UN Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned a devastating attack on a Gaza school-turned-shelter, resulting in significant loss of life, including women and children. The UN Deputy Spokesperson, Farhan Haq, stated that Mr Guterres is dismayed by the continued violence in Gaza, including the recent strike on the Al-Taba’een school, which was sheltering hundreds of displaced…
A deadly Israeli attack on a school in Gaza has renewed calls for the United States to stop providing staunch support for Israel, including weapons transfers that rights advocates say are fuelling atrocities in the Palestinian enclave. The Gaza civil defence agency said more than 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens more were injured on Saturday when…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House said it was “deeply concerned” about an Israeli airstrike on a Gaza City school compound on Saturday that local civil defence officials say killed around 100 people, adding to condemnation of the attack from several Arab states, Turkey, Britain and the European Union’s foreign policy chief. The…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has proposed a temporary international mission in the Gaza Strip to restore order and deal with the ongoing humanitarian crisis, at the formal request from the Palestinian government. The wording of the proposal hints at the eventual recognition of the State of Palestine, Hasan Unal, professor of political science and…
Palestinians mourn their dead relatives in Gaza. Picture credit: AP/Hatem Ali. …as the world marks 30 years of the Rwanda genocide, we have 1,410 Israelis slain, 33,098 Palestinians killed, with over 70 per cent of them being women and children, and 90 per cent of the victims being civilians. So, rather than the world to…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza is a “mistake,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in an interview published on Tuesday, offering further criticism of Israel’s handling of the conflict. “I think what he’s doing is a mistake. I don’t agree with his approach,” Biden…
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The Israeli military has withdrawn all ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip except for one brigade, a military spokesperson said on Sunday. The military did not immediately provide further details. It was unclear whether the withdrawal would delay a long-threatened incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, which Israeli leaders have…
The United States has made a “bridging proposal” for the number of jailed Palestinians that should be released by Israel in exchange for every hostage freed by Hamas in any new Gaza truce, an Israeli official briefed on the Qatar-hosted talks said on Saturday. An Israeli delegation led by Mossad chief David Barnea is in…
