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On October 7, 2023, armed Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza, firing thousands of rockets and breaking through the Gaza-Israel barrier. At least 1,200 Israelis were killed in the attacks, which included an assault on a music festival, and hundreds more civilians and soldiers were taken hostage. In response, the Israeli government declared war on Hamas. The resulting barrage of artillery on Gaza and a subsequent blockade of aid caused the deaths of thousands of Palestinians and led to an international outcry.
Senior US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham cites Hiroshima and Nagasaki as examples of why Israel must be allowed to do whatever it takes in the already devastated Palestinian territory.
Note from 12 Republican senators threatens court’s chief prosecutor, family and associates with sanctions in bid to protect Israeli leaders.
Like the previous Vietnam generation of baby boomers, US university students are waking up to the atrocities their government commits or helps its client states to commit around the world.
If Western politicians are right, Beijing is behind the student protests in the US, responsible for preventing a British MP from visiting Djibouti and ‘fuelling the largest armed conflict in Europe since WWII’.
The world would be a better place if US politicians exercised the same conscientiousness over Palestine as they have over the Chinese autonomous region.
If China has been committing genocide in Xinjiang, then what do we call what Israel and the United States are doing to the people of Palestine?
- US$320 million pier is intended to boost humanitarian access to war-torn Gaza via sea
- But dangers and uncertainties lie head for aid delivery teams as fighting surges
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.
The United Nations clarifies a fresh breakdown of the death toll in Gaza, after Israel condemned the world body for ‘parroting … Hamas’s propaganda messages’.
Package including tank rounds, mortars and armoured tactical vehicles. It is the first arms shipment after US President Joe Biden warned he may withhold arms to Israel over concerns about a Rafah offensive in southern Gaza.
Detroit-born Tlaib made history by becoming the first woman of Palestinian descent in the US House of Representatives, but the outspoken member courts controversy with her progressive politics
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.
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.
Lack of a level playing field is underlying issue of overcapacity, Berlin’s representative in Beijing said, in a wide-ranging interview.
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.
Dozens of students walked out of Duke University’s graduation ceremony as comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who has vocally supported Israel over its war in Gaza, received an honorary doctorate.
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.
Many Chinese students in the US are outraged by the loss of innocent lives in Palestine, but have avoided direct participation in the protests.
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.
Israel’s army says troops fought against ‘armed terrorists’ and found ‘numerous underground tunnel shafts’ in the Rafah crossing.
Swedish police say a man was questioned for threatening a Eurovision employee inside Malmo Arena following the competition’s second semi-final.
Our correspondent got a small taste of the frustrations and cost blowouts caused by the Israel-Gaza war after finally finding a ‘cheap’ flight to Israel’s Ben Gurion airport this month.
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.
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.
The wartime destruction of Gaza and killing of thousands has highlighted the role of the United States, Israel’s biggest arms supplier.
Singer Eden Golan secured her spot with a performance of ‘Hurricane’, as thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators rallied in Sweden’s Malmo.
