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
Video circulating in Israeli media appears to show the surrender of some Hamas fighters. A video circulating in Israeli media appears to show the surrender of some Hamas fighters. But some critics have cast doubt on its authenticity and say it was likely staged. The footage began circulating as Hamas fighters continue to battle Israeli … Read more
Rights groups criticise Israeli move to displace Palestinians to a tiny and barren area. Another wave of Palestinians were forced from their homes in Gaza. This time, to a small slice of land in the south designated by Israel as a “safe zone”. But conditions in al-Mawasi are bleak, and for those living in its … Read more
Israel’s relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip has hit areas it had told Palestinians to evacuate to in the territory’s south. The strikes came a day after the United States vetoed a United Nations resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, despite its wide support. Gaza residents “are being told to move like human … Read more
Desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s expanding ground offensive are crowding into an ever-shrinking area of the Gaza Strip as the war enters its third month. Tens of thousands of people displaced by the fighting have packed into the border city of Rafah, in the far south of the strip, and Muwasi, a nearby patch of barren … Read more
The role of AI-enhanced warfare in the killing fields of Gaza. Plus, Mariam Barghouti on the intensifying violence in the West Bank. More than 60 days into the Israel-Gaza war, two Israeli news outlets – +972 magazine and Local Call – published a report on The Gospel, a new artificial intelligence system deployed in Gaza. … Read more
Middle East expert Steven Cook says US President Joe Biden made a mistake with his ‘bear hug’ embrace of Israel. Some US officials have talked about the need to protect innocent Palestinian lives, but US President Joe Biden has said almost nothing. Council on Foreign Relations senior fellow Steven Cook says it was a mistake … Read more
Jaffa, Israel – Johny Saba, an amiable 58-year-old fisherman, longs for life in the ancient Mediterranean port to return to how it was before the war. He hoists his young child up into his arms as a colleague repairs a rickety wooden fishing boat in the stillness of the evening. The shipyard is calm; only … Read more
Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip – Israeli forces continue to pound the Gaza Strip on the 60th day of its war on the besieged coastal enclave. The sky in the town of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza is grey with the aftermath of relentless Israeli ground attacks and aerial bombardment. A fire breaks out in the … Read more