The new Labour government in the United Kingdom has announced it will resume funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). “We are overturning the suspension of UNRWA funding,” British Foreign Secretary David Lammy told Parliament on Friday, adding…
ADL sues Iran, Syria, North Korea for aiding Hamas’ attack on Israel
The Anti-Defamation League is suing Iran, Syria and North Korea in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit on allegations they provided material support that Hamas used to commit its surprise attack on Israel. Announced Monday, the pro-Israel lobby group and anti-semitism watchdog filed…
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…
White House perplexed by Netanyahu claims that US is withholding weapons
The White House, State Department, and Pentagon say they do not know what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was talking about when he said this week that Secretary of State Antony Blinken was working to remove “bottlenecks” holding up weapons…
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…
No Gaza ceasefire until Israel war aims achieved, Netanyahu says
Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted there will be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas’ military and governing capabilities are destroyed and all hostages are released. The statement from Israel’s prime minister comes after US President Joe Biden announced Israel had…
Israeli minister attacks Netanyahu over Gaza future
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has voiced open frustration at the government’s failure to address the question of a post-war plan for Gaza. In a rare public sign of divisions over the direction of the military campaign within Israel’s war…
Biden plans to send $1b arms shipment to Israel
The White House has told Congress it wants to send more than $1bn (£800m) in new weapons to Israel. This comes despite the US being opposed to a full-scale invasion by the Israeli military on the southern Gaza city of…
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…