NewsFeed “They were executed.” The UN Human Rights Office is calling for an immediate investigation into a ‘possible war crime’ after receiving information about Israeli forces allegedly killing Palestinian men in front of family members in northern Gaza. Al Jazeera spoke to several witnesses; these are their accounts. Published On 21 Dec 202321 Dec 2023 … Read more
Regional tensions are rising over the US-backed war. More than 20,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza by Israel, armed and backed by the United States and European allies. More fighting nearby too: Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen among the groups involved. Could Israel’s war trigger a wider conflict? Presenter: Dareen Abughaida Guests: Omar … Read more
In Baqa al-Gharbiyye, an hour’s drive from Haifa, city folk have temporarily traded pens for boots to aid farmers facing a labour shortage exacerbated by Israel’s war on Gaza. The volunteers hailing from different backgrounds have come together during their leisure time to lend a helping hand to Palestinian citizens of Israel who are farmers … Read more
Israeli forces killed at least five Palestinians in the occupied West Bank’s Tulkarem on Sunday morning, taking the toll in Israeli raids, including drone strikes, in the occupied territories to seven in the last 24 hours. Two of the victims were killed in drone strikes while several others were injured in the large-scale military offensive … Read more
Al Jazeera journalist Samer Abudaqa, 45, has been laid to rest in southern Gaza, with dozens of mourners, including journalists, paying their respects to the cameraman killed in an Israeli drone attack. The funeral was held on Saturday in the city of Khan Younis. Abudaqa’s family, friends and colleagues bid a tearful farewell as his … Read more
We asked 10 people in Gaza to record moments of their day. The result is inspiring and heartbreaking. Seventy days have passed since the Israeli military launched an all-out assault on Gaza following an attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7. In those 70 days, more than 18,800 Palestinians have been killed, most of … Read more
Israel was isolated with a few allies in the UN General Assembly vote. An overwhelming call at the United Nations General Assembly for a ceasefire in Gaza. Israel and the United States were among the few voting against the resolution. How isolated are these two nations from most of the world, which opposes the war? … Read more
Israel-Palestine live: Heavy rain worsens conditions for displaced Palestinians Middle East Eye Humanitarian crisis in Gaza worsens with displaced Palestinians threatened by hunger, disease CBS News Israel-Gaza latest news: Heavy rain adds to Gazans’ misery as Israeli bombardment continues BBC.com Palestinians ‘going hungry’ as Israel pounds Gaza Al Jazeera English ‘We have the right to live.’ Starvation, disease, and … Read more
UNRWA chief depicts Gaza’s plight – inhumane conditions, hunger, and people feeling betrayed by the world. For 74 years, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, UNRWA, has provided healthcare, education and social services to many. Yet, the war on Gaza has severely affected the UNRWA as Israeli air … Read more
Israeli tanks and warplanes are carrying out new attacks on starving Palestinians in southern Gaza as aid flows are hampered by the intensity of the attacks, now in their third month. Hunger is worsening across the besieged enclave, with the United Nations saying half of Gaza’s population is starving. An elderly Palestinian, Tawfik Abu Breika, … Read more