More than half a million people, mostly Syrians, had crossed into Syrian territory since Israel began heavily striking Lebanon late last month, according to figures by the Lebanese authorities on Friday. A statement from the country’s disaster management unit stated that since 23 September, Lebanon has “recorded the crossing of 348,237 Syrian citizens and 156,505 […]
Read More‘Our job was to protect each other’: the Australian woman who saw a fellow volunteer shot dead by Israeli forces
Helen O’Sullivan was sheltering from teargas in the West Bank with Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi when the US-Turkish citizen was shot in the head. Soon her testimony will be heard in international courts Beneath the shade of an olive tree, Helen O’Sullivan and Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi found a moment of calm. There, in the grove away […]
Read MoreIsraeli tanks push back in Gaza’s north, jets hit Rafah
Israeli tanks have pushed back into some areas of the northern Gaza Strip which they had left weeks ago while warplanes conducted air strikes on Rafah, the Palestinians’ last refuge in the south of the territory, killing and wounding several people, medics and residents say. Residents reported an internet outage in the areas of Beit […]
Read MoreThe UN and the UK have voiced grave concern over escalating violence in the West Bank, demanding that Israeli security forces “immediately” stop supporting settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territory.
The comments came hours after two Palestinian men were killed by Israeli settlers in a northern village south of Nablus in the latest violent attack involving settlers in the increasingly tense West Bank. Palestinians said the incident followed a clash when settlers entered Palestinian-owned land and assaulted residents, while settlers said it began with an […]
Read MoreISRAEL TO DEPLOY THOUSANDS OF POLICE TO JERUSALEM
Israel’s police force said it will deploy thousands of officers across Jerusalem’s Old City for Ramadan’s first Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque, with tensions high amid the Gaza war. “We are prepared for Friday prayers with more police officers. Thousands of them will be in the area of Temple Mount,” police spokeswoman Mirit ben […]
Read MoreJewish students ‘uneasy’ for new year as Israeli flag torn down at Sydney University
Jewish university students across the country are “uneasy” about returning to campus and fear confrontations with well-organised pro-Palestinian student groups could increase this year, as a group of students at the University of Sydney was left feeling “deeply unsafe” following a clash on campus. The Australasian Union of Jewish Students club at the University of […]
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war latest: Egypt builds walled border enclosure as Israeli Rafah offensive looms
Egypt builds walled enclosure as Israeli offensive looms By Staff Writers Egyptian authorities, fearful that an Israeli military push further into southern Gaza will set off a flood of refugees, are building an 8-square-mile (20.7sq km) walled enclosure in the Sinai Desert near the border, according to Egyptian officials and security analysts. For weeks, Egypt […]
Read MoreIsrael-Gaza war updates: WHO says Gaza’s Nasser Hospital ‘not functional anymore’
In short: The Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis is completely out of service, according to UN health officials. It is the second largest hospital in the Gaza Strip and fuel shortages and Israeli raids have made it unusable. What’s next? The World Health Organization has urged Israel to grant its staff […]
Read MoreWorld court hears case on legality of Israel occupation
The United Nations’ highest court is preparing to open historic hearings into the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, plunging the 15 international judges back into the heart of the decades-long Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Six days of hearings are scheduled at the International Court of Justice at The Hague from […]
Read MoreNorth Gaza Hamas command ‘dismantled’: says Israel
Israel said it had “dismantled” Hamas’s military leadership in northern Gaza as its war against the Palestinian group entered its fourth month on Sunday. Witnesses said Israel carried out airstrikes early on Sunday in Gaza’s main southern city of Khan Yunis, with the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reporting numerous dead and wounded. Israel’s army […]
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