The Arab League has formally proposed deploying UN peacekeeping forces in Gaza and the West Bank until a two-state solution is achieved. The call, made during a summit in Bahrain, demands the UN Security Council set a timeline for the peace process. However, actual deployment faces hurdles, including Security Council approval and consent from ...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP The first trucks began supplying aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip via a temporary pier on Friday, the US military said, as Israel’s attacks continued in the Palestinian territory. US Central Command said “trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore” via the long-awai...
Jerusalem – AFP Ignoring warnings by top US officials, Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said Thursday that more troops would “enter Rafah” as military operations intensify in Gaza’s far-southern city. The operation in Rafah “will continue as additional forces will enter” the area, Gallant said, a...
Sydney, Australia – AFP An Australian judge has sentenced a former army lawyer to more than five years in jail for stealing secret defence files on the Afghanistan war and leaking them to the media. David McBride, who pleaded guilty in November to three charges of stealing and sharing military information, was given five years […]
Washington, United States – AFP The United States does not believe that genocide is occurring in Gaza but Israel must do more to protect Palestinian civilians, President Joe Biden’s top national security official said Monday. As ceasefire talks stalled and Israel continued striking the southern city of Rafah, White House National S...
In defiance of US warnings, Israeli forces have entered Rafah and Jabalia refugee camp near Gaza City. Civilian casualties mounted as airstrikes targeted residential areas, killing at least four people, including a child, in Rafah’s Brazil neighborhood. Thousands of Palestinians fled to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis seeking refuge, straining...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – MAY 13, 2024 09:30:37 GMT – AFP Israel continued its attacks in Gaza on Monday, including in far-southern Rafah, despite US warnings against a full-scale invasion of the crowded city and of the threat of post-war “anarchy” across the Palestinian territory. AFP correspondents reported hel...
Amman, Jordan – AFP The Jordanian military announced Sunday the launch of the “Eager Lion” military exercise, with ground, naval and air forces from 33 countries represented including the United States, France and Britain. The drills, set to end on May 23, include anti-terrorism and air defence training, army spokesman Colone...
Washington, United States — AFP A Virginia school board has voted to restore the names of Civil War Southern generals to two schools, four years after they were removed following a wave of protests for racial justice. The move by the Shenandoah County school board, in a five to one vote, bucks a nationwide trend […]
Doha, Qatar – AFP A Hamas official on Thursday accused Israel of carrying out incursions in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah to block talks seeking a truce. Israel has defied international objections and sent tanks into Rafah, which is crowded with Palestinian civilians sheltering near the Egyptian border, seizing early Tuesday a ...
