Israeli soldiers strapped an injured Palestinian man to the bonnet of their vehicle during a raid in the West Bank city of Jenin on Saturday, inviting condemnation over their use of people in the occupied territories as a human shield.…
Significant part of Gaza facing ‘famine-like conditions’, WHO says
Thousands of Palestinian children in Gaza have been diagnosed with malnutrition, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, as Israel continues to severely restrict supplies of food, water, medicine and fuel to the territory. “A significant proportion of Gaza’s population…
Biden’s description of cease-fire offer ‘not accurate,’ Israeli official says
President Joe Biden’s description of Israel’s cease-fire proposal was “not accurate,” a senior Israeli official has told NBC News, as doubts grew Monday over the U.S. ally’s stance on the deal. Biden said in a surprise announcement Friday that he…
Baby ‘beheaded’ and children ‘burnt alive’ in Israeli strikes on makeshift shelter
Newborns burnt alive, children beheaded and bodies of civilians scattered in tents housing displaced Palestinians – this is the aftermath of Israel’s war on Gaza. At least 35 people were killed in ‘barbaric’ strikes on a refugee camp in the…
Egypt: 7,000 foreign passport holders waiting to leave Gaza Strip
Around 7,000 foreign passport holders from 60 countries are waiting to leave the Gaza Strip, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. The ministry invited representatives of foreign embassies to a meeting in Cairo to provide information about the documents…
4 Palestinians killed in West Bank clashes as IDF arrests top Fatah official
Four Palestinians were killed during clashes with Israeli forces in the West Bank overnight, Palestinian health officials said Wednesday, as Israeli forces moved to arrest a senior official in Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party and raid terror infrastructure.…
Russia’s Lavrov optimistic of negotiations between Israel, Palestine
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed hope that Israel and Palestine will start negotiations and take into account the UN Security Council’s decisions. “I hope everyone (Israel and Palestine) will come to reason and join the negotiating table,” the foreign…
Putin says strike on Gaza hospital is terrible, calls for negotiations
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a blast at a hospital in Gaza that killed hundreds of Palestinians was a terrible catastrophe that showed the conflict should be ended through negotiations. Palestinian officials blamed an Israeli air strike…
Scholz pledges greater security for Germany’s Jewish community
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced increased security measures for Jewish institutions in Germany following an attempted attack on a synagogue and community centre in Berlin. “It is very clear that we will not and will never accept attacks against…
Malaysia pulls out of Frankfurt Book Fair citing organisers’ pro-Israel stance
Malaysia’s education ministry has withdrawn from participating in Frankfurt Book Fair, accusing the organisers of taking a pro-Israel stance, amid growing global divisions over the ongoing conflict between Israeli and Palestinian. The move by Malaysia to pull out of what…
