[ad_1] The war between Israel and Hamas entered its seventh month on Sunday as US and other negotiators were expected to join the protagonists in Cairo in a renewed push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal. At least 33,137 Palestinians have been killed and 75,815 wounded in Israel’s military offensive on Gaza since October…
[ad_1] Colombia has asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to allow the country to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in the Gaza Strip. In its application to the court on Friday, Colombia called on the ICJ to ensure “the safety and, indeed, the very existence of the Palestinian people”. “Colombia is…
[ad_1] British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is facing growing political pressure to stop selling weapons to Israel after seven aid workers, including three British nationals, were killed by an Israeli air attack on Gaza. Three opposition parties and some MPs in the governing Conservative Party said on Wednesday the British government should consider suspending arms…
[ad_1] Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday condemned Israel’s attack on his country’s consular annex in Damascus, saying the “cowardly crime will not go unanswered”. “After repeated defeats and failures against the faith and will of the Resistance Front fighters, the Zionist regime has put blind assassinations on its agenda in the struggle to save…
[ad_1] Israel has targeted the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital in a terrorist attack, leaving several people martyred including a senior Revolution Guards commander, according to reports. Syria’s official news agency, SANA, said the strikes were carried out by “the Israeli enemy” and targeted the Consular Section of the Iranian Embassy in the Mezzeh…
[ad_1] Malaysian authorities have arrested three people suspected of supplying firearms to a 36-year-old man carrying an Israeli passport, who was detained this week at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, police said. The man, arrested on Saturday, with a bag containing six handguns and 200 bullets, had arrived at Kuala Lumpur International Airport from the…
[ad_1] While the United States abstained from the vote on Monday, the remaining 14 council members voted for the resolution. The resolution, which the US said it did not agree with in its entirety, calls for an “immediate ceasefire” for the duration of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which ends in two weeks. It…
[ad_1] Israel could face “consequences” if it launches a ground assault on the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, the Vice President of the United States of America (USA) Kamala Harris has warned. Kamala Harris said in an interview that aired on Sunday that it would be a “huge mistake” for the Israeli military to…
[ad_1] Canada will halt future arms sales to Israel following a non-binding vote in the house of commons. The decision comes on Tuesday as Ottawa has only exported “non-lethal” shipments such as communications equipment to Israel since its war on blockaded Gaza. Israel has always been a top receiver of Canadian arms exports, with over…
[ad_1] Sweden has said it is resuming aid to the cash-strapped United Nations agency for Palestinians with an initial disbursement of $20m after receiving assurances of extra checks on its spending and personnel. The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the main humanitarian agency in Gaza, faced an…
