[ad_1] Pope Francis has renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all Israeli captives in a peace-focused address marking Easter Sunday, the most important day on the Christian calendar. Francis presided over mass in a packed St Peter’s Square and then delivered his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and…
[ad_1] A US airman has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in Washington at the weekend in protest over the assault in Gaza, the Air Force said on Monday. The shocking act was an escalation of recent protests across the United States against Israel’s actions in Gaza. Emergency responders on Sunday…
[ad_1] German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Monday called for a humanitarian cease-fire amid growing concerns about an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah. Speaking to reporters in Brussels ahead of an EU foreign ministers meeting, Baerbock said they will be discussing the latest developments in the region, and ongoing diplomatic efforts. “We need a humanitarian…
[ad_1] UN Secretary-General António Guterres established an independent body on Monday to scrutinise allegations regarding neutrality of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA). Guterres, in consultation with UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini, has assigned the leadership of this crucial review to Catherine Colonna, a former foreign affairs minister of France….
[ad_1] Six people have been killed during an Israeli air strike in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Health Ministry said. “An Israeli occupation bombardment on a group of citizens killed six people in Jenin,” said the Palestinian Authority-run Ministry of Health, which is based in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian media reported…
[ad_1] Nearly three months of conflict have claimed almost 22,000 lives in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry, and devastated much of the besieged territory. Despite relentless global demands for a ceasefire, Israeli military spokesman Daniel Hagari said Monday the army was preparing for “prolonged fighting” expected to last “throughout this year”. On Monday…
[ad_1] Several civilians were killed and others injured when Israeli warplanes targeted a group of civilians in the eastern Gaza district of Zeitoun. According to international media reports, Israeli drone bombed a house in the al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, injuring civilians, mostly children. People were also injured in an Israeli attack on a…
[ad_1] Israeli shelling near a southern Gaza hospital has killed 41 people over the past two days, the Palestinian Red Crescent said, after Israel stepped up its attacks in the centre and south of the besieged territory. Israel’s relentless aerial bombardment and ground invasion in Gaza have killed at least 21,320 people, mostly women and…
[ad_1] Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was no different from Adolf Hitler and likened Israel’s attacks on Gaza to the treatment of Jewish people by the Nazis. NATO member Turkey, which supports a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has criticised Israel’s air and ground assault on…
[ad_1] In a major setback to a US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to protect passage of Israeli-owned and Israel-bound merchant vessels, France, Spain, and Italy have officially withdrawn their participation from the alliance. The three nations have explicitly stated their commitment to operating exclusively under the command of international bodies such as…
