Israel to allow food into Gaza after two month blockade

[ad_1] Displaced Palestinians fleeing Beit Lahia amid ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip arrive in Jabalia, northern Gaza (Image: AP) Israel will allow a “basic amount” of food into the Gaza Strip, the prime minister’s office said Sunday, after facing mounting pressure to lift a total blockade imposed more than two months ago.The […]

Netanyahu indicates Israel open to ending Gaza war if hostages are released and other conditions

[ad_1] Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday said his country is open to a potential ceasefire agreement with Hamas — but only under specific conditions.His office issued a statement mentioning the conditions, which include the release of all hostages, the exile of Hamas members, and the disarmament of the Gaza Strip, reported AFP.“Even at […]

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 75 people, hospitals and medics say

[ad_1] Representative Image (AI-generated) Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least 75 people overnight and into Sunday, hospitals and medics in the battered enclave said, as Israel intensifies its war in the territory that, after more than 19 months, shows no signs of abating. More than 20 people were killed in airstrikes that […]

NYU student blasts Gaza war as ‘genocide’ in graduation speech, gets diploma withheld: ‘He lied’

[ad_1] NYU’s Logan Rozos deviated from his pre-approved speech and called Gaza war ‘genocide’ in graduation speech. The New York University decided to withhold the diploma of Logan Rozos, a student who chose to condemn Israel’s war in Gaza as ‘genocide’ at the graduation speech, keeping the administration in dark. His speech drew loud cheers […]

At Arab summit, Spain calls for pressure on Israel to end Gaza ‘massacre’ | World News

[ad_1] BAGHDAD: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday called for increased pressure “to halt the massacre in Gaza”, speaking at an Arab League summit hours after Israel announced an intensified operation in the besieged Palestinian territory.UN chief Antonio Guterres told the Baghdad meeting that “we need a permanent ceasefire, now”, while Egypt’s President Abdel […]

Trump Says ‘People Are Starving’ in Gaza and the U.S. Wants to Help

[ad_1] President Trump said on Friday that “a lot of people are starving” in the Gaza Strip under an Israeli blockade preventing aid deliveries, adding that the U.S. wanted to help alleviate the suffering. “We’re going to handle a couple of situations that you have here,” Mr. Trump said, speaking in the United Arab Emirates […]

‘Can’t call myself American…’: What Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Ben Cohen said after being detained at Senate Gaza protest

[ad_1] Ben Cohen, co-founder of the ice cream brand Ben & Jerry’s, was detained on Wednesday during a protest in the US Senate.The demonstration was focused on military aid to Israel and humanitarian concerns in Gaza, disrupting a hearing where US health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr was giving testimony.Cohen was one of several activists […]

Italy PM says Gaza humanitarian situation ever more ‘unjustifiable’ | World News

[ad_1] Italy PM says Gaza humanitarian situation ever more ‘unjustifiable’ Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni said Wednesday the humanitarian situation in Gaza was “ever more dramatic and unjustifiable”, stressing she had repeatedly urged Israel to find a way to end the conflict.“It is a request that I renew today in the face of a humanitarian […]

Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t end its blockade | World News

[ad_1] Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t end its blockade (Photo: AP) The Gaza Strip will likely fall into famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and stop its military campaign, food security experts said in a stark warning on Monday. Nearly half a million Palestinians are […]

Israeli foreign minister says country fully endorses US aid plan for Gaza

[ad_1] Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar (Image: AP) Israel’s foreign minister Gideon Saar said Sunday that the country has fully endorsed US President Donald Trump‘s aid plan for Gaza, laid out by the American envoy to Israel.Israel has blocked aid from entering the Palestinian territory since early March, a move aid groups say has led […]