Netanyahu rejects 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire
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In the past 30 days of Ramadan, Israeli strikes killed 2,248 people. That is nearly 75 Palestinians every day. Amidst shortages of supplies, Gaza’s inhabitants are struggling with displacement, with little hope for celebration this Eid. In Deir al-Balah, displaced women bake traditional Eid cakes, using supplies provided by charity or...
Elizabeth Warren has become the first U.S. senator to suggest that international legal bodies could classify Israel’s war on Gaza as genocide. Speaking at the Islamic Center of Boston last week, the senior Democratic senator said that legal application might reveal evidence to support this claim. Her stance contrasts with other progressive Ho...
The head of humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders has urged the U.N. Security Council to enforce its cease-fire resolution for Gaza. Christopher Lockyear is asking its members to ensure their resolution does not remain an act of meaningless political theater. Stressing the urgency of an “immediate and sustained” cease-f...
Germany is advocating for regional de-escalation after an Israeli airstrike hit the Iranian Consulate in Damascus, Syria. Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer urged all parties, including Israel, to avoid further escalation. He emphasized the peril of military operations targeting diplomatic premises. Israel’s attack killed two Iranian...
Iran says a blast in its consulate in Syria’s capital Damascus was the result of a strike by Israeli warplanes. Eight people were reportedly killed, including Mohammad Reza Zahedi, an officer in an elite unit of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, as well as several diplomats. The incident has brought a dramatic escalation in Israel’s ongoing [...
Republican Congressman Tim Walberg has stirred controversy after suggesting the nuclear bombing of Gaza during a town hall event on Monday in Dundee, Michigan. His comment has sparked condemnation, with critics highlighting the disregard for Palestinian lives. A voter asked the Michigan Republican why taxpayer money was being spent to build a ...
President Joe Biden has green-lighted over $2 billion in new arms, including bombs and fighter jets, for Israel. Despite widespread destruction and displacement in Gaza, Israel plans to extend its offensive to its southern region of Rafah. The Washington Post reports that the approved arms include 1,800 MK84 2,000-pound bombs and 25 F-35A figh...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has pledged to “keep the flame of resistance burning” in the face of the Israeli occupation, stressing that the “Al-Aqsa Flood operation is an extension of our people’s journey to defend their land.” “On the 48th anniversary of Land Day, the Al-...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Mohammad Mustafa, appointed prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA), has formed a new government, mostly composed of new technocrats. Names that dominated the political arena in the West Bank for years are now absent from the lineup except for Interior Minister Ziad Hab al-Reeh, who is affiliated with ...
Shefa Amr, Israel — AFP Ibrahim Abu Ahmad and Shahd Bishara, both Palestinian citizens of Israel, have finally been allowed to march in Israel’s Arab north against the war in Gaza. The demonstration in Shefa Amr was an important step for people who make up over 20 percent of Israel’s population, and have felt silenced [&helli...
