Gaza
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Israeli troops launched a new assault Friday into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, targeting Hamas fighters who the military claims still operate there despite repeated offensives, as American, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators renewed their push for Israel and Hamas to reach a cease-fire deal. Israeli evacuation orders triggered yet another exodus of Palestinians…
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All eyes are on President Biden and former President Donald Trump this week as they prepare for their first 2024 presidential debate on Thursday. It’s the first time in U.S. history a sitting and former commander in chief will face off on the debate stage. The highly anticipated showdown on June 27 between Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, has a new set…
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Temporary visas will be granted to 5,000 Gaza residents who have relatives in Canada, if they are able to leave the Palestinian enclave in the future. “While movement out of Gaza is not currently possible, the situation may change at any time,” said immigration minister Marc Miller, announcing the preparatory move. Canada earlier said it…
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The United Nations assembled a fact-finding panel to investigate an attack that killed one staff member and injured another in Rafah, in southern Gaza. A vehicle branded with UN insignia was targeted on Monday, prompting swift condemnation from international leaders. Initial assessments suggest the fatal shot was fired from a tank in the neighborhood, striking the back…
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The US Defense Department has announced that the World Food Programme will be the organization that will receive and distribute aid to Gaza from the American-built temporary floating pier. “The US government and other international donors are providing aid commodities for delivery from Cyprus to the beach in Gaza by way of US and partner…
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Israel says it is conducting what it describes as a “precise counterterrorism operation in specific areas of eastern Rafah”. The IDF said in a statement it was carrying out the operation “eliminate Hamas terrorists and dismantle Hamas terrorist infrastructure within specific areas of eastern Rafah”. “The troops have started the process of dismantling the terrorist…
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Israel’s special envoy for antisemitism has warned there is a “tsunami” of antisemitism in the US that has increased since the Hamas attacks on 7 October. Michal Cotler-Wunsh told Sky News people have been trying to “attack Jews around the world on university campuses, online, on the streets elsewhere”. She said the fact antisemitism had…
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Israeli airstrikes are continuing in Rafah after the IDF took control of the Palestinian side of the nearby crossing. At least 27 people, including six women and nine children, have been killed in Rafah since Monday evening, CNN has reported. These photos give a sense of what’s happening in the city, where reports suggest well…
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The Egyptian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday called on influential international parties to intervene and press for defusing the tension in the Gaza Strip city of Rafah. In a statement, the ministry condemned the Israeli military operation in the city that resulted in Israeli control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt.…
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The UN chief said on Friday he is “deeply troubled” by reports of Israeli military’s use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in its bombing campaign in Gaza. Stating that AI is used as a tool for target identification, particularly in densely populated residential areas, resulting in a distressing number of civilian casualties, Antonio Guterres said: “No…
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Jordan on Tuesday on the second leg of a regional tour for talks aimed at reaching a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Blinken is expected to meet with King Abdullah II and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi during his visit, according to an Anadolu reporter. The chief diplomat…
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The Palestinian Civil Defense service on Tuesday said more than 10,000 people are still missing under the rubble across the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli onslaught against Gaza on Oct. 7. “We estimate that there are over 10,000 missing people under the rubble of hundreds of destroyed homes since the start of…
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Bakeries in northern Gaza have resumed production after 170 days, the World Food Programme has said. The humanitarian organisation said after the delivery of fuel and wheat flour, four bakeries were now up and running. Last week, the union of bakery owners in Gaza said there were 140 bakeries operating in the area before the…
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Activists and aid workers are preparing another attempt to break through the Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. A coalition of organisations, including the IHH and the Mavi Marmara Association from Turkey, are planning to set sail soon onboard the ship Akdeniz. The exact launch date is unclear but activists are currently sorting…
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The US Secretary of State has refused to comment on reports of an Israeli strike in Iran last night. “I’m not going to speak to these reported events,” Antony Blinken said in Capri. He added: “All I can say is that for our part, and for the entire G7, our focus has been on de-escalation,…
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The US Secretary of State has accused Hamas of blocking a ceasefire in Gaza and being more interested in a regional conflict than in helping the Palestinian people. Antony Blinken said in Capri: “The only thing standing between the Gazan people and a ceasefire is Hamas.” He added: “It’s rejected generous proposals from Israel. “It…
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