Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto (AP photo) JAKARTA: Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto said Wednesday that his country will offer temporary shelter to Palestinian medical evacuees and children orphaned by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “We are ready to evacuate those who are injured or traumatized, and orphans, if they want to be evacuated to Indonesia, and […]
The U.N. secretary general, António Guterres, on Tuesday sharply criticized Israel’s renewed blockade of aid to Gaza as a violation of its obligations under international law and said it had opened “the floodgates of horror.” “Gaza is a killing field and civilians are in an endless death loop,” Mr. Guterres said in prepared remarks to […]
TEL AVIV: Israel has dramatically expanded its footprint in Gaza Strip since relaunching its war against Hamas last month. It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing Palestinians into shrinking wedges of land.The largest contiguous area the army controls is around the Gaza border, where the military has razed Palestinian homes, […]
Protest in Bangladesh over Israel attacks in Gaza. (AP) Demonstrations broke out across Bangladesh, including Dhaka city, on Monday protesting against Israeli actions in Gaza. Different organisations spanning political, social, cultural, religious and professional spheres took to Dhaka’s streets in protest.The demonstrations form part of worldwide protests against attacks on Palestinians in Gaza, according to […]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed his military to deliver a “strong response” after around ten rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip on Sunday, in the largest barrage since Israel resumed its offensive.As Netanyahu headed to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump, his office issued a statement confirming the prime minister had […]
Israeli army admits ‘mistake’ in killing of 15 medics in Gaza, organisations call for independent probe (Picture credit: AP) Israel’s military has admitted its initial account of a deadly strike that killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza was “mistaken”, following the emergence of video footage contradicting its claims. The killings occurred on March 23 near […]
Hamas is willing to release the remaining 59 hostages held in Gaza on the condition that Israel agrees to a permanent ceasefire, according to Palestinian officials speaking to the Times of Israel.The announcement comes amid Israel’s intensification of its military operations across the Strip. A senior Palestinian official told the outlet that the group, through […]
There were times, before Israeli airstrikes on Gaza shattered the two-month-old cease-fire on March 18, when Huda Abu Teir and her family could almost believe things might go back to normal. After fleeing from their home to a shelter for displaced people, and then to a tent, another shelter and on to another encampment during […]
KHAN YOUNIS: As Israel orders wide new evacuations 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. Some say they just can’t bear to move. When ordered out of Jabaliya […]
Gaza’s bakeries are set to run out of flour within a week as food supply is on the brink of collapse, the United Nations warned. Aid agencies have already reduced food distributions by half, markets are stripped of fresh produce, and aid workers are struggling to move amid ongoing Israeli bombardments.Israel has enforced a total […]
