[ad_1] Talks on a ceasefire and prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas were at an impasse on Wednesday, as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepened and the Israelis pushed ahead with plans to build 3,500 settler homes in the occupied West Bank. Negotiators from Hamas, Qatar and Egypt — but not Israel — are trying…
[ad_1] Israel’s plan to build thousands of new homes in the occupied West Bank is facing widespread condemnation from several countries, including some of Tel Aviv’s staunchest allies. The country’s settlement-planning authority on Wednesday greenlit permits for nearly 3,500 new illegal settlement housing units in the occupied Palestinian territory, the first such approval since Israel’s…
[ad_1] A lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court in Canada to force Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly to stop issuing export permits for military goods and technology sales to Israel. The suit, launched by Palestinian-Canadians and the Al-Haq Palestinian non-governmental organization and the Canadian Lawyers for International Human Rights (CLAIHR), argues the sale violates…
[ad_1] Thousands of people on Saturday gathered outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC to demand a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Demonstrators carrying Palestinian flags chanted slogans against President Joe Biden while unfurling banners saying “Free Palestine”, “Stop The Invasion”, “Hands Of Rafah”, “Stop The Genocide”, “End All US Aid To Israel”, “Jews For…
[ad_1] Sweden’s opposition leaders, like many others around the world, have strongly condemned Israel’s attack on Palestinians waiting in line for food on Thursday, calling for independent investigators from the International Criminal Court to look into the deaths of over 100 people in Gaza awaiting aid. Morgan Johansson, leader of the opposition Swedish Social Democratic…
[ad_1] The Biden administration has established a mid-March deadline for Israel to sign a letter committing to adhere to international law when using American weapons. Furnished by Washington, the letter also mandates Israel to facilitate humanitarian aid into Gaza, where over half a million Palestinians are on the brink of famine. Axios, a US news…
[ad_1] Arab states and Turkey urged international judges on Monday to rule the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories illegal and Turkiye described the occupation as “the real obstacle to peace” on the final day of hearings in a case examining its legal status. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has been hearing arguments from more…
[ad_1] South Africa has called on all countries to testify in a case it has filed against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in order to punish the occupying regime for its crimes against the besieged Gaza Strip. South Africa’s Ambassador to the Netherlands Vusimuzi Madonsela made the appeal on Saturday. What Israel…
[ad_1] The scale of tragedy in Gaza has been “deliberately downplayed,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. “The scale of the tragedy in Gaza has been deliberately belittled, where in less than five months more civilians, including children and women, were killed than on both sides in Donbas in the 10 years since…
[ad_1] Israel has denied access to more than half of the missions planned by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and its humanitarian partners to deliver aid in the northern Gaza Strip since the start of the year, the agency said Tuesday. ”Since the start of 2024, 51% of the missions planned by UNRWA…
