Celebrities who have remained silent on the crisis in Gaza are feeling the wrath of angry fans who are blocking them on social media platforms.
Palestinians observe May 15 as Nakba Day, Arabic for catastrophe, to commemorate the expulsion of 700,000 Arabs at the time of the establishment of Israel in 1948.
Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed said the fundamental difference between the two parties was over the release of hostages and ending the war.
Israel’s prime minister said 14,000 of those killed in the Gaza war are Hamas fighters, playing down a civilian toll that has sparked global outrage.
US national security adviser Jake Sullivan said that US President Joe Biden’s administration does not view the killings of Palestinians in Gaza by Israel in its war with Hamas as genocide.
After being sentenced to eight years in prison, the award-winning Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof says he’s fled to Europe shortly ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of his latest film.
Every year, Israel marks Independence Day with a live-streamed torch-lighting ceremony at its Jerusalem national cemetery. This year, as Israel turns 76 in the middle of a ferocious war, things are different.
Chinese companies have been the only foreign players to win bids so far, taking licenses covering 10 oil and gas fields since Saturday.
The new government comes shortly after the emir dissolved parliament indefinitely on Friday, after a prolonged period of bickering between the government and the elected parliament.
Egypt announced its intention to formally support South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice against Israel, alleging genocide in its war against Hamas in Gaza.
Israeli military said man belonged to one of Hamas’ combat units and was one of the Hamas fighters responsible for guarding the captive Israeli soldier Noa Marciano.
International outrage has mounted at Israel’s offensive, with its military battling Palestinian militants across the tiny enclave on Sunday.
Swiss rapper Nemo was victorious with ‘The Code’, while second place went to Croatia’s Baby Lasagna.
There were notably no US oil majors involved, even after Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia met representatives of American firms last month.
Israel’s army says troops fought against ‘armed terrorists’ and found ‘numerous underground tunnel shafts’ in the Rafah crossing.
However, the US State Department report stops short of saying military aid should be cut off, citing lack of evidence due to the chaos of war.
The militants blamed Israel for effectively rejecting a deal proposed by mediators through the amendments it made.
Envoy who visited Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE said to have encountered general agreement with Beijing’s push for restraint and direct dialogue.
The 143-9 vote does not give the Palestinians full UN membership, but simply recognises them as qualified to join.
Israel’s vow to ‘go it alone’ masks the potentially decisive impact delays in weapons delivery will have on Gaza war and ability to mount an offensive against Hezbollah.
The UN says more than 100,000 people have fled Rafah in recent days, as the southern Gaza city is under threat of a full-scale Israeli ground invasion.