International justice and genocide in Gaza
The underlying question is whether the Hamas attacks of October 7 explain and justify everything. Was it the big ‘flashpoint’ of what is occurring now?
Biden says US strikes against Houthi rebels will continue as bombardment has yet to deter militants
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The last strikes were launched from the Red Sea and hit 14 missiles that the command deemed an ‘imminent threat’
Russia’s foreign minister rejects a US proposal to resume talks on nuclear arms control
Sergey Lavrov argued that for such talks to be held, Washington first needs to revise its current hostile policy toward Russia
Benjamin Netanyahu sets his sights on control of the border between Egypt and Gaza
Israel wants to regain the Philadelphi Corridor that separates Sinai from the enclave, but a change in the status quo carries significant military and humanitarian implications
Yemen’s Houthi rebels attack a US-owned ship in the Gulf of Aden with bomb-carrying drone
The attack on the Genco Picardy is the second in recent days targeting vessels linked to America after U.S.-led strikes targeting the Houthis
Benzema files defamation suit against France’s interior minister over Muslim Brotherhood allegations
Gérald Darmanin said that the player had ‘a notorious link’ to the pan-Arab Islamist group because Benzema posted a message of support for the people of Gaza
Yuval Noah Harari: ‘Netanyahu built a coalition of messianic zealots and shameless opportunists’
The Israeli historian and writer, author of the bestseller ‘Sapiens,’ is one of the world’s leading thinkers. He talks to EL PAÍS about the Israeli prime minister, making science accessible to the public, and why he hates the word exciting
Pakistan recalls ambassador to Iran over airstrike by Tehran that killed two people
The attack also threatened to further ignite violence in a Middle East unsettled by Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip
‘Voluntary emigration:’ The euphemism of the Israeli extreme right to depopulate Gaza
Ministers and deputies in favor of reestablishing Jewish settlements in the enclave are promoting ‘encouraging’ Palestinians to relocate to other countries
Israel launches large-scale attack on Gaza after announcing end of operations in south
The EU has included Hamas political leader Yahya Sinwar on its terrorist list, while the US launched a third attack on Houthi targets in Yemen
The US strikes the Yemen-based Houthis again, hitting anti-ship missiles, an American official says
This latest exchange suggested there has been no let-up in Houthi attacks on shipping in the region, despite the massive U.S. and British assault on the group
At Davos, Zelenskiy lashes out at Putin and urges support for Ukraine’s fight
The Ukrainian President described ‘the terrifying feeling that the war may never end.’ He also criticized a world that told him not to escalate tensions ahead of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022
Iran strikes targets in northern Iraq and Syria as regional tensions escalate
Iraq’s Foreign Ministry has recalled its ambassador to Iran for consultations and summoned Iran’s chargé d’affaires in Baghdad in protest over Iranian strikes that killed several civilians
Gaza war reaches 100 days without Israel eliminating Hamas or freeing the hostages
The 2.3 million inhabitants of Gaza are at risk of severe food insecurity, according to the U.N. World Food Program, and half a million more are already on the verge of a ‘catastrophic’ famine
Genocide case against Israel: Where does the rest of the world stand on the momentous allegations?
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The U.S., a close Israel ally, has rejected them as unfounded, the U.K. has called them unjustified, and Germany said it “explicitly rejects” them
Escalation in the Red Sea: How it benefits the Houthis and Israel
The war in Gaza is now in its 100th day. It’s reach this mark after the U.S. struck positions in Yemen in response to the rebel group’s attacks on merchant ships. Neither Washington nor Tehran seem to be looking for direct confrontation
Netanyahu says no one can halt Israel’s war to crush Hamas, including the world court
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‘No one will stop us, not The Hague, not the axis of evil and not anyone else,’ the Israeli PM said in televised remarks Saturday evening, referring to Iran and its allied militias
A global day of protests draws thousands in Washington and other cities in pro-Palestinian marches
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Demonstrators converged opposite the White House on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza, while children joined a pro-Palestinian march through central London
More than 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli Gaza strikes while fears grow the conflict could widen
The Gaza Health Ministry said Saturday that 135 Palestinians were killed in the last 24 hours, bringing the overall toll of the war to 23,843
US attack on Yemen risks spreading the conflict in Gaza
Washington insists that it does not want an open war with the Iran-allied Houthis, although it warns that it will act again militarily ‘if necessary.’ Yemen rebels vow to respond
Secular shame in Gaza
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Appealing to legitimate defense after the terrible murders by Hamas, Netanyahu is working on the extermination of the Palestinians denounced by South Africa in The Hague, as if he intended to wipe out the next generation
Israel entrusts defense against genocide charges to its most prestigious judge, a Netanyahu critic and Holocaust survivor
Aharon Barak, 87, is to present his country’s position on Friday to counter accusations brought by South Africa before the International Court of Justice
Houthi rebels warn US and UK will ‘pay a heavy price’ after airstrikes on cities controlled by Yemeni militia
In a statement, Joe Biden said the coalition strikes ‘are in direct response to unprecedented Houthi attacks against international maritime vessels in the Red Sea’
‘Wipe Gaza off the face of the earth’: The statements made by Israeli politicians on which South Africa supports its genocide case
Israeli ministers and members of parliament have made declarations dehumanizing or advocating, directly or indirectly, for the killing of Palestinian civilians. They are listed in the lawsuit filed with the United Nations International Court of Justice as showing ‘incitement to genocide’
Israel rejects Qatari plan to free hostages in exchange for allowing Hamas leaders to go into exile
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that Israeli troops will not remain in Gaza after the war ends and that Palestinians will not be banished
Iran’s navy seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman that was at the center of a major US-Iran crisis
The seizure comes after weeks of attacks by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea
Keys to South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the United Nations International Court of Justice
Pretoria has asked international judges to issue interim measures for an immediate halt to military operations in Gaza