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The no-rules international order

THE skin is the largest organ of the human body. It covers our entire surface, at some points only as thin as a piece of paper and at other points about...

Israel pounds Gaza refugee camp

Israeli forces bombarded a Gaza refugee camp on Friday after a deadly strike on a UN-run school there, as the war sparked by Hamas’s unprecedented attack on...

Israel’s strike on UN school in Gaza kills 27

The Israeli military said Thursday it had carried out a deadly strike on a UN school in Gaza that it said housed a Hamas compound, with the militant group saying the attack killed at least 27 people.

Israel bombs Gaza as mediators to discuss truce, hostage plan

Israel’s military pounded central Gaza with heavy air strikes on Wednesday as US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators planned to resume talks on a truce and hostage release deal...

Israel, Russia and int’l law

INTERNATIONAL law — the recognized rules of behavior among nations based on customary practices and treaties, among them the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights — has been agreed upon by large and small nations alike...

Israel’s backhanded apology was no apology at all

ON MAY 27, Israel appeared to ‘apologise’ for the deaths of 45 Palestinians resulting from its bombing raid on a ‘humanitarian zone’ in Rafah. By any measure, it was a backhanded apology that conveyed more insult than atonement. As Israeli apologies, even those that are insincere, are rare, it’s worth examining the background that led up to this one...

Gaza: fate of western civilisation

BLACKENED smoke in the background, the raging inferno ripped through tents long after Israel had bombed another designated ‘safe’ zone for evacuated civilians from north of Gaza. A charred body, of a boy or a girl, pulled from the wreckage, still burning...

ICJ is collateral damage in dysfunctional global system: experts

Ignored by Russia and Israel, the International Court of Justice is hamstrung by a dysfunctional global system that sees countries comply with its rulings — or not — based on their own double standards, experts say....

Israel carries on killings as mediators press for truce

Israel bombarded the Gaza Strip on Sunday as mediators called on both sides to agree to a truce and hostage release deal outlined by...

Maldives to ban tourists from Israel to protest Gaza war

The Indian Ocean nation of the Maldives will ban Israelis from the luxury tourist hot spot, the office of the president said Sunday, announcing a national rally in ‘solidarity with Palestine’.

Burning of Rafah’s tent people

PEOPLE were saying their evening prayers when the IDF attacked the refuge camp at Tel al-Sultan in southern Gaza, where thousands had fled from the Israeli invasion of Rafah. They were told by the Israelis this was a safe zone, a secure place to shelter their children and grandparents...

Israel kills three in Lebanon, W Bank

Lebanon’s state media on Sunday reported that two civilians were killed in an Israeli strike in the south of the country, as fighting between Israel and the powerful...

Political parties protest at Israeli aggression thru countrywide events

Leaders and activists of different political parties and organisations called on the international community to be vocal against Israeli aggression on Gaza on...

Gaza pounded after Biden pushes Israeli ceasefire plan

Israeli forces hammered Rafah in southern Gaza with tanks and artillery Saturday, hours after US President Joe Biden said Israel was offering a new roadmap toward...

Indonesia ready to send peacekeepers, medical staff to Gaza

Muslim-majority Indonesia is ready to send ‘significant peacekeeping forces’ as well as medical personnel to Gaza if Hamas accepts a new ceasefire proposal, president-elect Prabowo Subianto said on Saturday....

Biden pushes Israeli plan, urges end to Gaza war

US President Joe Biden said Friday Israel had offered a new roadmap towards a permanent peace in Gaza, urging Hamas to accept the surprise deal as it was ‘time for this war to end.’

Israel troops push into central Rafah

The Israeli army said Friday its troops pushed into central Rafah, escalating its nearly eight-month war with Hamas despite international objections over any offensive in the southern Gaza city...

Israel’s onslaught of revenge

‘All eyes on Rafah’ image shared 44m times

An AI-generated image bearing the words ‘All eyes on Rafah’ has been shared by more than 44 million Instagram accounts since Monday after a deadly Israeli strike at a camp for displaced Palestinians in the Gazan city....

‘Except Israel’ removed from Bangladesh passport overlooking MoFA: Momen

Former foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Friday said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not consulted while removing the words ‘except Israel’ from the e-passport though the Bangladesh’s position regarding Israel remained unchanged.

Rafah battles intensify

Rafah residents reported intense artillery shelling and gunfire on Thursday in Gaza’s far-southern city after Israel said it had seized a strategic corridor on the...

Three evils Israel causes Gaza to suffer

There is no ambiguity about Israel causing Gaza to suffer occupation, apartheid and genocide. To counter Israeli denialism, here is a short primer on why these terms are accurate...

S Africa’s genocide case against Israel

THE Israeli-Hamas war is a complex, tragic, and enduring issue in contemporary global politics. The South African government has always expressed deep concern over Israel’s ruthless military operations against the Palestinian people. Indeed, the governing party, the African National Congress, has a long history of solidarity and sympathy for the Palestinian struggle...

Chinese president Xi Jinping calls for Middle East peace conference

Chinese president Xi Jinping called on Thursday for a peace conference on the war between Israel and Hamas, as he addressed Arab leaders at a forum aimed at bolstering ties with the region...

Street battles, Israeli strikes rock Rafah

Street fighting and Israeli bombardment rocked Gaza’s far-southern Rafah on Wednesday, Palestinian residents and officials said, a day after Israeli tanks rolled into the centre of the city near the Egyptian border...

Singer Dua Lipa slams Israel’s offensive in Gaza, calls it genocide

British-Albanian pop singer Dua Lipa has denounced Israel's offensive in Gaza as a ‘genocide’, after a new pro-Palestinian protest took place in London that saw dozens of people arrested.

China hosts Arab leaders at forum aimed at deepening ties

China on Wednesday hosts a litany of Arab dignitaries and diplomats ahead of a forum Beijing hopes will deepen ties with the region and present a ‘common voice’ on the conflict between Israel and Hamas...

Israel’s heinous war crime

In a flagrant violation of international norms and humanitarian laws, Israel continues to act with total impunity in Gaza, enjoying Western complicity, and emboldened by US unconditional military and diplomatic support..

145 countries now recognise a Palestinian state

Israel's war in Gaza since the October 7 attack has revived a global push for Palestinians to be given a state of their own.

Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45

Israel faced a wave of international condemnation Monday over a strike that Gaza officials said killed 45 people when it set off a fire that ripped through a tent city for displaced Palestinians...