Tag: Israel
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Israeli attack on UN school in Gaza: Hamas compound attacked, 27 killed
Gaza's bloodiest war so far began with a Hamas attack on southern Israel on October 7, resulting in the deaths of 1,194 people, most of them civilians, according to an AFP count based on Israeli official figures. The militants also took 251 hostages, 120 of whom remain in Gaza, 41 of whom the military says…
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US House passes Republican bill to ban International Criminal Court from Israel
The measure is not expected to become law, but it reflects continued support for Israel in Congress amid international criticism over the Middle Eastern country's operations in the Gaza Strip. Last month, the White House criticized the ICC's decision to seek the warrant. The bill is not expected to come to a vote in the…
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Photographer Shahidul Alam returned his University of Arts London degree in solidarity with Palestine
“But this relief came when I saw a different attitude of the administration, especially the current vice-chancellor of the university. Students have been saying repeatedly that their voices are being suppressed. By partnering with Israel or Israel-linked organisations and institutions, this UK university is complicit in Israeli occupation, apartheid and ongoing genocide,” Shahidul Alam said.…
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Fighting intensifies in Rafah, Israel captures important Gaza-Egypt corridor
In Beijing, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called for increased humanitarian aid to Gaza, and reiterated his country's opposition to “any attempt to force Palestinians to flee their land”. His host, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, called for a “broad-based, authoritative and effective international peace conference” to tackle the war. Hamas later said it had told…
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US closely monitoring investigation into tragic deaths in Rafah, says recent events will not change Israeli policy
Kirby said Hamas issued a statement on Sunday celebrating the deaths of two fighters in the attack, a sign that Israel was trying to strike Hamas in a “targeted, precise manner.” “The Israelis have said they used 37-pound bombs, precision-guided munitions,” Kirby said. “If that's indeed what they used, it's certainly indicative of an effort…
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Danish university divests itself of business ties to Israeli settlement companies
The students have demanded that the university end its academic ties with Israel and divest from companies operating in the occupied Palestinian territories. The university said in a post on social media platform X that by May 29 it would sell its stakes in Airbnb, Booking.com and eDreams, worth a total of about 1 million…
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145 countries recognise Palestinian state: Global effort gathers pace
He made the announcement at a meeting of the exiled Palestinian National Council in Algiers, which adopted as its goal a two-state solution in which independent Israeli and Palestinian states would exist side by side. Minutes later, Algeria became the first country to officially recognise the independent Palestinian state. Within a few weeks, dozens of…
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Amid global condemnation, Netanyahu calls Rafah attack 'tragic incident'
The Israeli military said the strike on Sunday evening in the southern Rafah region targeted and killed two senior Hamas militants – but it also sparked a firestorm that Palestinians and several Arab countries condemned as a “genocide”. A US National Security Council spokesman said Israel should “take every precaution possible to protect civilians”. The…
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Israeli attack on Rafah tent camp kills 45, sparks global outrage
Gaza's health ministry says the Israeli offensive has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians. Israel launched the offensive after Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israeli communities on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli figures. Israel says it wants to root out Hamas fighters holed up in Rafah and…
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Israel attacks Rafah following UN court order
The Israeli army entered Rafah and occupied the Palestinian border in early May, causing more than 800,000 people to flee, according to UN figures. The White House said Egypt has agreed to temporarily send UN aid through another crossing called Kerem Shalom, near Rafah on Gaza's border with Israel. Al-Qahera said Egypt was “pressuring Israel…
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Leaders of Germany and Portugal refuse to recognise Palestinian state, citing lack of clarity on territory and statehood
The announcement sparked outrage in Israel, which warned of “serious consequences” for relations with European countries. For decades, formal recognition of a Palestinian state has been seen as the ultimate goal of the peace process between Palestinians and Israel. The United States and most Western European countries have said they are willing to one day…
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Israel launches deadly attacks on Gaza, prepares for new ceasefire talks amid growing international pressure
The bloodiest war in Gaza so far has been sparked after Hamas launched an unprecedented offensive on October 7, leaving more than 1,170 people dead, mostly civilians, according to a count compiled by AFP, according to Israeli official figures. The militants also took 252 hostages, 124 of whom remain in Gaza, 37 of whom the…
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US insists on talks on unilateral recognition of Palestinian state: White House
Decades of US efforts have failed to achieve a “two-state solution”, in which Israel remains coterminous with a Palestinian state, including the West Bank, governed by the Palestinian Authority (PA), and Gaza, which occupies the coastal zone. Since then it has been ruled by the Hamas Islamic movement. Captured from the PA in a brief…
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Norway, Ireland, Spain to recognise Palestinian state: Israel recalls envoys
But following Hamas' October 7 attacks and Israel's counteroffensive in Gaza, diplomats are reconsidering the once controversial ideas. In 2014, Sweden, which has a large Palestinian community, became the first EU member state in Western Europe to recognize Palestinian statehood. It had previously been recognized by six other European countries: Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Hungary,…
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Ireland to announce recognition of Palestinian state on Wednesday: sources
Protesters hold a Palestinian flag as they gather outside the International Court of Justice (ICJ) after judges ruled on emergency measures against Israel following South Africa's allegations that the Israeli military operation in Gaza is a state-led genocide, in The Hague, Netherlands, January 26, 2024.Reuters file photo