Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg is among 12 international campaigners aboard the Madleen. The humanitarian aid ship is a part of an effort to break Israel’s sea blockade on Gaza and raise awareness of the worsening humanitarian crisis there. According to the coalition, the rescue occurred after a group of people jumped from a deflating […]
The other 14 countries on the council voted in favor of the draft as a humanitarian crisis grips the enclave of more than 2 million people, where famine looms and aid has only trickled in since Israel lifted an 11-week blockade last month. “The United States has been clear: We would not support any measure […]
The announcement by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) follows a string of deadly incidents near the distribution sites it operates that have sparked condemnation from the United Nations. Israeli bombardment on Wednesday killed at least 16 people in the Gaza Strip, including 12 in a single strike on a tent housing displaced people, the Palestinian […]
The draft text, seen by Reuters, also demands the release of all hostages held by Hamas and others, and the immediate lifting of all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza and its safe and unhindered distribution at scale, including by the U.N. throughout the enclave. A resolution needs nine votes in favor […]
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a social media video post that ICE had taken into custody the family of Mohamed Sabry Soliman, who lived in Colorado Springs and who federal officials have said was in the U.S. illegally, having overstayed a tourist visa and an expired work permit. Noem said while Soliman will […]
Rescuers in the Palestinian territory said Israeli fire targeting civilians near an aid distribution centre in the southern city of Rafah killed 27 people on Tuesday, raising an earlier toll. It came after a similar incident on Sunday when rescuers said 31 people were killed at the same location, witnesses saying they had been on […]
Speaking to the Trump 100 podcast, Matthew Miller, who, as a state department spokesman, was the voice and face of the US government’s foreign policy under Mr Biden, revealed disagreements, tensions, and challenges within the former administration. “Look, one of the things about being a spokesperson is you’re not a spokesperson for yourself. You are […]
The soldiers’ deaths were announced hours after Hamas’ armed wing said on Monday its fighters were engaging in “fierce clashes” with Israeli forces in the north of the territory. Israel began its offensive in Gaza after Hamas militants attacked Israel. Israel says 1,200 people were killed and 251 people taken hostage in Gaza. An additional […]
“The situation is intolerable in Gaza, and getting worse by the day,” Starmer told reporters in Scotland, when asked whether the UK would take any action over the issue. “Which is why we are working with allies … to be clear that humanitarian aid needs to get in at speed and volumes that it is […]
His statement came during a joint press conference in Amman with counterparts from Jordan, Egypt, and Bahrain, after they met as part of an Arab contact group that was going to meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah. “Israel’s refusal of the committee’s visit to the West Bank embodies and confirms its extremism and refusal […]
