Tag: Gaza
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War, AI and climate test the United Nations
Under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations this week facing fears that runaway artificial intelligence could threaten ... -
Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at Davos, but many top US allies aren’t participating
President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his “ Board of Peace ” to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that ... -
Ex-aide says Netanyahu tasked him with making a plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack
A former close aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that immediately following the October 2023 Hamas attack that triggered Israel’s two-year war in Gaza, the ... -
Israel says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza
Israel on Saturday said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory’s south. Hamas in ... -
UN approves Trump administration’s plan for the future of Gaza
The Trump administration’s blueprint to secure and govern Gaza won strong approval at the United Nations yesterday (Macau time), a crucial step that provides international support ... -
Tens of thousands of Israelis attend funeral of soldier whose remains were held in Gaza for 11 years
Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Israel yesterday for the funeral of an Israeli soldier whose body had been held hostage in Gaza for ... -
Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end two-year war
Preparations were underway yesterday to ramp up aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are hoping will signal an end to the ... -
Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in the coming days’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days,” as Israel and Hamas prepare for indirect ... -
What to know about the Gaza peace plan agreed to by Trump and Netanyahu
After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his support behind the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, the question now is whether Hamas will agree. Hamas faces ... -
How Israel could retaliate to the growing push for recognition of a Palestinian state
France and Saudi Arabia hope to use this year’s United Nations General Assembly and the increasingly horrific war in Gaza to inject urgency into the quest ... -
For the first time, the world’s food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza
The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it’s likely to spread across the ... -
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says
A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas, the U.N. ... -
Protesters go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and release of Gaza hostages
Protesters in Israel demanding the government makes a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign yesterday, staging a ... -
Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that’s more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation ... -
With growing urgency, more US Jews urge Israel to ensure food deliveries to Gaza
For most Jewish Americans, whatever their political persuasion, support for Israel has been a bedrock principle. Thus it’s notable that a broad swath of U.S. Jews ... -
UN rapporteur calls for global action to stop ‘genocide’ in Gaza
The United Nations’ special rapporteur for Gaza and the West Bank said yesterday [Macau time] that it’s time for nations around the world to take concrete ... -
Mediators work on proposal for long-term truce as Israeli strike on Gaza kills 23
Arab mediators are working on a proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war that would include a five to seven year truce and the release of all remaining hostages, ... -
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 413 Palestinians, and shatter ceasefire
Israel launched airstrikes across the Gaza Strip yesterday, killing at least 413 Palestinians, including women and children, according to hospital officials. The surprise bombardment shattered a ... -
Turkey’s Erdogan again rejects US proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again rejected a U.S. proposal to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and said Israel should pay for the damage it caused there ... -
Devastating toll for Gaza’s children: Over 13,000 killed and an estimated 25,000 injured, UN says
The war in Gaza has been devastating for children: More than 13,000 have been killed, an estimated 25,000 injured, and at least 25,000 hospitalized for malnutrition, according to ... -
A long-awaited Gaza ceasefire starts after a delay
A ceasefire in the Gaza Strip took effect yesterday following an almost three-hour delay after Hamas was late to name the three hostage it plans to ... -
Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas
Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals ... -
Middle East Israel’s looking into whether Hamas leader Sinwar was killed in Gaza
The Israeli military said yesterday it was looking into whether Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in a military operation in Gaza, while an Israeli ... -
Go die far away
The Israeli government is not interested in peace, does not want an agreement to free hostages and end the war in Gaza, nor does it want ... -
Hamas and Fatah sign declaration in Beijing on ending yearslong rift as war rages in Gaza
Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah signed a declaration in Beijing on ending a yearslong rift, Chinese state media said yesterday, taking a step toward potentially resolving ... -
Palestinian space being single-mindedly squeezed
With Israel’s war in Gaza creating an ever-worsening humanitarian disaster and drawing ire and opposition from the world, the Jewish state’s latest land appropriation in the ... -
Fires have become the most visible sign of the conflict heating up
With cease-fire talks faltering in Gaza and no clear offramp for the conflict on the Lebanon-Israel border, the daily exchanges of strikes between Hezbollah and Israeli ... -
Israel’s army pauses daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to help ramp up aid
Israel’s military announced yesterday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid ... -
Xi pledges more Gaza aid and talks trade at summit with Arab leaders
Chinese President Xi Jinping reiterated calls for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state and promised more humanitarian aid for people in Gaza as he opened ... -
Palestinians mark 76 years of dispossession as a larger catastrophe may unfold in Gaza
Palestinians today will mark the 76th year of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel, an event that is at the core of their national ... -
Top UN court will hold hearings in a case accusing Germany of facilitating Gaza conflict
Preliminary hearings open today at the United Nations’ top court in a case that seeks an end of German military and other aid to Israel, based ... -
Russia and China veto US resolution calling for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored United Nations resolution supporting “an immediate and sustained cease-fire” in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, calling the measure ambiguous and saying it ... -
Israel should negotiate in good faith
The fierce international criticism of the civilian losses caused by its military campaign in Gaza, the looming uncertainties with the approach of US presidential election, as ... -
Blinken looks to planning for post-war Gaza as fighting continues to rage
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced tough talks with Israeli leaders on Gaza’s post-war future yesterday, while Israel’s military pushed ahead with its offensive in ...
