•Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas militant group’s leader in the Gaza Strip, speaks to international press, including NPR, in Gaza City on Nov. 21, 2018/Khalil Hamra/AP Yahya Sinwar earned his reputation as Hamas’s most enigmatic and ruthless leader in the labyrinthine…
Air strike on Gaza school kills at least 16 people
At least 16 people have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a school in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian officials have said. Dozens more have been injured. The building was sheltering thousands of displaced people at Nuseirat refugee camp…
Armenia recognises state of Palestine
Armenia has formally recognised of the state of Palestine, the Armenian foreign ministry said in a statement on Friday. The ministry cited the “catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza” among the reasons behind its decision, which was welcomed by the Palestinian…
Spain to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at ICJ
Spain announced that it will join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the ongoing Israeli aggression in the besieged Palestinian Gaza Strip. Spain made this decision so that “peace returns to Gaza…
Gaza war: Palestinians flee as Israeli forces go back into Jabalia
Fierce fighting has been reported in Jabalia in northern Gaza, after the Israeli military went back into areas where it said Hamas had regrouped. Residents who fled said they had seen tanks advancing towards Jabalia’s refugee camp, which has come…
Emirati FM pans Netanyahu’s suggestion country might help manage Gaza after war
United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed on Friday denounced a suggestion by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Abu Dhabi might assist local Palestinians in managing Gaza after the war. Bin Zayed tweeted a denunciation of Netanyahu’s proposal his…
Türkiye halts trade with Israel to compel ceasefire: President
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Türkiye’s decision to suspend trade with Israel had one singular purpose, to compel the Israeli government into a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. According to the presidency’s website, he made the remarks on Friday…
UK forces may be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid
British troops could be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid via a new sea route, the BBC has learned. The US has said no American forces would go ashore and an unnamed “third party” would drive…
EU leaders meet in Brussels to discuss Ukraine, Gaza, defence
European Union (EU) leaders will meet in Brussels on Thursday and Friday to discuss the war in Ukraine, the conflict in Gaza, and European Commission plans to develop the European Union’s defence industry, as well as the potential future enlargement…
UNRWA: Sweden and Canada resume funding for UN agency for Palestinian refugees
Sweden and Canada have said they will resume aid payments to UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. They were among 16 countries that paused funds after Israel accused at least 12 UNRWA staff of involvement in the 7 October…