strip...
Israeli attacks kill 26 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said 26 people were killed by Israeli gunfire and air strikes on Tuesday, including 14 who were waiting near an aid distribution site inside the Palestinian territory.
Ex-Israeli security chiefs urge Trump聽to help end Gaza war
Hundreds of retired Israeli security officials including former heads of intelligence agencies have urged US president Donald Trump to pressure their own government to end the war in Gaza.
Palestinians across West Bank protest at Gaza war
Thousands of Palestinians protested in the occupied West Bank鈥檚 major cities Sunday against the war in Gaza and in support of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons...
A 鈥榖latantly theatrical display鈥�
PALESTINIANS and international humanitarian groups were among those who denounced Friday鈥檚 (August 1) highly orchestrated tour of a Gaza aid distribution center run by a US-backed group condemned for its role in Israeli forces鈥� massacres of desperate people seeking food and other lifesaving aid...
Israeli fire kills 34 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli fire killed 34 people in the territory on Saturday.
Israeli fire kills 22 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli gunfire and air strikes killed at least 22 people on Friday, including eight who were waiting to collect food aid in the war-battered Palestinian territory.
Trump鈥檚 鈥榙ispleasure鈥� at prospect of allies recognising Palestinian state
President Donald Trump has expressed displeasure with leaders of France, the United Kingdom and Canada for saying they plan to recognise a Palestinian state in September, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday.
US-Israel genocidal partnership
FOR decades, countless US officials have proclaimed that the bonds between the United States and Israel are unbreakable. Now, the ties that bind are laced with genocide. The two countries function as accomplices while methodical killing continues in Gaza, with both societies directly, and differently, making it all possible...
Bangladesh foreign adviser calls for ceasefire in Gaza
Bangladesh interim government foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain has urged an immediate, unconditional ceasefire in Gaza and accountability for crimes against Palestinians while addressing a high-level UN conference on the peaceful settlement of the Palestine question in New York.
Gaza famine warning as Israel resists ceasefire calls
Gaza is slipping into famine, UN-backed experts warned Tuesday, as the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory said the death toll in the nearly 22-month war had surpassed 60,000...
Israeli fire kills 16 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said 16 people were killed by Israeli fire Monday in the Palestinian territory devastated by more than 21 months of war.
