Havana, Cuba — AFP Thousands of miles from Gaza, medical student Samar Alghoul is supposed to be living her dream in Cuba, where she and hundreds of other Palestinians have been given the opportunity to study for free. But, like the Palestinian diaspora all around the world, she is ridden with anxiety watching the decimation […]
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Israel’s repeated use of heavy bombs in the densely-populated Gaza Strip indicates repeated violations of the laws of war, the UN has said, highlighting six attacks that killed at least 218 people. In a fresh report, immediately slammed by Israel as ‘deeply biased’, the United Nations’ ri...
A missile labeled “Made in India” was uncovered in the wreckage of a UN shelter in Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp. The targeted shelter was housing numerous displaced families including vulnerable groups like women and children, causing chaos and devastation. Rescue efforts continued overnight, with casualties yet to be fully accou...
Healing psychological trauma in Gaza cannot happen until there is a ceasefire. By Davide Musardo, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) psychologist: In some sessions, we even had to shout to be heard, to overcome the sound of drones and bombs. And when there was no fighting outside, the background sound was the cries of [&hel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House rebuffed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, saying his “incorrect” claims that the US is withholding weapons deliveries are “vexing” the administration. National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby said the allegations by Netanyahu on Tuesday “were d...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The US envoy to Tel Aviv has informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the imminent arrival of American weapons and ammunition, Netanyahu’s office said Wednesday. “US Ambassador to Israel Jack Lew told Prime Minister Netanyahu yesterday that the ammunition and weapons that the PM referred to are in the proces...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Lebanon’s Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warned Cyprus against opening its airports and bases to Israel in the event of total war with his armed movement. “Opening Cypriot airports and bases to the Israeli enemy to target Lebanon would mean that the Cypriot government is part of the war, a...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AFP A merchant ship is thought to have sunk in the Red Sea after an attack by Yemeni Houthis that forced it to be abandoned last week, a security agency said. The MV Tutor, which was holed during an attack that left one Filipino sailor dead, is “believed to have […]
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Hezbollah on Wednesday said none of Israel would be spared in a war, after Israel said it had approved plans for a Lebanon offensive. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said “no place” in Israel would “be spared our rockets”, in a televised address broadcast. Meanwhile, witnesses and the civil ...
The Israeli military killed 24 Palestinians and injured 71 others on the fourth day of Eid al-Adha in Gaza, according to the local health ministry. On the fourth day of the Eid al-Adha holiday, Israeli airstrikes targeted the Al-Mawasi “safe zone” in southern Gaza, killing seven people sheltering in tents. Eyewitnesses reported children were a...
