Crowdfunding initiatives to pay intermediaries who facilitate the departure of people in the enclave to Egypt have multiplied under the threat of the Israeli invasion of Rafah
In his first term, the New York magnate turned his country’s relations with the world upside down. If he wins a second, he is likely to again upturn Washington’s position on Russia, China, Europe and Latin America
Washington remains the world’s main exporter, while Moscow loses steam and falls to third place behind France
A separate U.S. Army vessel carrying equipment to build a temporary pier in Gaza is heading to the Mediterranean
Singer Eden Golan will represent her country with ‘Hurricane’. The lyrics were changed twice because the European Broadcasting Union considered them political. The song initially alluded to the Hamas attack on October 7 and to fallen Israeli soldiers
Negotiations for a second pause in hostilities have run aground a few days before the start of the holy month of Ramadan. The Islamist group wants guarantees that it will be indefinite, while Israel is concerned about how many of the hostages are dead
The temporary dock will be able to unload the equivalent of ‘hundreds of additional truckloads of aid per day’ according to senior officials
The president called on Congress to approve military aid for Kyiv and officially announced the US army would help construct a temporary port on the coast of the Strip
Israel this week ramped up criticism of the embattled U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, saying that 450 of its employees were members of militant groups in the Gaza Strip. Israel provided no evidence to back up its accusation
Cyprus and Israel in December announced a humanitarian sea route to the Strip but it failed to materialize despite a successful trial run that shipped 90 tons of aid to Egypt last Christmas
Marwan Barghouti, who Hamas has included in negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza and the exchange of hostages, has been imprisoned since 2002 and is emerging as a possible post-war figure of unity
The Israeli army prevented the first U.N. World Food Program convoy in three weeks from entering the northern Gaza Strip; it ended up looted by a hungry crowd
The full extent of the damage to the Liberian-owned ship remained unclear, but the crew abandoned the ship and deployed lifeboats
In Minnesota, the ‘uncommitted’ vote was 19%. In Massachusetts, Colorado and North Carolina, tens of thousands of people opted for this choice
The Iran-backed Islamist militia has popular support due to its alignment with the Palestinian cause and is fortifying its positions, using new weapons, and recruiting thousands of fighters to continue disrupting maritime trade
The UN agency stresses that the decline in nutrition levels in the enclave “is unprecedented worldwide” in an urgent appeal for humanitarian access
They are wanted for the war crime of directing attacks at civilian objects, and causing excessive incidental harm to civilians or damage to civilian objects, and the crime against humanity of inhumane acts
Starbucks has found itself alongside other Western brands targeted by pro-Palestinian activists over the war. The company has been trying to counter what it describes as ‘ongoing false and misleading information’
Recent history provides numerous examples of dictatorships that have committed similar or greater atrocities, but there are not so many precedents among democracies
The sanctions announced by the US, Canada, the UK, France, Spain and New Zealand represent an element of pressure on the Israeli government, which supports the movement
On Dec. 6, two Israeli airstrikes slammed into Omar Abu Kuwaik’s grandparents’ home in the Nuseirat refugee camp. His parents, 6-year-old sister, grandparents, two aunts and a cousin were killed. He was brought to U.S., where he received treatment
The meeting comes as President Joe Biden, Harris and other senior administration officials have become increasingly blunt about their dissatisfaction with the mounting death toll in Gaza and suffering of innocent Palestinians
Talks resume in Cairo, and the issue of hostages is the main stumbling block. According to Hamas, 15 children have now died of starvation or dehydration in the Gaza Strip
While global shipping has already been disrupted through the Red Sea, the sabotage of telecommunication lines could further escalate the monthslong crisis
The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined Netanyahu’s hard-line government early in the war following Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel, comes amid deep disagreements between Netanyahu and President Joe Biden
The killing of over 100 people receiving aid in the Strip is the latest example of the effects of the organization’s paralysis. Countries in the Global South have criticized the West’s double standards in relation to the conflict in Ukraine
Outrage is rising over the desperation of hundreds of thousands struggling to survive in northern Gaza after nearly five months of fighting between Israel and Hamas
