A letter signed by 88 Democratic members of Congress and delivered to the White House ratchets up pressure on Biden to take a firmer stance toward Israel, a staunch ally. The lawmakers voiced “serious concerns regarding the Israeli government’s conduct of the war in Gaza as it pertains to the deliberate withholding of humanitarian aid.” […]
Blinken and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met in Jerusalem for two-and-a-half hours, after which Israel repeated that the Rafah operation would go ahead despite the US position and a UN warning that it would lead to “tragedy”. “We cannot, will not support a major military operation in Rafah absent an effective plan to make […]
Petro has already heavily criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and requested to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide at the International Court of Justice. “Here in front of you, the government of change, of the president of the republic announces that tomorrow we will break diplomatic relations with the state of Israel. […]
The Deputy Prime Minister Dar will also attend the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting preceding the Summit on 2-3 May where the ministers will discuss and finalize the agenda and outcome documents for the Summit. The summit is being convened at a critical time for the Muslim ummah as the war on the people […]
Hamas has received today the official response of the Zionist occupation to the proposal presented to the Egyptian and the Qatari mediators on April 13,” Khalil Al-Hayya, who is currently based in Qatar, said in a statement published by the group. After more than six months of Israel’s war in Gaza, the negotiations remain deadlocked, […]
Today, the Hamas movement received the official Zionist occupation response to the movement’s position, which was delivered to the Egyptian and Qatari mediators on April 13,” Khalil al-Hayya, deputy head of Hamas’s political arm in Gaza, said in a brief statement. “The movement will study this proposal, and upon completion of its study, it will […]
The Gaza Strip is about 40 km (25 miles) long and between about 5 km (3 miles) and 12 km (7.5 miles) wide and is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. In the seventh month of a devastating air and ground war, Israeli forces also resumed bombarding northern and central areas […]
According to the joint statement issued here, both sides affirmed their commitment to transforming their common border from a ‘border of peace’ to a ‘border of prosperity’ through joint development-oriented economic projects, including setting up of joint border markets, economic free zones, and new border openings. The bilateral ties and cooperation were discussed during the […]
This is something that forces us to call for an independent investigation of all the suspicions and all the circumstances because indeed it creates the impression that there might have been violations of international human rights committed,” EU spokesman Peter Stano said. “That’s why it’s important to have an independent investigation and to ensure accountability.” […]
On Thursday, the United States used its veto power in the United Nations Security Council to block the formal recognition of a Palestinian state and prevent the Palestinians from gaining full membership in the organization. This move stopped a draft resolution that aimed to admit the “State of Palestine” to the U.N. The resolution had […]
