Gaza
Aaron Bushnell, a 25-year-old active-duty Air Force member and software engineer, died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington D.C. on Sunday. He reportedly livestreamed the act as a protest against the ongoing violence in Gaza. Friends described Bushnell as kind, gentle, and principled, actively involved in social causes like helping […]
The Military has said twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in southern Gaza, in the biggest single loss of life for Israeli troops during the war with Hamas. That includes 21 reservists who died in an explosion likely caused by mines that Israeli forces had placed in two buildings to demolish them, the Israel […]
Following an agreement brokered by Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas, the Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip will receive medication. The Qatari Foreign Ministry announced that aid supplies for civilians will be brought to the sealed-off coastal strip. The office of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu said the medicines purchased in […]
The German government on Friday sharply rejected allegations before the UN’s top court that Israel is committing “genocide” in Gaza and warned against “political instrumentalisation” of the charge. Government spokesman said in a statement that Israel was “defending itself” after the “inhuman” attacks by Hamas of October 7. “In light of German history and the […]
Dozens of people took to the streets in Cape Town on Thursday in one of several demonstrations planned across South Africa in support of the government’s “genocide” case against Israel. Lawyers for Pretoria are presenting their case at the United Nation’s top court in The Hague, where South Africa lodged an urgent appeal to force […]
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s arrival in Israel today marks a critical juncture in the ongoing Gaza conflict. His visit carries the weight of a delicate balancing act: affirming Israel’s right to self-defense while addressing the dire situation of civilians caught in the crossfire. On the one hand, Austin has consistently maintained US support for […]
Israel has assembled a system of large pumps with which it could flood the extensive tunnel network of the Islamist movement Hamas under the Gaza Strip with seawater. Citing U-S government officials, it was reported that it is not known whether the Israeli government intends to use this tactic. Israel has neither made a final […]
Israel’s government and Hamas agreed today to a four-day pause in fighting to allow the release of 50 hostages held in Gaza in exchange for 150 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel, and the entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave. Hamas is believed to be holding more than 200 hostages, taken when its fighters surged into […]
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