Spain hosts key European and Arab nations to pressure Israel to halt Gaza assault. The Madrid Group has convened in Spain’s capital for a fifth time, in a meeting attended by major European and Arab nations. Pressure on Israel this year has been ramped up, with Spain calling for an arms embargo on Israel and … Read more
Thousands of Palestinians have been ordered by the Israeli forces to flee parts of northern Gaza as indiscriminate air strikes have killed at least 115 people in the territory. Palestinians in northern Gaza’s Beit Lahiya area fled their homes with essential belongings on Friday, after intense Israeli air strikes hit the area. More than 19,000 … Read more
US President Donald Trump’s administration announced a major military offensive against the rebel group in March. Twelve people have been killed and 30 others injured in air strikes conducted by the United States on Yemen’s capital, the Houthi rebels have said. The strikes hit Sanaa’s Attan, which has been controlled by the rebel movement since … Read more
Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza over the past 24 hours that targeted residential homes and makeshift tents. The main focus of the attacks was the southern city of Khan Younis, where the Israeli forces attacked residential homes and a makeshift tent, according to Al Jazeera’s Hind Khoudary, reporting from … Read more
Israeli attacks have killed dozens of Palestinians across Gaza overnight, including six members of a family. The strikes hit a displacement camp that Israel had designated as a “humanitarian” zone, and several tents housing displaced people in Khan Younis, with rescue teams rushing to the scene following the attack. At least 1,163 people have been … Read more
As Israel issues wide new forced displacement orders across the Gaza Strip, Palestinians say they are crushed by exhaustion and hopelessness at the prospect of fleeing once again. Many are packing a few belongings and trudging off in search of new shelters despite there being no safe spaces in the war-torn enclave. Some say they … Read more
Gaza and Lebanon are under attack while the US bombs Yemen. Violence intensifies in the Middle East. Israel bombs Lebanon again as the United States carries out fresh attacks on Yemen’s Houthis – all while Israel resumes its genocide in Gaza. With previous fragile ceasefires now shattered, what’s the danger of a wider regional conflict? … Read more
Emboldened by Donald Trump, Benjamin Netanyahu is intensifying the war. There’s been widespread international condemnation of Israel’s renewed bombing of Gaza, including from the United Nations. But the United States was the only country on the 15-member UN Security Council to back Israel’s air strikes at a meeting on Tuesday. Emboldened by US President Donald … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to implement phase two of the ceasefire agreed upon with Hamas. Israel has launched its biggest assault on Gaza since January 19, when a ceasefire was agreed upon between Hamas and Israel. Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed and many more have been forced to flee their homes. … Read more
UN report finds systemic sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinians. A United Nations investigation concludes Israel has carried out genocidal acts by destroying Gaza’s main fertility clinic and maternity hospitals. Israel has rejected the report, which also alleges sexual violence. What are the implications? And will there be accountability? Presenter: Folly Bah Thibault Guests: Sari … Read more