Netanyahu rejects 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire
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At least 56 Palestinians were killed and 89 injured in 24 hours in Gaza as Israeli strikes continued. Attacks targeted civilian areas including a playground and a market in Maghazi refugee camp. The Israeli army says it conducted more than 40 raids across Gaza, claiming to target Palestinian resistance infrastructure. Meanwhile, an Israeli str...
United Nations, United States — AFP The United Nations will be launching a $2.8 billion appeal for donations this year to help the war-ravaged population of the Gaza Strip as well as West Bank Palestinians, a senior agency official has said. The “flash appeal” addresses humanitarian funding needs through the end of 2024, acco...
Los Angeles, United States – AFP A top US university has canceled its plans for a graduation speech by a Muslim student over what it says are safety concerns, after pro-Israel groups criticized her selection. The decision by the University of Southern California is the latest controversy to roil American higher education since Israel lau...
Los Angeles, United States – AFP Pro-Palestinian demonstrators blocked San Francisco’s Gold Gate Bridge on Monday, with aerial footage showing the entire span packed with traffic in one direction while lanes in the other direction were empty. The protest appeared to be part of a coordinated day of direct action that took place in v...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army bombed a UN school in the Nuseirat camp twice within 24 hours. Eyewitnesses said that Israeli artillery bombed a school run by the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) in the New Camp area in Nuseirat, causing severe damage to the school. There are no reports of […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least 52 more Palestinians were killed and 95 others injured over 24 hours as Israel continued its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. “The Israeli occupation (forces) committed five massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, leaving 52 martyrs and 95 injured d...
LONDON (AA) – UK-based charity Oxfam has reiterated its call on the British government to stop arms shipments to Israel, warning that continued refusal to suspend it could make it “complicit in war crimes.” “It is against international law to intentionally or recklessly attack civilians and civilian infrastructure – and Briti...
USAID Administrator Samantha Power on Wednesday acknowledged in congressional testimony the dire situation of famine in Gaza, confirming earlier assessments. She said malnutrition rates, previously minimal, have skyrocketed to one in three children in northern Gaza. Power emphasized the gravity of the humanitarian crisis, noting that nearly ...
Renowned Harry Potter actor Miriam Margoyles has urged fellow Jews around the world to “shout, beg and scream” for a cease-fire in Gaza. In a video released by the Jewish Council of Australia, the 82-year old expressed deep shame over Israel’s actions. She compared its war on Gaza, which has killed over 30,000 Palestinians, mostly [&he...
JERUSALEM (AA) – As the world braces for possible hostilities between Iran and Israel, a US missile ship with advanced defensive capabilities docked Friday off Israel. “The United States of America on Friday brought a missile ship close to the coast of Israel,” Israeli Channel 14 reported. The vessel has “advanced defensive capabilities and ma...
