Tag: Gaza Strip
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Brazil’s Lula accuses Israel of ‘genocide’ in Gaza
Israeli President Isaac Herzog, without naming his Brazilian counterpart, attacked “the leaders who cruelly impose Hitler’s evil deeds on the nation state of the Jewish people”. He said that doing so would be an “immoral distortion of history”. Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Galant, meanwhile, called Lula’s comments “outrageous and disgusting”. “Brazil has stood with Israel…
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Prime Minister Hasina urges global leaders to stop massacre in Gaza. Munich Security Conference 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) and Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina meet on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) at the Bayerischer Hof Hotel in Munich, southern Germany, on February 17, 2024. The 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC) will be held from 16 to 18 February, 2024.AFP
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UN likely to vote on Gaza ceasefire on Tuesday, US hints at veto
The United Nations Security Council is likely to vote Tuesday on Algerian pressure on the 15-member body to demand an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, diplomats said, after the United States indicated it would veto. Algeria introduced a preliminary draft resolution more than two weeks ago. But US Ambassador to the UN Linda…
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Gaza ceasefire hopes alive: US, Qatar and Egypt mediators struggle to reach agreement
In response to Hamas’s plan, Netanyahu reiterated a pledge to destroy the Islamist movement, and said Israel had no choice but to collapse it. “Surrendering to Hamas’s misguided demands will not only not lead to the release of the hostages, it will invite yet another genocide. This would invite a grave disaster for the State…
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Qatar brokers positive Hamas ceasefire response: Blinken’s Middle East tour
“We are studying this very closely… and we will work as hard as we can to try to get an agreement,” Blinken said. The war began on October 7 with unprecedented Hamas attacks on Israel, resulting in the deaths of about 1,160 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official figures. The…
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Palestinians hope Blinken visit could bring ceasefire in Gaza ahead of Rafah attack
Israel threatened a new ground attack on Rafah, a small city on the southern border with Egypt, where more than half of Gaza’s 2.3 million people are now living, mostly in makeshift tents. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visiting troops on Monday, said Israeli forces had killed or wounded more than half of Hamas fighters…
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Joe Biden’s response to Jordan attack: No widespread war in the Middle East
Republicans have urged Democrat Biden to punish Iran for Sunday’s drone attack on a US military facility near the Jordanian-Syrian border, with some even urging a direct attack on Iran. Asked whether Iran was to blame for the attack on Jordan, Biden responded: “I hold them responsible, in the sense that they are providing weapons…
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Donor countries stop funding to UN agency in Gaza
Several major donor countries have said they will halt funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees following Israel’s allegations that staff members took part in Hamas’ October 7 attack. UNRWA has fired several people and promised a thorough investigation into the claims, which were not specified, while Israel has vowed to halt the agency’s…
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Israeli aggression and genocide must stop
Besides, instructions have also been given to take necessary steps to overcome the humanitarian disaster in the Gaza Strip devastated by indiscriminate attacks. And the court has ordered to inform within a month what steps have been taken. This was an interim order and it will take several years for the full order to come.…
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ICJ Gaza-Israel regime: reactions, implications and international reactions
Reactions to Friday’s ruling by the UN’s top court in the Israel-Gaza case were divided along the lines of the ongoing war in the Palestinian territory. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) said Israel must stop acts of genocide in Gaza and allow humanitarian aid into the besieged strip of land. The war in Gaza…
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ICJ rules that Israel must stop genocidal acts in Gaza: Global attention to UN court ruling
Israel dismissed the case as a “grossly distorted story” and said that if any genocidal acts were committed, they were carried out against Israel during the 7 October Hamas attacks. Israel’s top lawyer Tal Baker said, “Israel does not want to destroy any people by taking action in Gaza, but wants to protect its people,…
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Israel denies attacking UN shelter in Gaza, drawing sharp rebuke from Washington
The United Nations said on Wednesday that Israeli tanks attacked a huge UN compound housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza, causing “massive casualties”, but Israel denied its forces were responsible and suggested Given that Hamas may have started the shelling. The United Nations said the attack hit a vocational training center housing 30,000 displaced people in…
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US condemns deadly attack on UN shelter in Gaza, calls for protection of civilians
A White House spokesperson said, “We are gravely concerned by today’s reports of an attack on a UNRWA facility in a neighborhood in southern Gaza – followed by reports of a fire in the building where more than 30,000 displaced Palestinians are reportedly housed. But took shelter.” National Security Council, Adrienne Watson said in a…
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Israel strikes key Gaza city as civilians mourn slain soldiers: Latest updates
In response, Israel has launched a sustained offensive that has killed at least 25,490 people in Gaza, about 70 percent of whom are women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory’s health ministry. Due to the war, there is a severe shortage of food, water, fuel and medicines in the besieged area. In devastated Gaza…
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Israel says 21 soldiers killed in deadliest day of ground war
The Israeli military said on Tuesday that 21 soldiers had been killed in Gaza a day earlier, the highest number in a single day since the start of its ground campaign on October 27. Military spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a televised statement that most of the soldiers were killed when rocket-propelled grenade fire hit…